New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings predictions, odds: Who wins NBA play-in game?
The New Orleans Pelicans will host the Sacramento Kings in an elimination round of the play-in tournament at 8:30 p.m. Friday (TNT).
The winner will be the No. 8 seed in the NBA Playoffs. It'll face No. 1 OKC in the first round with Game 1 set for 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
New Orleans won all five regular-season games against Sacramento, including one in the quarterfinals of the In-Season Tournament. The Pelicans won those games by an average of 19.2 points.
New Orleans suffered a 110-106 home loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the play-in tournament on Tuesday. Zion Williamson exited the game late in the fourth quarter due to a left hamstring injury and did not return.
Sacramento earned a 118-94 home win over Golden State in an elimination round of the play-in tournament on Tuesday. The Kings will be without Malik Monk (knee) and Kevin Huerter (shoulder) on Friday.
Play-in tournament picks: Lakers at Pelicans | Warriors at Kings | Heat at 76ers | Hawks at Bulls
First-round picks: Cavaliers vs Magic | Bucks vs Pacers | Minnesota vs Phoenix | Los Angeles vs Dallas | Nuggets vs Lakers
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The Oklahoman: Sacramento 115, New Orleans 110
Justin Martinez writes: "New Orleans swept the regular-season series in dominating fashion. But Williamson's injury should concern the Pelicans, and so should the way the Kings looked on Tuesday. Keegan Murray provided floor spacing, Domantas Sabonis dominated the glass and Keon Ellis brought tenacity on defense. I'll take Sacramento over New Orleans, which is tied for the second-fewest home wins out of the remaining play-in/playoff teams."
BetMGM: New Orleans Pelicans (-1.5) are favored to beat the Sacramento Kings
New Orleans is a 1.5-point favorite to defeat Sacramento on Friday.
Over/under: 219.5
Moneyline: New Orleans -135 | Sacramento +110
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