For the third time in less than a week, the Sacramento Kings and New Orleans Pelicans will go head-to-head on Thursday night. The Pelicans will host the Kings for a second night in a row, and Sacramento scored a 119-111 victory on Wednesday as 6-point favorites.

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The New Orleans Pelicans (12-42) welcome the Sacramento Kings (28-26) to the Smoothie King Center Thursday. Tip is set for 8 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the

This is the second of a back-to-back in the Big Easy between these teams. The Kings won 119-111 last night. Keon Ellis had a team-high 27 points off the bench for Sacramento. The Pelicans lost their tenth in a row despite 33 points from Zion Williamson.

Sacramento trailed 98-95 going into the fourth quarter. The Pelicans went up 111-102 with 7:28 to go. The Kings came back to tie the game on a three-point play by LaVine and reclaimed the lead on a putback dunk by Sabonis with 3:06 remaining.

Keon breaks down his huge game vs. Pelicans after Kings' win Guard Keon Ellis joins "Kings Postgame Live" following Sacramento's 119-111 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wedne