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SACSacramento Kings0-2 · 2026-27@
NOPNew Orleans Pelicans0-3 · 2026-27
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SACSacramento Kings0-2 · 2026-27NOPNew Orleans Pelicans0-3 · 2026-27Sacramento Kings at New Orleans Pelicans preview
Model win prob.NOP 79%
Model: our NBA season simulator (50,000 simulated seasons, run nightly). Not betting odds.
Numbers to know
- 1NOP has lost its last 5 games (2026-27 & 2025-26, incl. playoffs).
- 2SAC has lost its last 3 games (2026-27 & 2025-26, incl. playoffs).
- 3NOP has scored 120+ points in 3 of its last 5 games.
SAC recent form
Last 5 games played (2026-27 & 2025-26, incl. playoffs)
- L10/23vs
POR120–128 - L10/21@
LAC96–121 - L4/12@ POR110–122
- W4/10vs
GSW124–118 - L4/7@ GSW105–110
NOP recent form
Last 5 games played (2026-27 & 2025-26, incl. playoffs)
- L10/24@
DEN135–141 - L10/23@
UTA119–120 - L10/21vs
IND120–123 - L4/12@
MIN126–132 - L4/10@
BOS118–144
Key players
SAC
Zach LaVine
19.2 PTS · 2.8 REB · 2.3 AST per game
2025-26 regular season · 39 games
NOP
Trey Murphy III
21.5 PTS · 5.7 REB · 3.8 AST per game
2025-26 regular season · 66 games
NBA: the top scorer per game on the current roster over the latest regular season in our logs (2025-26; min. 20 games).
Head to head
SAC 2 – 3 NOP · last 5Meetings since the 2024-25 season, incl. playoffs.
- 4/3/26NOP 113 @ SAC 117
- 3/5/26NOP 133 @ SAC 123
- 2/9/26SAC 94 @ NOP 120
- 2/13/25SAC 133 @ NOP 140
- 2/12/25SAC 119 @ NOP 111
All numbers come from our own schedule and game-log tables; each section states its window. Results our logs can't settle reliably (e.g. a tied run or goal sum) show as “–” and are left out of streaks. Not betting advice.