James Harden is questionable to make his debut for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night against the Sacramento Kings.
The pregame narrative: Harden was one of the more surprising trade deadline movers this past week, and he'll be a valuable contributor in a loaded Cleveland backcourt alongside Donovan Mitchell. I've got a Mitchell prop bet in my +310 SGP for tonight.
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Check out my same-game parlay Cavaliers vs. Kings predictions for Feb. 7, including a prop bet on Kings rookie Nique Clifford.
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Cavaliers vs. Kings predictions
SGP: Mitchell over 27.5 points | Clifford over 7.5 points | Cavaliers -8.5 (+310)
Mitchell over 27.5 points (-141): We won't know exactly how Harden fits with the Cavs until he plays, but my expectation is that he'll be the primary facilitator. A bit more off-the-ball work wouldn't be a bad thing for Mitchell's scoring upside.
Keep in mind that Mitchell is already an elite scorer, ranking seventh in the NBA in points per game (28.8).
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Harden (25.4 PPG) can fill the net, too. But he's nowhere near his three-time scoring champ days from the late-2010s.
Whether or not Harden plays tonight, Mitchell should be hyperactive as a shooter for the Cavs. He scored 33 points on 11-for-25 shooting against Sacramento two weeks ago.
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Clifford over 7.5 points (-139): I'll be honest, I don't know what the Kings are doing. They're in the NBA's basement, and yet they kept all their main veterans at the deadline.
Still, with almost 30 games to go in another lost season, it'd make sense to give some of the kiddos more run. That includes Clifford, who was the 24th-overall pick in this past year's draft.
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Clifford is averaging just 6.0 PPG this season, but he recently did see a huge influx in minutes. He has crested the 25-minute mark in seven straight games — after only doing that eight times in his first 42 games as a pro.
Unsurprisingly, Clifford is a more productive scorer when he plays more.
- 20+ minutes (23 games): 9.0 PPG
- Sub-20 minutes (26 games): 3.4 PPG
Clifford went for 16 points last time out and 14 points the game before that. This is purely a volume play for a guy on an atrocious team.
Cavaliers vs. Kings ATS prediction
Cavaliers -8.5 (-195): The Cavaliers have had some extra rest on this West Coast trip, with two days off between each of their games so far this month.
Sacramento, meanwhile, played last night ... and extended its losing streak to 11 games.
To make matters worse for the Kings, they are just 5-12-0 ATS when playing with a rest disadvantage, according to Team Rankings.
Cleveland is shredding lesser competition right now, ripping off a 5-1 ATS streak in its past six games. Each of the Cavs' past five wins has come by at least 14 points.
Cavaliers vs. Kings predictions made at 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 7, 2026.
