Cavaliers vs. Pacers Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – January 12
Published 9:16 pm Saturday, January 11, 2025
The Indiana Pacers (21-18) will attempt to extend a five-game winning streak when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers (33-4) at 6:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 12, 2025 as 9.5-point underdogs. The Cavaliers have won 12 games in a row.
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Cavaliers vs. Pacers Game Info & Odds
- Date: Sunday, January 12, 2025
- Time: 6:00 PM ET
- How to watch on TV: FDSOH and FDSIN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Venue: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
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Cavaliers vs. Pacers Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Cavaliers 122 – Pacers 110
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Spread & Total Prediction for Cavaliers vs. Pacers
- Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 9.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Cavaliers (-12.2)
- Pick OU:
Under (239.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 232.6
- The Cavaliers (26-11-0 ATS) have covered the spread 70.3% of the time, 21.6% more often than the Pacers (19-20-0) this year.
- Cleveland covers the spread when it is a 9.5-point favorite or more 61.1% of the time. That’s more often than Indiana covers as an underdog of 9.5 or more (50%).
- When it comes to eclipsing the point total in 2024-25, Indiana and its opponents don’t do it as often (59% of the time) as Cleveland and its opponents (64.9%).
- As a moneyline favorite this year, the Cavaliers are 31-3, a better record than the Pacers have recorded (9-9) as moneyline underdogs.
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Cavaliers Performance Insights
- The Cavaliers are allowing 111.4 points per game this year (12th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really played well on offense, averaging 122.9 points per contest (best).
- Cleveland is pulling down 43.6 boards per game (18th-ranked in league). It is ceding 43.8 rebounds per contest (13th-ranked).
- The Cavaliers have been piling up assists in 2024-25, ranking fifth-best in the NBA with 29.4 dimes per game.
- Cleveland is forcing 14.5 turnovers per game this year (eighth-ranked in NBA), but it has averaged just 12.3 turnovers per game (fourth-best).
- When it comes to three-point shooting, things are clicking for the Cavaliers, who are making 16.3 three-pointers per game (third-best in NBA) and shooting 40.5% from downtown (best).
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Pacers Performance Insights
- At 115.4 points scored per game and 115.5 points allowed, the Pacers are 11th in the league on offense and 22nd on defense.
- Indiana is the fourth-worst squad in the NBA in rebounds per game (41.6) and 14th in rebounds allowed (43.9).
- The Pacers are ninth in the league in assists (28.2 per game) in 2024-25.
- In 2024-25, Indiana is eighth in the league in turnovers committed (13 per game) and 17th in turnovers forced (13.7).
- The Pacers make 12.7 3-pointers per game and shoot 37.3% from beyond the arc, ranking 19th and eighth, respectively, in the NBA.
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