NBA Best Bets: Cavaliers vs. Pacers Picks for January 12
Published 11:33 pm Saturday, January 11, 2025
The Indiana Pacers (21-18) will look 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.
If you hope to make an informed wager on Sunday’s game, discover the best bets on the board in this article (based on our computer predictions).
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Cavaliers vs. Pacers Game Info
- When: Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET
- Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio
- TV: FDSOH and FDSIN
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Cavaliers vs. Pacers Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 9.5)
- Against the spread, Cleveland is 26-11-0 this season.
- Against the spread, Indiana is 19-20-0 this year.
- As 9.5-point favorites or more, the Cavaliers are 11-7 against the spread.
- The Pacers have won once ATS (1-1) as a 9.5-point underdog or more this year.
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Pick OU:
Under (239.5)
- The Cavaliers’ 37 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 239.5 points 13 times.
- The Pacers have played 12 games this season that have gone over 239.5 combined points scored.
- Cleveland has an average point total of 228.4 in its contests this year, 11.1 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- The average over/under for Indiana’s contests this season is 231.5, eight fewer points than this game’s point total.
- The Cavaliers score the second-most points in the league this season, while the Pacers’ offense puts up the fourth-most.
- The Cavaliers are the league’s 11th-ranked scoring defense while the Pacers are the 26th-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Cavaliers (-450)
- The Cavaliers have been favorites in 34 games this season and won 31 (91.2%) of those contests.
- The Pacers have come away with nine wins in the 18 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This season, Cleveland has won 17 of its 18 games, or 94.4%, when favored by at least -450 on the moneyline.
- This season, Indiana has come away with a win one time in two chances when named as an underdog of at least +333 or longer on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cavaliers have a 81.8% chance to win.
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