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Kings vs. Cavaliers Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Kings vs. Cavaliers NBA game on January 23, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Jan 23, 7:30 PM ET Rocket Arena
Jan 23, 7:30 PM ET Rocket Arena
In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Pro Bets
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kings | 35 | 36 | 47 | 0 | 118 |
Cavaliers | 35 | 33 | 55 | 0 | 123 |
Live Probabilities
Spread
Over / Under
Moneyline
- Kings
- Cavaliers
Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kings | 35 | 36 | 47 | 0 | 118 |
Cavaliers | 35 | 33 | 55 | 0 | 123 |
Q4 00:08 DeMar DeRozan makes two point running layup
Q4 00:45 Kings misses three point jump shot
Q4 1:34 Domantas Sabonis misses two point running layup
Q4 1:34 Kings makes two point jump shot
Q4 2:40 Malik Monk misses three point jump shot
Q4 2:58 Donovan Mitchell makes two point pullup jump shot (Evan Mobley assists)
Q4 3:23 Malik Monk misses two point jump shot
Q4 5:25 Kings misses two point jump shot
Q4 5:44 Evan Mobley misses two point driving floating jump shot
Q4 7:17 Domantas Sabonis makes two point jump shot (Malik Monk assists)
Play by Play
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
ALL
+2
DeMar DeRozan makes two point running layup
118-123
Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound
+1
Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
118-123
Evan Mobley defensive rebound
Kings misses three point jump shot
Jaylon Tyson turnover (Malik Monk steals)
Cavaliers offensive rebound
Domantas Sabonis misses two point running layup
+2
Kings makes two point jump shot
118-123
Cavaliers turnover
DeMar DeRozan turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
Cavaliers turnover
Jaylon Tyson personal foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul)
Malik Monk misses three point jump shot
+2
Donovan Mitchell makes two point pullup jump shot (Evan Mobley assists)
118-123
Malik Monk misses two point jump shot
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound
Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound
Dennis Schroder turnover (lost ball) (Dean Wade steals)
Kings misses two point jump shot
Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound
Evan Mobley misses two point driving floating jump shot
Cavaliers personal foul
+1
Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 2 of 2
118-123
Kings turnover
+2
Domantas Sabonis makes two point jump shot (Malik Monk assists)
93-104
Kings misses two point jump shot
+2
Cavaliers makes two point jump shot
118-123
Cavaliers misses two point jump shot
Cavaliers 60 second timeout
Kings lineup change (Dennis Schroder, Malik Monk, Domantas Sabonis, Dylan Cardwell, DeMar DeRozan)
+2
Kings makes two point jump shot
93-104
Dennis Schroder offensive rebound
Kings misses three point jump shot
Nae'Qwan Tomlin personal foul
+2
Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point jump shot
118-123
Kings misses three point jump shot
+2
Domantas Sabonis makes two point jump shot
118-123
De'Andre Hunter misses two point pullup jump shot
Kings misses two point jump shot
Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound
Kings lineup change (Russell Westbrook, Dennis Schroder, Malik Monk, Domantas Sabonis, Dylan Cardwell)
Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound
+2
Larry Nance Jr. makes two point jump shot
118-123
Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses two point turnaround jump shot
Zach LaVine personal foul
Malik Monk turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Mitchell steals)
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Cavaliers misses three point jump shot
Cavaliers offensive rebound
Cavaliers misses three point jump shot
End of 3rd Quarter.
