Pelicans vs Kings Prediction, Tips & Odds – 20.04.2024

New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings Prediction 20.04.2024. Soon we will get all the pairs of the NBA playoffs, and the last participant in the West will be decided by the duel between the home Pelicans and the Sacramento Kings. In the first match, the Pelicans were defeated by the Lakers, while the Kings defeated the Warriors.

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New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings Odds

New Orleans Pelicans Team News

The Pelicans have been playing great all season, but lately, they have been playing quite poorly. They lost two times against the Lakers, which put them in a situation where they are fighting for eighth place in a game where the winner goes to the playoffs and the loser goes on a “vacation to Cancun”.

In the last game, the Lakers showed all the shortcomings of the Pelicans team. Especially from the aspect of the experience of playing such intense matches. He failed CJ McCallum, who played one of the worst games of the season, scoring only 9 points and shooting 4/15 from the field. Zion played a fantastic match, scoring 40 points, but even that was not enough to avoid defeat against the experienced Lakers. A big problem for the Pelicans is the injury to Zion, who is under a big questionable for this match, due to a hamstring injury.

In the second part of the season, they were quite disturbed by the injury of Brandon Ingram, who is an important link in the Pelicans’ game system. We believe that it will take time for Ingram to catch the right rhythm and form that graced him at the start of the season. The Pelicans are a great defensive team and play solid team defense, which puts them at the very top of the league’s best defensive teams. They are very aggressive in passing and put pressure on opposing defenders. Leading the way is the great Jose Alvarado, who is one of the best ball-stealers in the entire league. Also, they are one of the best teams that allows the fewest three-point shots.

The Pelicans this season are real kryptonite for the Kings because they beat them in all five games this season. Will it succeed in the most important duel for both teams this season?

Sacramento Kings Team News                       

The Kings have been playing very well all season and were, like the Pelicans, at the very top of the conference for a long time. But they are in a rather bad shape lately, which caused them to further fall in the standings and enter the play-in from the ninth position. In the first game of the play-in, they played a great match, defeating the Golden State Warriors. With that victory, they very likely put an end to a great dynasty that dominated the league for years.

The advantage for the Kings in this matchup is that last season they grew up and gained much-needed experience in playoff games. Against the Pelicans this season, they have as many as five defeats, which is a sufficient indication that the Pelicans are a team that does not suit them at all. In this match, they will try to take advantage of the bad form of the main players as well as Zion’s injury. The Kings have their own problems with injuries, and in this match, they will be without Huerter and Monk, who are important links in the Kings’ game.

In the match against the Warriors, Murray dominated, scoring 32 points, with 8/13 three-point shooting! Fox scored 24 points, while Sabonis was again close to a triple-double with 16 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.

New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings H2H

12.04.24 – Kings : Pelicans – 113:135

08.01.24 – Kings : Pelicans – 100:133

Injuries and suspensions

New Orleans Pelicans: Williamson(?).

Sacramento Kings: Huerter, Monk.

New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings Prediction

The Pelicans have shown this season that they don’t fit the Sacramento team stylistically, but at the moment the Kings are in much better shape, and we expect them to end that unpleasant streak of five losses against the Pelicans. Especially if we take into account that Zion Williamson will most likely not be in the lineup for this match, which further increases the Kings’ chances.

Tips-off Time: Friday, 20.04.2024, 08:30 PM Local Time  Saturday, 20.04.2024, 03:30 CET

Prediction: Saramento Kings WIN

Odds (when tipped): 1.918

Sportsbook: 22bet

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