Cleveland Cavaliers vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 1/14/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Location: Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN

The Cleveland Cavaliers (22-19) are en route to Xfinity Mobile Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Philadelphia 76ers (22-16).

The Cavaliers faced the Jazz and went home with a loss by a final score of 123-112 in their last game. Cleveland finished the contest with a 44.6% FG percentage (41 out of 92) and converted 17 of their 41 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 13 of their 13 tries for a rate of 100.0%. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 30 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 33 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and having 10 steals. In relation to defending, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 48.2% from the field on 40 out of 83 shooting. Utah earned 32 assists and had 7 steals in this game. Furthermore, Utah grabbed 50 rebounds (8 offensive, 42 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. Utah went 89.3% from the charity stripe by converting 25 of 28 shots. They also converted 18 out of their 41 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Cavaliers ended up with 19 and the Jazz racked up 14 fouls.

Darius Garland is one player who played a role for this contest. He left the arena with 23 points on 7 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins played and also snagged 2 boards. Garland finished shooting 41.2% from the floor and also dished out 8 assists.

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Cleveland will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 22-19 on the campaign. They average 119.8 pts per contest (4th in the league) while shooting 47.0% from the floor. The Cavaliers are shooting 35.5% on 3-point shots (611 of 1,723) and 78.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Cleveland is pulling in 44.2 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,160 assists for the season, which is 4th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 14.1 times per game and as a team they commit 20.7 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Cavaliers are forcing their opponents into 16.1 turnovers per game and they draw 20.4 fouls. They are giving up 38.6% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 21st in basketball in PPG from their opponents (117.7). The Cavaliers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.7% (1,715 of 3,671) and they surrender 44.9 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 27th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,123 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the 76ers got the win with a final of 115-102 against the Raptors. In regard to rebounds, Philadelphia allowed Toronto to snag 38 in all (15 offensive). They finished 16.2% from 3-point land via 6 out of 37 and ended up going 22 out of 25 from the free throw line (88.0%). The 76ers permitted the Raptors to convert 37 out of their 92 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.2% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the 76ers finished shooting 39 out of 74 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.7%. In reference to shooting from distance, Philadelphia made 16 of their 36 attempts (44.4%). They were able to convert 21 of them for a percentage of 91.3%. The Raptors were called for 19 fouls for the contest which got the 76ers to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They also turned it over 16 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. The 76ers snagged 31 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for the matchup.

Tyrese Maxey was important for the 76ers for this contest. Maxey accumulated 33 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for the matchup. He made 10 out of 16 in the game for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a mark of 22-16 so far this season. As an offense, the 76ers are shooting 45.5% from the field, which is ranked 26th in the league. Philadelphia has tallied 4,450 pts on the year (117.1 per game) and they collect 44.4 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.5 times per contest (28th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest. The 76ers are responsible for committing 20.8 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 81.8% from the free throw line.

The Philadelphia defense surrenders 33.5% from downtown (458 of 1,366) and opponents are making 79.1% of their free throw shots. They give up 27.0 dimes and 44.8 rebounds per game, which ranks 18th and 20th in the league. The 76ers on the defensive side of the court are 15th in basketball in points allowed per game with 115.2. They are able to force 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (8th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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