Kings lineup change (Russell Westbrook, Zach LaVine, Dennis Schroder, Malik Monk, Domantas Sabonis)
Cavaliers lineup change (Larry Nance Jr., De'Andre Hunter, Nae'Qwan Tomlin, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen)
Zach LaVine misses three point jump shot
Russell Westbrook defensive rebound
Cavaliers misses two point jump shot
+2
Kings makes two point jump shot
118-123
+2
Cavaliers makes two point jump shot
118-123
+2
Kings makes two point jump shot
118-123
Kings lineup change (Russell Westbrook, Zach LaVine, Dennis Schroder, Malik Monk, Dylan Cardwell)
+3
Cavaliers makes three point jump shot
90-95
Jarrett Allen defensive rebound
Jarrett Allen misses two point tip layup
Nique Clifford shooting foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul)
+1
Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
90-95
Jarrett Allen offensive rebound
+1
Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2
116-122
+2
Cavaliers makes two point jump shot
118-123
Cavaliers misses two point jump shot
Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound
+2
De'Andre Hunter makes two point jump shot
90-95
Nique Clifford personal foul
Cavaliers lineup change (Larry Nance Jr., Craig Porter Jr., De'Andre Hunter, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen)
+1
De'Andre Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
116-122
Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot
Larry Nance Jr. misses three point jump shot
Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound
Instant replay (Challenge)
Kings lineup change (Russell Westbrook, Zach LaVine, Domantas Sabonis, DeMar DeRozan, Precious Achiuwa)
Cavaliers 60 second timeout
Instant replay
Cavaliers lineup change (Craig Porter Jr., De'Andre Hunter, Jaylon Tyson, Evan Mobley, Dean Wade)
Cavaliers challenge timeout
Cavaliers lineup change (Larry Nance Jr., Craig Porter Jr., De'Andre Hunter, Jaylon Tyson, Evan Mobley)
Kings lineup change (Nique Clifford, Dennis Schroder, Malik Monk, Dylan Cardwell, DeMar DeRozan)
Nique Clifford defensive rebound
Cavaliers misses two point jump shot
Kings 60 second timeout
Dean Wade defensive rebound
Kings misses two point jump shot
Precious Achiuwa turnover (3-second violation)
Cavaliers personal foul
+1
DeMar DeRozan makes technical free throw 1 of 1
90-95
Kings lineup change (Russell Westbrook, Zach LaVine, Nique Clifford, DeMar DeRozan, Precious Achiuwa)
Kings personal foul
Jaylon Tyson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
Kings misses three point jump shot
Evan Mobley offensive rebound
De'Andre Hunter misses three point pullup jump shot
+2
Evan Mobley makes two point cutting layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
84-87
Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
Zach LaVine turnover (Jarrett Allen steals)
+1
Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2
79-76
Kings personal foul
Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound
DeMar DeRozan misses three point jump shot
Kings misses three point jump shot
Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot
Cavaliers misses two point jump shot
Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound
Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound
Dean Wade misses three point jump shot
Donovan Mitchell personal foul
Cavaliers offensive rebound
Cavaliers personal foul
Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot
Kings defensive rebound
+1
Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 1 of 2
70-68
Jarrett Allen defensive rebound
Russell Westbrook misses two point driving layup
Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot
Kings personal foul
Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound
+3
Kings makes three point jump shot
69-68
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Cavaliers lineup change (Jaylon Tyson, Evan Mobley, Dean Wade, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen)
+2
Kings makes two point jump shot
61-60
DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound
+3
Kings makes three point jump shot
59-60
Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound
+2
DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
56-58
+2
Cavaliers makes two point jump shot
54-57
Zach LaVine misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
Malik Monk misses two point jump shot
+3
Cavaliers makes three point jump shot
54-55
+2
Kings makes two point jump shot
54-55
Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound
Evan Mobley offensive rebound
Precious Achiuwa personal foul
Cavaliers lineup change (Craig Porter Jr., Jaylon Tyson, Evan Mobley, Dean Wade, Jarrett Allen)
Cavaliers lineup change (Craig Porter Jr., Jaylon Tyson, Evan Mobley, Dean Wade, Jarrett Allen)
DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound
Dean Wade misses three point jump shot
Kings misses two point jump shot
+3
Cavaliers makes three point jump shot
50-52
Malik Monk defensive rebound
Cavaliers misses three point jump shot
Kings personal foul
Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound
Cavaliers misses three point jump shot
Cavaliers personal foul
Cavaliers lineup change (Larry Nance Jr., Craig Porter Jr., Jaylon Tyson, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen)
+3
Cavaliers makes three point jump shot
47-49
+1
Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
44-46
Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound
Domantas Sabonis turnover (lost ball) (Larry Nance Jr. steals)
Cavaliers misses three point jump shot
Kings personal foul
+1
Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 3 of 3
44-44
Cavaliers lineup change (Larry Nance Jr., Tyrese Proctor, Jaylon Tyson, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen)
Cavaliers misses three point jump shot
Cavaliers misses two point jump shot
Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound
Cavaliers personal foul
+1
DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 2
44-41
Kings lineup change (Russell Westbrook, Zach LaVine, Domantas Sabonis, DeMar DeRozan, Precious Achiuwa)
DeMar DeRozan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
Dennis Schroder defensive rebound
Cavaliers misses two point jump shot
Kings lineup change (Dennis Schroder, Malik Monk, Domantas Sabonis, DeMar DeRozan, Precious Achiuwa)
Kings personal foul
Cavaliers offensive rebound
Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound
Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound
+2
Kings makes two point jump shot
39-37
+2
Cavaliers makes two point jump shot
37-37
Kings misses two point jump shot
End of 1st Quarter.
