The Cleveland Cavaliers (47-33) host the Indiana Pacers (46-34) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, starting at 7:30 PM ET on Friday, April 12, 2024. The Cavaliers are 3-point favorites in the game, the fourth matchup between the teams this season. The over/under is set at 232.5 for the matchup.
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Spread: Pacers (+3) to Cover
- The spread for this game suggested by the model (1.9 points) is slightly less than the 3-point edge DraftKings gives to the Cavaliers, though the data still has them as the favorite.
- Indiana’s ATS record is 43-34-3 this season.
- When playing as at least 3-point underdogs this year, the Pacers have an ATS record of 19-10-2.
- Cleveland is 37-41-2 against the spread this season.
- The Cavaliers are 17-20-2 ATS this season when playing as at least 3-point favorites.
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Total: Over 232.5
- The model’s predicted total (232.7 points) and the DraftKings set total (232.5 points) are virtually the same for this contest.
- In 21 games this season, Cleveland and its opponent have combined to score more than 232.5 points.
- Indiana’s games have finished with over 232.5 points scored 54 times this year.
- The Cavaliers and their opponents have combined to hit the over 38 out of 80 times this season.
- A total of 40 Pacers games this year have hit the over.
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Moneyline Winner: Cavaliers (-142)
- Prediction: Cavaliers 117, Pacers 115
- This season, Cleveland has won 36 out of the 51 games, or 70.6%, in which it has been favored.
- Indiana has come away with 20 wins in the 37 contests it has been listed as the underdog this season.
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Jarrett Allen Points Prop: Over 17.5
- Jarrett Allen puts up 16.4 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 0.7 steals and 1.1 blocks.
- Allen’s 16.4 points per game average is 1.1 fewer than Friday’s over/under.
- So far this season, Allen is 37-for-75 at hitting the over on the total set for his points prop.
- The Pacers are the best squad in the NBA in points scored (122.9 per game) but fourth-worst in points allowed (120.2).
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Pascal Siakam Points Prop: Under 20.5
- Pascal Siakam is averaging 21.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. He’s also sinking 53.4% of his shots from the field and 34.0% from 3-point range, with 1.1 triples per game.
- The 20.5-point over/under for Siakam on Friday is 1.2 lower than his scoring average.
- This season Siakam is 34-for-81 at hitting the over on the over/under set for him in terms of points.
- With 112.5 points per game on offense, the Cavaliers are 21st in the NBA. On defense, they allow 110.0 points per contest, which ranks seventh in the league.
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