Pacers vs Cavaliers: Can Indiana Upset Cleveland? NBA Lines, Preview & Expert Takes

Every single team is in action around the NBA on Friday and one of the most important games from an Eastern Conference playoff perspective is Indiana at Cleveland as both jockey to improve their seed. The Cavs are short favorites on the NBA odds

2024 NBA Expert Analysis Indiana vs Cleveland | MyBookie Sportsbook NBA Week 25

Pacers vs Cavaliers Season Series

Indiana won the first two meetings vs. the Cavs early in the season but Cleveland won the most recent matchup 108-103 in Indianapolis on March 18. Cleveland led by as many as nine in the final quarter before Indiana pulled even with 2:05 remaining. Caris LeVert drove baseline and then pulled up and swished a 9-foot fadeaway jumper to regain the lead. The Pacers didn’t score again. LeVert and Jarrett Allen led the Cavs with 23 points each. They played without three other starters, including All-Star Donovan Mitchell. The Cavs have won eight of the past 11 in the series overall.

Why Bet on Indiana Pacers?

The Pacers (46-34) currently sit sixth in the Eastern Conference but could slip to seventh and the play-in tournament or potentially climb to fifth. This is their final road game of the regular season.

The Pacers have seven players who are averaging 10 or more points per game and have received key contributions off the bench from several players all season. The Pacers are 38-14 when six or more players score in double figures. Toppin ranks second in field goal percentage off the bench as he is shooting 57.2 percent this season. Toppin has reached double figures in scoring 18 times off the bench. McConnell leads all bench players with 5.5 assists per game and 10th overall in the NBA with an assists-per-turnover ratio of 3.81.

The Pacers have led the NBA in field goal percentage for nearly the entirety of this season. Their current percentage of .468 would mark the highest field goal percentage in team history and the NBA’s highest since 1991-92 (Chicago, .508).

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Why Bet on Cleveland Cavaliers?

The Cavs (47-33) sit fourth in the East but could get to third or slip into the play-in tournament although that’s very unlikely. They snapped a three-game skid Wednesday with a 110-98 win over short-handed Memphis t to move within a victory of wrapping up a playoff spot. Cleveland would lock up a top-six finish and its second straight playoff appearance with a victory Friday or a win Sunday over Charlotte. It also clinches if Philadelphia loses one of its two remaining games.

Mitchell led Cleveland in scoring and hit five three-point shots for the first time since Feb. 7 against the Wizards. Mitchell is on pace to become just the 2nd player in team history to have two or more seasons averaging 26.0+ PPG (LeBron James – 8 times).

“It was time to get going and I felt really good,” said Mitchell, who also broke his nose in mid-March. “The biggest cure for my knee is rest, but we don’t have time for that, so we have to find ways to adapt. I wanted to set the tone here.”

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