Only an NBA bettor could love a game like this matchup between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Sacramento Kings.
My Pelicans vs. Kings predictions recognize the difference between a bad team and a tanking team.
Read more in my NBA picks for Thursday, March 5.
Pelicans vs Kings prediction
Pelicans vs Kings best bet: Pelicans -5.5 (-110)
Some teams are not tanking. They are just bad.
To be clear, just being bad is preferable to tanking. Even terrible basketball can yield quality results, while clearing out a rotation of all trusted contributors largely produces only deflating losses.
The Sacramento Kings are tanking. The New Orleans Pelicans are just bad.
New Orleans has won four of seven games since the All-Star Break, including going 2-1 outright as a favorite. Sacramento has managed an admirable 2-5 outright in the same stretch, though both wins came against teams that were also tanking.
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Pelicans vs Kings same-game parlay
Do you think Russell Westbrook cares about your tanking effort?
Westbrook is incapable of playing at anything less than 100% effort and intensity at all times, and he has cleared this points prop in three of his last four games.
Pelicans vs Kings SGP
- Pelicans -5.5
- Under 234.5
- Russell Westbrook Over 15.5 points
Our "from downtown" SGP: Russ Gonna Russ
This SGP shouldn’t jump more than 130% just by factoring in Westbrook’s struggles from deep.
This exact combination cashed last week, as Westbrook went 1-of-7 from beyond the arc while scoring 22 points in a 31-point loss.
Pelicans vs Kings SGP
- Pelicans -5.5
- Under 234.5
- Russell Westbrook Over 15.5 points
- Russell Westbrook Under 2.5 threes
Pelicans vs Kings odds
- Spread: Pelicans -5.5 (-110) | Kings +5.5 (-110)
- Moneyline: Pelicans -200 | Kings +165
- Over/Under: Over 234.5 (-110) | Under 234.5 (-110)
Pelicans vs Kings betting trend to know
The Kings are 3-6 ATS in their last nine contests. Find more NBA betting trends for Pelicans vs. Kings.
How to watch Pelicans vs Kings
| Location | Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA |
| Date | Thursday, March 5, 2026 |
| Tip-off | 10:00 p.m. ET |
| TV | GCSEN, NBC Sports California |
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