Putting Up Numbers· NBA

Kings @ Pelicans

Thu, Oct 29, 2026

Pelicans 132, Kings 120

Kings at Pelicans: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameKings1 gamePelicans1 game
Points+3.9+13.5
Points allowed+15.6+9.1
Rebounds−4.3−6.4
Assists+4.8+5.6
3-pointers made−0.9−3.3
Free throw attempts−6.5+4.6
Turnovers+9.4+5.4
Turnovers forced+4.4+9.9

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Pelicans

Kings

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

Pelicans

  • The Pelicans had lost 6 straight.streakthe runs →Ended here.

Kings

  • The Kings' turnovers were 1.9 higher vs a division opponent than vs a team outside the division against expected over their last 165 games, 2nd of 30 teams.fact · rankedthe split →This game: 9.5 over expected.
  • The Kings had lost 5 straight.streakthe runs →Extended to 6.

The series

  • The Pelicans lead the series 48–37 since 2002-03. The Pelicans have won 3 straight at home in the series.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • On a back-to-back, the Pelicans' points allowed were 26.9 over expected in 1 game. One game is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 4.8 over expected.
  • At home, the Pelicans' assists were 5.9 under expected in 2 games. 2 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 6.3 over expected.
  • On the road, the Kings' points of margin were 22.0 under expected in 2 games. 2 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 6.6 under expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 29, 2026at PelicansPelicans 132, Kings 120
Apr 3, 2026at KingsKings 117, Pelicans 113
Mar 5, 2026at KingsPelicans 133, Kings 123
Feb 9, 2026at PelicansPelicans 120, Kings 94
Feb 13, 2025at PelicansPelicans 140, Kings 133
Feb 12, 2025at PelicansKings 119, Pelicans 111
Feb 8, 2025at KingsKings 123, Pelicans 118
Dec 12, 2024at PelicansKings 111, Pelicans 109
Apr 11, 2024at KingsPelicans 135, Kings 123
Jan 7, 2024at KingsPelicans 133, Kings 100

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Oct 28, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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