The set-up: The New Orleans Pelicans rode Anthony Davis' 41 points, 13 rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots to a 121-116 victory Tuesday night in LA vs. the Clippers. It was the team's ninth consecutive victory and New Orleans will now go for a 10th straight win tonight in Sacramento, which tie a franchise record set back in the 2010-11 season, when the team was led by Chris Paul. The Western Conference playoff race is a log-jam, as the No. 3 through No. 10 seeds are separated by just 4 1/2 games. The 37-26 Pelicans currently own the No. 4 seed but only lead the Clippers, who are currently 9th and on the outside looking in on the playoff picture, by just three games. The 20-44 Sacramento Kings are not part of the Western Conference playoff race, as they sit 15 back of the 8th-seeded Nuggets. The Kings come in having won two of their last three games and haven't played since Sunday, when they defeated the New York Knicks 102-99.

New Orleans: Anthony Davis (28.3 & 11,2) has been a dominating presence over his last 13 games, averaging 34.5 points while scoring 40 or more on six occasions and falling two points short two other times. Guard Jrue Holiday (19.4-4.4-5.7) fell one point shy of his ninth straight 20-point effort but contributed a career-best 17 assists against the Clippers and made a key late-game steal on guard Lou Williams. Holiday is averaging 25.1 points and 8.6 assists during the winning streak and has picked up some of the scoring slack after All-Star DeMarcus Cousins (25.2 & 12.9) suffered a season-ending Achilles injury. Let's also not forget Mirotic's contributions, as the former Bull is averaging 14.8 & 7.8 in 12 games since the trade.

Sacramento: The Kings are off a home win over the Knicks this past Sunday but have not won consecutive home games since a three-game run in November. It's the only time Sacramento has backed up victories at the Golden 1 Center all season in a campaign that has been viewed as a start from Ground Zero for the franchise. The Kings have been mostly piling up losses while giving heavy minutes to youngsters. Second-year forward Skal Labissiere (right knee) is listed as questionable after being the hero for the first time in his NBA career during the victory over the Knicks. He ad-libbed on a play designed for Bogdan Bogdanovic or De'Aaron Fox to take the clutch shot but instead of passing the ball, he looked toward the basket and drained a three-pointer with 2.6 seconds for the first game-winning basket of his NBA career. Labissiere averages 8.4 & 4.6 in just under 20 MPG. The Kings have five double digit scorers, led by veteran PF Randolph (14.8 & 6.9). However, SG Hield (12.7), center Cauley-Stein (12.6 & 6.9) and rookie PG Fox (11.6 & 4.3) are expected to the team's future.

The pick: The Pelicans come in on a nine-game winning streak in which the team is averaging 126.2 PPG, so one understands why this over/under number is in the mid-220s. However, the Kings are the league's second-lowest scoring team (99.2 PPG) and a "typical" Sacramento home game has averaged just 208.1 PPG this season. The Kings are well-rested (haven't played since Sunday) and just may give the Pelicans some trouble. The play is a 10* on the Under.