Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 2/4/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Intuit Dome is the location where the Los Angeles Clippers (23-26) will attempt to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (30-21) on Wednesday.

The Cavaliers faced the Trail Blazers and took home the win by a score of 130-111 in their last contest. Cleveland walked away from the game having earned a 54.9% field goal percentage (50 out of 91) and knocked down 16 of their 34 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers converted 14 of 19 tries for a rate of 73.7%. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned a total of 39 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 41 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing 23 turnovers and earning 15 steals. In terms of the defense, Cleveland allowed their opponent to shoot 44.9% from the field on 44 of 98 shooting. Portland totaled 24 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. On top of that, Portland snagged 47 boards (17 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Portland finished the game shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 9 of 12 shots. They also made 14 of their 44 tries from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Cavaliers ended up with 15 and the Trail Blazers totaled 17 personal fouls.

Jarrett Allen is a guy who had an impact for the game. Allen ended up going 69.6% from the floor and recorded 5 assists. He saw the court for 30 minutes and also pulled down 17 rebounds. He ended up with 40 points on 16 out of 23 shooting.

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Cleveland enters this game with a mark of 30-21 on the season. They are turning it over 14.5 times per game and as a group they commit 20.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Cleveland is snagging 44.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,459 assists on the year, which has them ranked 6th in the league in terms of passing. The Cavaliers are connecting on 35.8% on three-point attempts (751 of 2,099) and 77.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 119.3 points per game (5th in the NBA) while shooting 47.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Cavaliers are forcing their opponents into 15.8 turnovers per game while drawing 20.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 23rd in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,369 relinquished for the year. The Cavaliers are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.4% (2,118 of 4,567) and they relinquish 44.2 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 37.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 18th in the NBA in PPG allowed (116.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers took a defeat with a final score of 128-113 when they faced the 76ers. The Clippers pulled down 31 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the matchup. They also coughed it up 14 times, while recording 4 steals in the matchup. The 76ers had 22 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 60.0%. With respect to shots from distance, Los Angeles buried 9 of their 26 attempts (34.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Clippers ended up shooting 46 out of 78 from the floor which had them shooting 59.0%. The Clippers permitted the 76ers to make 45 out of their 94 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.9% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 43.6% from 3-point land by going 17 out of 39 and ended up going 21 out of 22 at the free throw line (95.5%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles permitted Philadelphia to collect 41 overall (14 on the offensive side).

Kawhi Leonard ended up being important for the Clippers for the matchup. Leonard earned 29 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 6 assists for this game. He made 12 out of 21 in the matchup giving him a rate of 57.1%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 23-26 for the campaign. The Clippers are responsible for committing 18.9 fouls per game while shooting 83.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.6 times per contest (30th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 15.1 times per contest. Los Angeles has tallied 5,523 points for the campaign (112.7 per contest) and they snag 40.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Clippers are hitting on 47.8% from the field, which ranks 6th in the league.

The Clippers are ranked 9th in basketball in PPG given up with 112.9. They are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (13th in basketball). The Los Angeles defense allows 36.9% on shots from distance (670 of 1,815) and their opposition knocks down 80.3% of their foul shots. They concede 26.2 dimes and 41.9 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 11th and 6th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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