NBA Best Bets: Cavaliers vs. Pacers Picks for January 12
Published 11:33 pm Saturday, January 11, 2025
The Indiana Pacers (21-18) will try 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.
Why don’t you check out the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Sunday’s game, before you place a wager on this matchup?
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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)
- Cleveland’s record against the spread is 26-11-0.
- Indiana has 19 wins in 39 games against the spread this year.
- Against the spread as 9.5-point favorites or more, the Cavaliers are 11-7.
- The Pacers have won once ATS (1-1) as a 9.5-point underdog or greater this year.
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Pick OU:
Under (239.5)
- The Cavaliers and their opponents have scored more than 239.5 points in 13 of 37 games this season.
- Pacers games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 239.5 points in 12 of 39 outings.
- The average point total in Cleveland’s contests this year is 228.4, 11.1 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- Indiana has had an average of 231.5 points scored in its games so far this season, eight points fewer than this game’s over/under.
- The Cavaliers are the second-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Pacers have scored the fourth-most points.
- The Pacers have surrendered the 26th-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Cavaliers have given up the 11th-fewest.
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Moneyline Pick: Cavaliers (-450)
- This season, the Cavaliers have won 31 out of the 34 games, or 91.2%, in which they’ve been favored.
- The Pacers have been victorious in nine, or 50%, of the 18 contests they have been chosen as 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 worse on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cavaliers have a 81.8% chance to win.
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