The Sacramento Kings are in the Big Easy Friday night taking on the host Pelicans to decide who will advance to face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs. Our focus is on the total in this one. We have seen a dramatic drop in the total with it falling as much as 8.5 points at some of the books. The announcement that Zion Williamson, who left Tuesday’s game late in the fourth quarter with a hamstring injury will not suit up has moved the line and total. These teams are very familiar with one another having met five times this season with New Orleans winning and covering in all five. That includes a 133 to 100 blowout at the Golden 1 Center back in early January when Zion Williamson was out of the lineup for that contest. Also, in those five meetings none of the games came in under 211 points they averaged 237.2 points per game over that five-game span. Our TPR Index projects a game total average of 217.9 points. The MM projects a total point differential of +7.26 points against the current total range. The SIM Matrix has the OVER with a 74.14 percent advantage versus the total in tonight’s contest. The Pace-Tempo Matrix has offensive and defensive splits for both teams on the high side of their current season averages. Play OVER on NBA conference teams in this price range coming off a pair of SU losses as a home favorite, 33-17-3 Over. Play OVER on NBA home underdogs in the current price range coming off a SU/ATS loss as a favorite, 75-47-1 Over. We are going to play this one to sail Over the posted total in the Big Easy on Friday night.