New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 4/3/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Friday, April 3, 2026

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBA TV

The New Orleans Pelicans (25-51) are traveling to Golden 1 Center on Friday where they will try to beat the Sacramento Kings (20-57).

The Pelicans stepped onto the hardwood against the Rockets and ended up losing by a score of 134-102 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Pelicans finished with 25 while the Rockets accumulated 22 personal fouls. They converted 18 of their 44 tries from 3-point land. Houston ended up going 85.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 21 shots. Furthermore, Houston grabbed 39 rebounds (12 offensive, 27 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Houston doled out 21 dimes and had 10 steals in the matchup. In the matter of defending, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 46.7% from the floor on 49 out of 105 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists for this game as well as creating 15 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 41 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans made 19 of their 28 shots for a rate of 67.9%. New Orleans finished the game with a 43.0% FG percentage (37 of 86) and made 9 of their 29 shots from 3-point land.

Dejounte Murray is one player who was a major factor for this game. He accumulated 19 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 28 minutes played and also pulled down 4 boards. Murray finished the contest at 57.1% from the floor and also totaled 6 dimes.

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New Orleans comes into this game with a win-loss record of 25-51 on the year. They turn it over 14.2 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New Orleans is pulling in 43.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,917 assists for the season, which has them ranked 23rd in the league in terms of passing. The Pelicans are hitting 34.7% from downtown (853 of 2,460) and 78.2% from the free throw line. They average 115.1 points per game (17th in the league) while connecting on 46.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Pelicans have forced 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.2 personal fouls. They surrender 35.0% on three-point shots and they are 25th in the league in PPG allowed (119.5). The Pelicans defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.6% (3,311 of 6,955) and they surrender 45.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 23rd in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,119 conceded on the season.

In their last game, the Kings went home victorious with a score of 123-115 against the Raptors. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Sacramento allowed Toronto to grab 39 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 39.1% from 3-point land via 9 of 23 and ended up going 22 out of 32 at the charity stripe (68.8%). The Kings allowed the Raptors to make 42 of 77 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.5% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Kings shot 42 out of 92 from the floor which had them shooting 45.7%. In relation to shooting from distance, Sacramento buried 12 of their 33 tries (36.4%). They were able to knock down 27 of the free throw tries for a rate of 93.1%. The Raptors were called for 26 personal fouls for the contest which took the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 29 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 8 steals for the game. The Kings earned 35 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 48 in this contest.

Precious Achiuwa was important for the Kings in the game. He made 12 out of 19 in this contest for a field goal rate of 63.2%, and accumulated 19 rebounds. Achiuwa recorded 28 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest.

Sacramento has a mark of 20-57 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Kings are hitting on 46.5% from the field, which has them ranked 17th in basketball. Sacramento has scored 8,537 points for the year (110.9 per game) and they pull in 42.1 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 25.6 times per contest (18th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.2 times per game. The Kings are responsible for committing 19.7 fouls per game and they connect on 77.7% from the charity stripe.

The Sacramento defense allows 37.7% on shots from distance (1,053 of 2,796) and opponents are making 78.3% of their foul shots. They allow 28.0 assists and 44.3 total boards per game, which has them ranked 26th and 17th in the league. The Kings defensively are ranked 27th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 121.1. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 49.5% from the field (30th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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