Cleveland Cavaliers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 2/9/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Monday, February 9, 2026

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Denver Nuggets (33-19) are welcoming the Cleveland Cavaliers (31-21) at Ball Arena on Monday.

The Cavaliers played the Clippers and went home with a win by a final score of 124-91 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Cavaliers ended up finishing with 12 while the Clippers had 13 personal fouls. They knocked down 6 of their 28 attempts from long range. Los Angeles finished the contest at 91.7% when shooting free throws by making 11 of 12 shots. Moreover, Los Angeles snagged 37 boards (6 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Los Angeles totaled 20 assists and had 6 steals for the game. With respect to defense, Cleveland let their opponent shoot 46.3% from the field on 37 of 80 shooting. They also recorded 30 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 24 turnovers and earning 17 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 44 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Cavaliers buried 8 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 61.5%. Cleveland wrapped up the contest having earned a 51.0% field goal percentage (50 out of 98) and converted 16 of 41 shots from downtown.

Donovan Mitchell is a guy who was important in this contest. Mitchell shot 52.6% from the floor and also recorded 9 assists. He saw the court for 30 mins played and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 29 points on 10 out of 19 shooting.

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Cleveland comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 31-21 this season. They average 119.4 pts per contest (5th in the league) while shooting 47.4% from the floor. The Cavaliers are connecting on 35.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (767 of 2,140) and 77.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Cleveland is collecting 44.7 boards per game and has 1,489 assists for the campaign, which is 7th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.0 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Cavaliers have forced 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.1 fouls. They rank 21st in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,389 surrendered for the year. The Cavaliers defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.4% (2,155 of 4,647) and they relinquish 44.1 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 37.3% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 16th in the NBA in points per game allowed (115.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Nuggets took a loss by a final score of 134-127 against the Knicks. The Nuggets earned 36 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Knicks earned 23 personal fouls in this contest which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for 27 shots. They were able to bury 22 of those for a percentage of 81.5%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Denver buried 13 of their 50 attempts (26.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Nuggets ended up going 46 out of 105 from the floor which had them at 43.8%. The Nuggets allowed the Knicks to bury 50 out of their 100 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0% in this game. They went 36.0% from 3-point land by going 18 out of 50 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 19 from the charity stripe (84.2%). When discussing team rebounding, Denver allowed New York to snag 45 in all (9 offensive).

Jamal Murray was important for the Nuggets in this game. Murray earned 39 points in his 48 minutes on the court and totaled 6 dimes in the game. He buried 15 out of 33 in this contest for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Denver has a record of 33-19 for the campaign. As an offense, the Nuggets are shooting 49.4% from the field, which is 2nd in the NBA. Denver has scored 6,245 pts on the year (120.1 per game) and they pull down 42.6 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 27.8 times per contest (9th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.7 times per contest. The Nuggets commit 19.0 fouls per game and they shoot 81.4% from the free throw line.

The Nuggets are ranked 19th in the league in PPG given up with 116.2. They have forced 11.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the floor (16th in the league). The Denver defense allows 35.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (684 of 1,951) and opponents are knocking down 77.4% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 26.7 assists and 43.1 boards per contest, which ranks them 14th and 9th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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