Sacramento Kings vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 2/9/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Monday, February 9, 2026

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

Smoothie King Center is where the New Orleans Pelicans (13-40) will attempt to defeat the Sacramento Kings (12-40) on Monday.

The Kings faced the Grizzlies and took a loss by a score of 129-125 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 21 while the Grizzlies totaled 26 personal fouls. They also made 18 of 41 tries from long range. Memphis finished shooting 75.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 21 of 28 attempts. Additionally, Memphis had 44 rebounds (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. Memphis totaled 30 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. In relation to the defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 45 of 90 shooting. They also distributed 29 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 13 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to rebounding, they collected 46 with 14 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Kings made 24 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Sacramento finished with a 45.0% field goal percentage (45 of 100) and converted 11 out of their 36 shots from downtown.

Domantas Sabonis is a player who was a major factor in the game. He racked up 24 points on 10 of 18 shooting. He played for 24 mins and snagged 15 rebounds. Sabonis ended up shooting 55.6% from the field and earned 3 dimes.

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Sacramento will play this contest with a win-loss record of 12-40 so far this season. They have an average of 110.5 points per game (29th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.5% from the floor. The Kings are hitting 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (543 of 1,557) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Sacramento is pulling down 41.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,302 dimes for the season, which is 19th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.6 times per game and as a team are committing 20.3 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Kings are forcing 14.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 26th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,425 surrendered on the campaign. The Kings are giving up a field goal percentage of 49.2% (2,291 of 4,661) and they relinquish 45.1 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 35.7% on three-point shots and they are 27th in the league in points per game allowed (120.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pelicans took a loss by a final score of 141-137 when they faced the Bucks. The Pelicans collected 29 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. The Bucks were called for 18 fouls in the matchup which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They were able to knock down 23 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 79.3%. In regard to three-point attempts, New Orleans knocked down 24 of their 46 attempts (52.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Pelicans walked away from this one shooting 45 out of 94 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.9%. The Pelicans permitted the Bucks to knock down 56 out of their 92 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 60.9% for the game. They finished 44.7% from 3-point land by going 21 of 47 and ended up going 8 out of 10 at the free throw line (80.0%). In regard to rebounding, New Orleans permitted Milwaukee to grab 43 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Trey Murphy III was important for the Pelicans in this matchup. Murphy had 44 points in his 40 minutes on the court and totaled 6 assists in this contest. He made 15 out of 28 in this matchup for a rate of 53.6%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

New Orleans has a win-loss mark of 13-40 this year. The Pelicans are responsible for committing 19.8 fouls every game and they connect on 78.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.8 times per contest (26th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.1 times per game. New Orleans has totaled 6,067 points on the campaign (114.5 per contest) and they average 43.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Pelicans are connecting on 46.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 25th in the league.

The Pelicans defensively are ranked 28th in the league in PPG surrendered with 121.0. They are forcing 14.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.2% from the floor (25th in the league). The New Orleans defense gives up 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (786 of 2,190) and opponents are making 78.2% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 28.5 dimes and 45.8 boards per game, which is 29th and 25th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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