The Cleveland Cavaliers (17-42) host the Indiana Pacers (35-24) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland at 8 p.m. ET Saturday. We analyze the Pacers-Cavaliers sports betting odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
Pacers at Cavaliers: Key Injuries
Pacers
- SG Jeremy Lamb (knee) out
- PG Edmond Sumner (hip) questionable
Cavaliers
- C Andre Drummond (calf) questionable
- PG Dante Exum (ankle) out
- SF Alfonzo McKinnie (foot) out
- SG Dylan Windler (shin) out
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Pacers at Cavaliers: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Pacers 109, Cavaliers 100
Moneyline (ML)
The Pacers (-250) have been a thorn in the side of the Cavaliers (+200) for many years, even when Cleveland was a contender. Indiana should win this one in Northeast Ohio, but you can’t risk two and a half times your potential return.
New to sports betting? A $10 bet on the Pacers ML returns a profit of just $4 if they win.
Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
Take the PACERS (-6.5, -106), even though the Cavaliers (+6.5, -115) has been covering on a regular basis lately. Cleveland is 5-1 ATS across the past six outings, including four wins straight up. They split the first two meetings with the Pacers back on Oct. 26-Nov. 1, going 1-1 ATS. Indiana is 22-9-1 ATS in the previous 32 meetings overall in this series, and 12-4 ATS in the past 16 trips to Cleveland.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 215.5 (-106) is the way to go in this one. The under is 2-0 in the first two meetings this season, and 4-1 in the past five meetings overall in the series. Lately the under has been trending for the Pacers, too, going 4-1 in the past five as a favorite and 4-1 in the past five against losing teams. The under is also 4-0 in the past four overall for Indiana, and 6-2 in the past eight for Cleveland.
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