Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 37.0% | 63.0% | +3.5 | ✓ (8.5 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.6% | 59.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 47.9% | 52.1% | +0.9 | ✓ (11.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.4% | 57.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 47.3% | 52.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +12 (132-120). Ratings: 2026-27 ratings to date (they include this game).
RAPM GS requires a reviewed game-score run and a qualified player and game match. A dash means the score is unavailable.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Nums | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Acuff Jr. * | 40 | 13-26 | 3-11 | 5-5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +6.1 |
| Precious Achiuwa * | 40 | 12-17 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 21 | +4.4 |
| Domantas Sabonis * | 40 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -9.0 |
| Zach LaVine * | 38 | 7-17 | 3-10 | 4-6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | -22.9 |
| De'Andre Hunter * | 37 | 7-13 | 4-8 | 6-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 14 | -6.5 |
| Emanuel Sharp | 18 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13.7 |
| Alex Karaban | 12 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | -9.9 |
| Malik Monk | 7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -12.4 |
| Nique Clifford | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -8.0 |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Nums | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones * | 32 | 7-12 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | +24.5 |
| Trey Murphy III * | 31 | 6-12 | 2-7 | 5-8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | -0.5 |
| Zion Williamson * | 30 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 21 | +1.3 |
| Jeremiah Fears * | 29 | 9-16 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 30 | -3.2 |
| Karlo Matković * | 27 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | +0.1 |
| Saddiq Bey | 24 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | -9.9 |
| Derik Queen | 22 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | +5.7 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 18 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +7.5 |
| Trendon Watford | 17 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | +6.1 |
| Bryce McGowens | 6 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1.0 |
* = starter