Cleveland Cavaliers vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 1/30/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Friday, January 30, 2026

Location: Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Phoenix Suns (28-19) are welcoming the Cleveland Cavaliers (29-20) at Mortgage Matchup Center on Friday.

The Cavaliers stepped onto the hardwood against the Lakers and took home the win by a score of 129-99 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 15 and the Lakers totaled 16 personal fouls. They converted 9 out of their 32 tries from 3-point range. Los Angeles finished the contest at 66.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 12 of 18 tries. In addition, Los Angeles pulled down 36 boards (8 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Los Angeles totaled 21 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. In the matter of the defense, Cleveland let their opponent shoot 48.1% from the field on 39 out of 81 shooting. They also recorded 32 dimes for the contest while forcing 16 turnovers and having 12 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 46 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers buried 10 of 13 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. Cleveland wrapped up the contest having earned a 52.6% field goal percentage (51 of 97) and converted 17 of their 44 shots from distance.

Donovan Mitchell is someone who was a major contributor for the game. He scored 25 points on 9 out of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes and also grabbed 5 rebounds. Mitchell ended up going 42.9% from the floor and also earned 5 assists.

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Cleveland enters this one with a win-loss record of 29-20 for the campaign. They are averaging 119.2 points per contest (4th in the NBA) while hitting 47.2% from the field. The Cavaliers are shooting 35.7% on shots from 3-point land (720 of 2,017) and 78.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Cleveland is grabbing 44.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,384 assists for the year, which has them ranked 6th in the league in terms of passing. They cough up possession 14.4 times per game and as a team they commit 20.4 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Cavaliers are forcing 15.6 turnovers per game while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. They are 25th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,314 surrendered this year. The Cavaliers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.3% (2,029 of 4,384) and they relinquish 44.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 37.4% on 3-point shots while they are 18th in basketball in points per game allowed (116.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Suns walked away with a victory by a final of 106-102 against the Nets. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Phoenix permitted Brooklyn to get 35 in total (12 offensive). They shot 40.6% from distance by going 13 out of 32 and finished the contest at 13 out of 19 at the free throw line (68.4%). The Suns permitted the Nets to bury 38 out of 75 tries from the field which left them shooting 50.7% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Suns walked away from this one shooting 43 out of 77 from the field which had them sitting at 55.8%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Phoenix converted 5 of 20 attempts (25.0%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. The Nets committed 21 fouls for the contest which got the Suns to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 12 steals in this matchup. The Suns snagged 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 32 in this matchup.

Mark Williams was important for the Suns for the matchup. He buried 13 out of 16 for the game for a field goal rate of 81.3%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. Williams totaled 27 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this matchup.

Phoenix has a mark of 28-19 so far this year. The Suns are committing 21.4 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 80.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.9 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they turn it over 15.3 times per contest. Phoenix has earned 5,357 pts so far this year (114.0 per game) and they grab 43.2 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Suns are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which is ranked 23rd in the league.

The Suns on the defensive end are ranked 5th in the league in points given up per game with 111.6. They are able to force 17.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (15th in the league). The Phoenix defense concedes 34.9% from downtown (575 of 1,648) and opponents are connecting on 78.6% of their foul shots. They allow 24.7 dimes and 43.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks 4th and 13th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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