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by Devesh Jaganath | in NBA Predictions
The Cleveland Cavaliers will play host to the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of their second-round NBA Playoff series at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Sunday night. The winner of this series between the Cavs and Pacers will move on to face either the Celtics or the Knicks in the conference final. Let’s get into our match prediction.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were the best team in the Eastern Conference this season. They secured their spot in the second round of the Playoffs by making light work of the Miami Heat in round one, clinching the series 4-0.
Cleveland will be well-rested coming into this match, having last played six days ago, and will also be brimming with confidence after smashing Miami by 37 and 55 points in their last two games, respectively.
Donovan Mitchell was excellent in the first round, averaging 23.8 points per game, while Darius Garland averaged 24.0 PPG, but he missed two games against the Heat through injury and is listed as a doubt for this one.
Meanwhile, the Indiana Pacers earned their second-round NBA Playoff berth for a second consecutive season by taking down the Milwaukee Bucks 4-1 in their first-round series.
However, it should be noted that the Bucks were some way from their best, with only Giannis Antetokounmpo really taking the challenge to Indiana, while Damian Lillard missed three of the five games.
Pascal Siakam has been the Pacers' top scorer in the Playoffs, averaging 19.8 PPG, while Tyrese Haliburton is their creative spark, averaging 17.6 points and 11.6 assists.
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The Best Betting Odds for Cleveland Cavaliers v Indiana Pacers Match
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Who will win the Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers Basketball game?
Our prediction for the Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers match is: Cleveland Cavaliers -7.5.
The best winner predictions and betting odds for the Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers game on 04/05/2025 of the current NBA season:
- Cleveland Cavaliers has a 60.53% chance to pick up the win against Indiana Pacers according to Vbet ⭐ with the odds of 1.3.
- There is a probability of 39.47% ⭐ for Indiana Pacers to win vs Cleveland Cavaliers with odds of 4.52 at 22bet.
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Cleveland Cavaliers - Indiana Pacers Key Points
- The Cavaliers have won their last 10 games when playing with a rest advantage.
- The Cavaliers have covered the spread in nine of their last games while playing with a rest advantage.
- The Cavaliers are 51-34-1 ATS this season.
- The Cavaliers were 34-7 at home during the regular season.
- The Cavaliers have won their last 13 Playoff semi-final matches when installed as favourites.
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Our Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction
While the Pacers beat this opponent 3-1 in the regular-season series, two of those matches came in the final week of the season when Cleveland were resting their first-team players.
Darius Garland is listed as a doubt for the Cavs in this match, but Cleveland thumped the Heat by 37 and 55 points without him, which illustrates the depth this team possesses. The hosts only lost seven home games all season, and we fancy them to take the lead in this series. Our Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers prediction is Cleveland Cavaliers -7.5.
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