Cleveland Cavaliers

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Indiana Pacers

  1. Prediction
  2. Bet Builder
  3. Odds
  4. Team Stats
  5. Player Stats
  6. Player Props
  7. Team News
  8. Lineups
  9. Injuries
  10. Rosters
  11. Standings

Cavs to Make Short Work of Pacers

No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers (64-18, 30-11 Away) face No. 4 Indiana Pacers (50-32, 29-11 at Home) in game 3 of this NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinal matchup at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Pacers lead the series 2-0.

It’s time to go for the Cavaliers against the spread, especially with a generous -2.5 line at odds of 1.91. Our betting prediction is that this can be comfortably achieved against the Pacers.

7 Wins for Pacers in Previous 10 H2H Matchups

Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers clashed on Tuesday night, with the Pacers registering a 120-119 victory at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Aaron Nesmith and Myles Turner top scored for Pacers with 23 points, with Bennedict Mathurin on 19. For the Cavs, Donovan Mitchell totaled 48 points, Max Strus had 23, with Jarrett Allen recording 22 points and 12 rebounds.

It’s been four victories on the bounce for the Pacers when playing the Cavs. On the head-to-head front, they have won 7 of the past 10.

NBA Reg. Season W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Celtics Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
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Cleveland Cavaliers – Last 10 Games

The Cavs have 6 wins and 4 losses in the past 10 games. They are averaging 120.8 points, 47.3 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 9.9 steals and 4.0 blocks while shooting 47.6% from the field and 77.7% from the free-throw line. The opposition have averaged 107.8 points and 43.9 rebounds per contest.

Donovan Mitchell is averaging 18.5 points, Jarrett Allen 9.2 rebounds and Ty Jerome 3.5 assists, while Sam Merrill averages 2.4 (49.0%) 3-pointers made.

Indiana Pacers – Last 10 Games

The Pacers have won 8 and lost 2 of their last 10 contests. Averaging 118.5 points, 44.5 rebounds, 28.7 assists, 7.4 steals and 7.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field and 78.6% from the free-throw line. Their opponents have an average of 114.1 points and 45.4 rebounds.

Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 15.2 points and 8.5 assists, while Aaron Nesmith has an average of 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 (55.1%) 3-pointers made.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Cleveland Cavaliers lineup: Max Strus, Evan Mobley, Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, Donovan Mitchell.

Indiana Pacers lineup: Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Myles Turner, Pascal Siakam.

Expert NBA Analysis

We use the latest injury information to come up with the best possible NBA picks. You will also see that we take a stats-led approach by considering the key numbers.

Key Cavaliers vs Pacers stats:

  • The -2.5 line has been covered by Cavs in 13 of their last 20 games on the road.
  • The -2.5 line has been covered by Cavs in 6 of their last 10 games.
  • The -2.5 line has been covered by Cavs in 3 consecutive games on the road.

Cavaliers vs Pacers Prediction

The best betting angle could be Cleveland Cavaliers on the spread. You can land odds of 1.91 that the favorites are able to cover the -2.5 line and they're more than capable in this NBA contest.

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Cavs -2.5 Probability

According to the sportsbooks, our pick has a 52.4% chance of winning. However, our analysts think that the probability is close to 60% taking all factors into consideration. This is why we regard this as a value wager.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Darius Garland Over 15.5 Points 1.89 bet365 logo

Darius Garland (Cavs) has averaged 25.5 points in the past 4 games. This leads us nicely to back him to cover the Player Points line, with odds of 1.89 on offer for this bet.

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Tyrese Haliburton Over 4.5 Rebounds 2.04 bet365 logo

Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers) has had Over 4.5 rebounds in 4 straight home games. We’re expecting history to repeat itself and for him to cover the Player Rebounds line at 2.04.

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers Bet Builder Tips

Spread Cavaliers -2.5
Totals Under 229.5
Player Points Darius Garland Over 15.5

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Correct Score Prediction

Cavaliers Cavaliers logo 114 - 109 Pacers logo Pacers

We’re going for the Cavaliers to achieve a 114-109 win and the good news is that there are massive odds for this outcome. A small stake can return a potentially large amount.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Expecting Close Encounter

With a 68% chance of securing victory, Cleveland Cavaliers are favorites for this NBA game and the sportsbooks have them at betting odds of 1.47. Indiana Pacers are the underdogs at 2.80 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

5.5 is where the spread lies, with total points being 232 right now. A Total wager is always available and can often provide value selections. If you’re going for Under 232, this outcome can be backed at 1.89.

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Betting Lines & Odds

Donovan Mitchell Favorite to Get Most Points

Donovan Mitchell is favorite when it comes to landing the most baskets. You can get 1.83 that he goes Over 27.5 points and 1.91 when it comes to Under.

