Sacramento Kings vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 10/29/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

Smoothie King Center is the location where the New Orleans Pelicans (0-3) will take on the Sacramento Kings (0-4) on Thursday.

The Kings faced the Spurs and ended up losing by a score of 130-103 in their last game. Sacramento ended the contest having earned a 43.0% field goal percentage (40 out of 93) and made 13 out of their 37 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Kings buried 10 of 13 tries for a rate of 76.9%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled 38 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 28 assists in the matchup while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of defending, Sacramento let their opponent shoot 54.4% from the field on 49 out of 90 shooting. San Antonio recorded 35 assists and had 7 steals in this game. Moreover, San Antonio grabbed 46 boards (9 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 3 rejections. San Antonio walked away from this one shooting 78.9% at the free throw line by burying 15 of their 19 attempts. They also converted 17 out of their 37 shots from distance. In regard to fouls, the Kings ended up with 22 and the Spurs accumulated 18 fouls.

Precious Achiuwa is one player who was important for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 4 points on 2 of 6 shooting. He played for 14 minutes and also collected 1 rebound. Achiuwa went 33.3% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended.

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Sacramento enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 0-4 for the year. They are turning it over 15.0 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 23.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Sacramento is pulling down 41.5 boards per contest and has totaled 91 dimes for the year, which is 21st in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Kings are shooting 30.2% on shots from 3-point land (39 of 129) and 73.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 107.8 pts per game (28th in basketball) while shooting 44.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Kings are forcing 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 37.5% on three-point shots while they are 28th in the NBA in PPG allowed (125.5). The Kings are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 49.6% (180 of 363) and they surrender 48.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 27th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 118 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pelicans took a defeat by a final score of 141-135 against the Nuggets. Regarding team rebounding, New Orleans allowed Denver to get 51 in all (14 on the offensive side). They finished 31.9% from beyond the arc by shooting 15 of 47 and finished the contest at 30 out of 39 from the charity stripe (76.9%). The Pelicans permitted the Nuggets to make 48 out of their 99 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.5% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Pelicans shot 50 for 99 from the floor which had them at 50.5%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, New Orleans made 11 out of 38 tries (28.9%). They were able to knock down 24 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. The Nuggets had 28 fouls in the game which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for 30 attempts. They also coughed it up 18 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. The Pelicans were able to pull down 36 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 50 for the game.

Trey Murphy III ended up being a factor for the Pelicans in the game. He knocked down 10 out of 17 in this contest for a rate of 58.8%, and added 6 rebounds. Murphy had 26 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 4 assists for the matchup.

New Orleans has a mark of 0-3 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Pelicans are connecting on 48.0% from the field, which ranks them 8th in basketball. New Orleans has tallied 374 points for the campaign (124.7 per game) and they pull in 45.3 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 24.7 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 16.0 times per contest. The Pelicans commit 27.3 fouls per game and they shoot 86.2% from the free throw line.

The Pelicans on the defensive side of the court are 29th in basketball in points given up per game with 128.0. They have forced 14.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 49.8% from the floor (29th in basketball). The New Orleans defense surrenders 33.0% from downtown (37 of 112) and their opponents are making 74.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 28.7 assists and 45.3 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 25th and 18th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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