Cavaliers lineup change (De'Andre Hunter, Tyrese Proctor, Evan Mobley, Nae'Qwan Tomlin, Donovan Mitchell)
Kings offensive rebound
Cavaliers personal foul
+1
Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-33
+1
Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-33
Kings defensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Cavaliers personal foul
+1
Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-31
Kings personal foul
+1
Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-31
Kings lineup change (Nique Clifford, Maxime Raynaud, Dennis Schroder, Malik Monk, Domantas Sabonis)
Cavaliers misses two point jump shot
+3
Kings makes three point jump shot
25-29
+2
Cavaliers makes two point jump shot
22-29
Kings personal foul
Kings personal foul
+2
Kings makes two point jump shot
22-27
Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound
Cavaliers misses two point jump shot
Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound
+2
Cavaliers makes two point jump shot
20-27
+2
Kings makes two point jump shot
18-25
Kings turnover
Malik Monk defensive rebound
+2
Kings makes two point jump shot
13-25
Kings personal foul
+1
Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 1
11-25
Kings defensive rebound
Cavaliers lineup change (Craig Porter Jr., De'Andre Hunter, Jaylon Tyson, Evan Mobley, Nae'Qwan Tomlin)
Cavaliers lineup change (Craig Porter Jr., De'Andre Hunter, Jaylon Tyson, Evan Mobley, Dean Wade)
+2
Cavaliers makes two point jump shot
6-20
Jarrett Allen defensive rebound
Cavaliers misses three point jump shot
+2
Kings makes two point jump shot
6-16
Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound
Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound
Kings 60 second timeout
+3
Cavaliers makes three point jump shot
2-16
+2
Cavaliers makes two point jump shot
2-13
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Evan Mobley defensive rebound
Kings misses three point jump shot
Dean Wade defensive rebound
+2
Cavaliers makes two point jump shot
0-7
Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound
Cavaliers misses three point jump shot
Dean Wade defensive rebound
Kings misses two point jump shot
Kings lineup change (Russell Westbrook, Zach LaVine, Maxime Raynaud, DeMar DeRozan, Precious Achiuwa)
Box Score
Player Stats
Team Stats
| Pos | Player | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Kings vs. Cavaliers: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Kings vs. Cavaliers
- Date: Friday, January 23, 2026
- Time: 7:30 PM ET
- Venue: Rocket Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Cavaliers favored at -12.5
- Total (Over/Under): 234
- Moneyline Odds: Kings +475, Cavaliers -575
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Kings: 17%
- Cavaliers: 83%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Projected Final Score
Our predicted final score for this NBA matchup is Kings 110-122 Cavaliers.
This prediction is based on each team's average score following 10,000 game simulations.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Kings a win probability of 17%, while the Cavaliers have a win probability of 83%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Cavaliers are more likely to beat the Kings in the NBA game at Rocket Arena on Saturday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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