Cavaliers vs. Pacers betting: NBA Playoffs Game 4 preview

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The Indiana Pacers are 5.5-point underdogs for Game 4 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday, tipping off at 8 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV, and MAX. The matchup’s point total is set at 230.5.

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Cavaliers vs. Pacers betting lines

  • Cavaliers odds to win: -230
  • Pacers odds to win: +189
  • Spread: Cavaliers (-5.5)
  • Total: 230.5

Cavaliers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Cleveland has a 26-15 ATS record in road games so far while going 30-11 overall in those contests.
  • Cleveland has gone 15-10 ATS on the road this year as 5.5-point favorites or more.
  • On the road this season, Cavaliers games have gone over the set point total 25 times.
  • Recent history gives an edge to Cleveland to beat the total. This year its road games averaged a total of 230.8 points per contest.

Cavaliers Recent Trends

  • The Cavaliers have a 6-4 record straight-up in their last 10 contests, while covering the spread six times in those games.
  • The Cavaliers and their opponents have hit the over in six of those 10 games.
  • The past 10 Cavaliers games averaged 7.7 fewer points (222.8) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Cavaliers’ per-game scoring average over their past 10 games is 2.0 points lower than their season-long average.

Cavaliers Betting Records

  • The Cavaliers have been favored on the moneyline 74 total times this season. They’ve gone 60-14 in those games.
  • Cleveland has gone 48-9 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -230 or shorter (winning 84.2%).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Cavaliers’ implied win probability is 69.7%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.1 (second in NBA) 45.4 (third) 45.4 (fifth) 43.5 (10th) 28.1 (ninth) 12.5 (fifth)

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Pacers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • At home this year, Pacers games have hit the over on the set point total 22 times.
  • The Pacers have a 19-21-1 record against the spread at home and is 29-12 in home contests.
  • The Pacers have gone 9-11-1 ATS at home this season as 5.5-point underdogs or more.
  • The Pacers and their opponents have averaged a total of 231.9 points per home contest this season, 1.4 points greater than this game’s listed total.

Pacers Recent Trends

  • The Pacers are 7-3 overall and 6-4 against the spread in their last 10 games.
  • The Pacers and their opponents have combined to hit the over in seven of the past 10 games.
  • The past 10 Pacers games averaged 4.0 fewer points (226.5) than this matchup’s point total.
  • During their last 10 games, the Pacers have scored 0.1 more points per contest compared to their 117.4 PPG season-long scoring average.

Pacers Betting Records

  • Indiana has won 16, or 48.5%, of the 33 games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • The Pacers have a record of 7-5 in games where sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least +189 on the moneyline.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pacers have a 34.6% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.8 (third in NBA) 47.4 (22nd) 41.8 (27th) 45.0 (21st) 29.2 (third) 12.2 (third)
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