Cavaliers vs. Pacers betting: NBA preview for January 12

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Two hot teams hit the court when the Cleveland Cavaliers (33-4) host the Indiana Pacers (21-18) on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET. The Pacers are 9-point underdogs and will attempt to keep their 12-game win streak allive against the Cavaliers, who have won 12 straight. The matchup has an over/under of 240.5 points.

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Cavaliers Cover -9 vs Pacers -110

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Cavaliers vs. Pacers betting lines

  • Cavaliers odds to win: -418
  • Pacers odds to win: +324
  • Spread: Cavaliers (-9)
  • Total: 240.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Cavaliers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Cleveland is 20-1 in home contests with a 14-7 record against the spread at home.
  • Cleveland’s record against the spread is 7-6 as 9-point favorites or more at home this season.
  • The Cavaliers have hit the over in 14 of their 21 home games this year with a set over/under (66.7%).
  • Recent history seems to go against Cleveland to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 228.9 points per contest this season.

Cavaliers Recent Trends

  • The Cavaliers have a 10-0 record straight-up in their last 10 contests, while covering the spread seven times in those games.
  • The Cavaliers’ past 10 contests saw eight hit the over.
  • The last 10 Cavaliers games averaged 229.3 total points, 11.2 fewer points than this matchup’s point total.
  • The Cavaliers’ per-game scoring average across their past 10 games is 3.9 points higher than their season-long average.

Cavaliers Betting Records

  • The Cavaliers have put together a 31-3 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 91.2% of those games).
  • When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -418 or shorter, Cleveland has gone 17-1 (94.4% win percentage).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cavaliers have an implied win probability of 80.7%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.5 (first in NBA) 45.6 (ninth) 43.6 (18th) 43.8 (13th) 29.4 (fifth) 12.3 (fourth)

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Pacers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Pacers have an 11-11 ATS record in road games so far while going 10-12 overall in those contests.
  • The Pacers have a 1-0 record ATS in road games this season when playing as 9-point underdogs or more.
  • The Pacers have hit the over in 12 of their 22 road games this season with a set over/under (54.5%).
  • The Pacers and their opponents have averaged a total of 232.5 points per road contest this year, 8.0 points fewer than this game’s posted total.

Pacers Recent Trends

  • The Pacers have covered the spread seven times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 7-3 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Pacers and their opponents have combined to hit the over in five of the past 10 games.
  • The last 10 Pacers games averaged 230.1 total points, 10.4 fewer points than this matchup’s point total.
  • Across their last 10 games, the Pacers have scored 1.5 more points per contest compared to their 115.4 PPG season-long scoring average.

Pacers Betting Records

  • This season, Indiana has been the underdog 18 times and won nine, or 50%, of those games.
  • The Pacers have entered two games this season as the underdog by +324 or more and is 1-1 in those contests.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pacers have a 23.6% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49 (fourth in NBA) 47.5 (21st) 41.6 (27th) 43.9 (14th) 28.2 (ninth) 13 (eighth)
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