Kings vs. Pelicans Prediction & Preview

Sacramento Kings at New Orleans Pelicans, Smoothie King Center. First of 4 regular-season meetings.

Kings vs Pelicans prediction

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Kings vs Pelicans preview

Kings vs Pelicans tips off on Thursday, October 29 at 8:00 PM ET at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, the first of four meetings this season, between two winless teams. Sacramento is 0-4; New Orleans is 0-3 and hosts Denver the night before.

The Kings lost 121-96 at the Clippers on October 21, 128-120 at home to Portland on October 23, 123-112 at home to Memphis on October 25 and 130-103 at San Antonio on October 27. Sacramento scores 107.8 points a game and allows 125.5. Zach LaVine leads the scoring at 27.2 points a game, and Domantas Sabonis leads the rebounding at 16.5 and the assists at 7.2. Last season the Kings went 22-60, 14th in the West. Guard Ben Simmons, forward Keegan Murray and centers Dylan Cardwell and Maxime Raynaud are out.

The Pelicans lost 123-120 at home to Indiana on October 21, 120-119 at Utah on October 23 and 141-135 in overtime at Denver on October 24. New Orleans scores 124.7 points a game and allows 128.0. Zion Williamson leads the scoring at 20.7 points a game, Derik Queen the rebounding at 8.3 and Dejounte Murray the assists at 6.3. Last season the Pelicans went 26-56, 11th in the West. Center Yves Missi is out; guard Jordan Poole is day-to-day. Odyn's AI quant model runs this game before tip-off, injury report included.

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How to watch Kings vs Pelicans

Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026
Time: 8:00 PM ET
Venue: Smoothie King Center
TV: NBA League Pass · GCSEN · Pelicans.com

Kings vs Pelicans: team stats & injury report

Sacramento Kings

Record	0-4
Home	0-2
Road	0-2
Points per game	107.8
Points allowed per game	125.5

Last season (2025-26: 22-60, 111.0 points per game, 121.0 allowed, No. 14 seed in the West)

Team leaders

Points per game: Zach LaVine (27.2)
Rebounds per game: Domantas Sabonis (16.5)
Assists per game: Domantas Sabonis (7.2)

Last 5 games played (preseason and playoffs included):

10/27 @ San Antonio Spurs: L 130-103
10/25 vs Memphis Grizzlies: L 123-112
10/23 vs Portland Trail Blazers: L 128-120
10/21 @ LA Clippers: L 121-96
10/16 @ San Antonio Spurs: L 126-97

Injury report: Ben Simmons (G, Out); Dylan Cardwell (C, Out); Keegan Murray (F, Out); Maxime Raynaud (C, Out)

New Orleans Pelicans

Record	0-3
Home	0-1
Road	0-2
Points per game	124.7
Points allowed per game	128.0

Last season (2025-26: 26-56, 115.5 points per game, 120.0 allowed, No. 11 seed in the West)

Team leaders

Points per game: Zion Williamson (20.7)
Rebounds per game: Derik Queen (8.3)
Assists per game: Dejounte Murray (6.3)

Last 5 games played (preseason and playoffs included):

10/24 @ Denver Nuggets: L 141-135 OT
10/23 @ Utah Jazz: L 120-119
10/21 vs Indiana Pacers: L 123-120
10/16 vs Washington Wizards: W 107-106
10/14 @ Dallas Mavericks: W 101-97

Injury report: Yves Missi (C, Out); Jordan Poole (G, Day-To-Day)

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