NBA Prop Bets: New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings (October 29, 2026)

The Sacramento Kings (0-4) face the New Orleans Pelicans (0-4) at Smoothie King Center. Let's take a look at the NBA Prop Bets for Thursday's matchup. The Pelicans are favored to win at -218, currently marked as 5.5-point favorites, while the Kings are at +180. The total points line is set at 237.5, with OVER at -110 and UNDER at -110, meaning the implied expected score for the game is 122-116 New Orleans.

• The Pelicans (-115) have a 44-37-5 ATS record since the beginning of last season, while the Kings (-105) hold a record of 37-48-1 across the same span.
• The Pelicans have a 43-43-0 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 43 games have gone over the total points line and 43 have gone under). The Kings have a 43-42-1 O/U record.

Scoring Insights

• The Pelicans have scored 115.6 points per game since the beginning of last season (16th in the league). Comparatively, the Kings have averaged only 110.8 over the same span (28th).
• Defensively, the Pelicans have allowed a whopping 120.1 points per game since the beginning of last season (26th in the league), while the Kings have given up an average of 121.2 points over that span (27th).

Game Style

What do the stats tell us about the style of basketball these teams have played since the beginning of last season?

Pace

• The Pelicans rank 11th for pace since the beginning of last season, recording 100.4 possessions per game. Alternatively, the Kings sit 16th on that scale with 99.3 possessions per contest.

Field Goal Split

• Looking at field goal splits, 35.5% of the Pelicans' field goal attempts have come from three point range since the beginning of last season (27th in the league), leaving 64.5% from two. Meanwhile, the Kings' opponents are taking 41.2% of their attempts from three (15th) and 58.8% from two.
• Comparatively, Sacramento has taken 34.0% of shots from three (30th), leaving 66.0% from two, while New Orleans' opponents have attempted 44.0% from three (29th) and 56.0% from two.

Beyond the Arc

• In terms of made three-pointers, the Pelicans have shot 34.4% from deep since the beginning of last season (25th in the NBA), compared to the Kings who are making 33.9% of their attempts (30th).
• On the opposite end, New Orleans has held opponents to 35.0% of their three-point attempts (7th), while Sacramento's opponents have been doing things easier, hitting 37.9% of their shots (29th).

Ball Protection

• The Pelicans are committing 14.3 turnovers per game since the beginning of last season, ranking 11th in the league, while the Kings have forced 14.0 turnovers (20th) across the same period.
• Flipping that script, New Orleans has forced 14.5 turnovers (17th), while Sacramento has committed 14.4 (13th).

Crashing the Boards

• New Orleans is pulling down 43.9 rebounds per game since the beginning of last season (16th in the league), including 12.2 offensive boards (8th). Conversely, Sacramento's opponents are averaging 44.2 rebounds (18th), 11.2 of which have come on the offensive end (10th).
• Meanwhile, the Kings have averaged 42.2 rebounds (24th) and 11.5 offensive rebounds (14th), while the Pelicans are allowing 45.7 and 12.6, ranking 24th and 28th.

Back-to-backs

• Notably, the Kings are playing the second leg of a back-to-back set for the first time this season.
• Sacramento held a 4-10 W-L record on the second leg of a back-to-back last season, as well as a 6-8-0 ATS record and 9-5-0 O/U record.
• Additionally, New Orleans had a 3-9 W-L record, 5-7-0 ATS record and 6-6-0 O/U record against teams playing the second leg of a back-to-back last season.

First Quarter Winner

Here are their first quarter records since the beginning of last season.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog	Last 10
New Orleans	33-50-3	16-26-1	17-24-2	10-7-0	23-43-3
Sacramento	33-49-4	22-20-1	11-29-3	3-6-0	30-43-4

First Half Winner

Here are their first half records since the beginning of last season.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog
New Orleans	35-49-2	20-21-2	15-28-0	12-5-0	23-44-2
Sacramento	25-59-2	14-28-1	11-31-1	3-5-1	22-54-1

HT/FT

• The Pelicans have completed the HT/FT double in 19.8% of games since the beginning of last season, while the Kings have completed the HT/FT double in 16.3% of games.

To Go To Overtime

• The Pelicans have played in six games that went to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Kings have appeared in three.

Both Teams 110+

• Both teams have scored 110+ points in 48 of New Orleans' 86 games since the beginning of last season. Meanwhile, 43 of Sacramento's 86 games have seen both squads reach that number.

Last Time They Met

Sacramento recorded an upset 117-113 victory over New Orleans at Golden 1 Center when these teams last met on April 3, 2026. Despite being on the losing side, Jeremiah Fears was influential on that day, recording 28 points, eight rebounds and six assists. That result snapped the Pelicans' three-game winning streak against the Kings.