Player Points

Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers)
Over 27.5
1.83
Under 27.5
1.91
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Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers)
Over 18.5
1.92
Under 18.5
1.82
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Pascal Siakam (Pacers)
Over 18.5
1.92
Under 18.5
1.82
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Evan Mobley (Cavaliers)
Over 16.5
1.80
Under 16.5
1.93
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Player Assists

Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers)
Over 9.5
1.72
Under 9.5
2.05
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Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers)
Over 5.5
1.88
Under 5.5
1.85
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Darius Garland (Cavaliers)
Over 5.5
2.06
Under 5.5
1.71
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Andrew Nembhard (Pacers)
Over 5.5
1.95
Under 5.5
1.79
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Player Rebounds

Jarrett Allen (Cavaliers)
Over 10.5
1.82
Under 10.5
1.92
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Evan Mobley (Cavaliers)
Over 9.5
2.04
Under 9.5
1.72
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Myles Turner (Pacers)
Over 7.5
2.02
Under 7.5
1.75
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Pascal Siakam (Pacers)
Over 6.5
1.82
Under 6.5
1.92
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Micro Betting

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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Cleveland Cavaliers logo Cleveland Cavaliers Stats

Indiana Pacers logo Indiana Pacers Stats

Moneyline

  • 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

  • 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 home games

Point Spread

Point Spread

Total Points

Total Points

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team News

Cleveland Cavaliers Player Stats & Roster

Player GP MIN TP TA PTS AST 3P REB BLK STL
Donovan Mitchell 7 32.13 228 38 32.6 5.4 3.4 4.7 0.1 1.9
Evan Mobley 6 30.73 101 10 16.8 1.7 1.8 8.3 1.2 1.3
Jarrett Allen 7 30.06 102 12 14.6 1.7 - 10.3 1.0 2.6

Indiana Pacers Player Stats & Roster

Player GP MIN TP TA PTS AST 3P REB BLK STL
Tyrese Haliburton 8 34.85 133 80 16.6 10.0 1.9 5.5 1.0 0.8
Pascal Siakam 8 32.49 146 23 18.3 2.9 1.4 6.0 0.3 0.9
Andrew Nembhard 8 32.51 121 47 15.1 5.9 2.3 3.5 0.3 1.3

Injuries & Suspensions

Cleveland Cavaliers Injury Table

Type
Name
Info

Indiana Pacers Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Isaiah Jackson
Injured

Starting Lineups

Indiana Pacers logo Indiana Pacers Confirmed Lineup
0 Tyrese Haliburton
2 Andrew Nembhard
23 Aaron Nesmith
33 Myles Turner
43 Pascal Siakam
Cleveland Cavaliers logo Cleveland Cavaliers Confirmed Lineup
1 Max Strus
4 Evan Mobley
10 Darius Garland
31 Jarrett Allen
45 Donovan Mitchell

Previous Cleveland Cavaliers Lineups

10 May NBA Playoffs
Cavaliers 126-104 Pacers
07 May NBA Playoffs
Pacers 120-119 Cavaliers
05 May NBA Playoffs
Pacers 121-112 Cavaliers
29 Apr NBA Playoffs
Cavaliers 138-83 Heat
27 Apr NBA Playoffs
Cavaliers 124-87 Heat
24 Apr NBA Playoffs
Heat 112-121 Cavaliers
21 Apr NBA Playoffs
Heat 100-121 Cavaliers
14 Apr NBA
Pacers 126-118 Cavaliers
12 Apr NBA
Cavaliers 108-102 Knicks
11 Apr NBA
Cavaliers 112-114 Pacers

Previous Indiana Pacers Lineups

10 May NBA Playoffs
Cavaliers 126-104 Pacers
07 May NBA Playoffs
Pacers 120-119 Cavaliers
05 May NBA Playoffs
Pacers 121-112 Cavaliers
30 Apr NBA Playoffs
Bucks 118-119 Pacers
28 Apr NBA Playoffs
Pacers 129-103 Bucks
26 Apr NBA Playoffs
Pacers 101-117 Bucks
23 Apr NBA Playoffs
Bucks 115-123 Pacers
20 Apr NBA Playoffs
Bucks 98-117 Pacers
14 Apr NBA
Pacers 126-118 Cavaliers
12 Apr NBA
Magic 129-115 Pacers

NBA Regular Season Table Select Season

East Atlantic W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Celtics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Knicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
76ers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Raptors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
East Central W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pistons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
East Southeast W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Wizards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
West Northwest W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Nuggets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
West Pacific W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
West Southwest W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Eastern Conference W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Celtics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Knicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
76ers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Raptors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pistons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Wizards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Western Conference W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Nuggets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
NBA W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Celtics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nuggets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pistons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Knicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
76ers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Raptors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Wizards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
  • W = Wins
  • L = Losses
  • PCT = Winning Percentage
  • PPG = Points Per Game
  • OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
  • DIFF = Average Point Differential
  • Home = Home Record
  • Road = Away Record
  • Div = Division Record
  • Conf = Conference Record
  • Last 10 = Record last 10 games
  • Strk = Current Streak