The Indiana Pacers bring a 3-1 lead into a decisive Game 5 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs. The Cavaliers are favored by 8 points in the matchup, which airs on TNT, MAX, and truTV at 7 p.m. ET. The matchup has an over/under of 231.
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Cavaliers Cover -8 vs Pacers -110
Cavaliers vs. Pacers betting lines
- Cavaliers odds to win: -316
- Pacers odds to win: +254
- Spread: Cavaliers (-8)
- Total: 231
Cavaliers Statistics, Trends and More
As the Home Team
- Cleveland has a 22-18-1 ATS record in home games so far while going 34-7 overall in those contests.
- This season, Cleveland has a 14-14 record ATS at home as 8-point favorites or more.
- Cavaliers games have hit the over on the set point total 25 times at home this year.
- Cleveland and its opponents have averaged a total of 231.4 points per home contest this season, 0.4 points greater than this game’s listed total.
Cavaliers Recent Trends
- The Cavaliers are 6-4 overall and 5-5 against the spread in their past 10 games.
- The final score of the last 10 Cavaliers games has gone over the set total seven times.
- The last 10 Cavaliers games averaged 222.4 total points, 8.6 fewer points than this matchup’s point total.
- The Cavaliers’ per-game scoring average over their last 10 games is 2.3 points lower than their season-long average.
Cavaliers Betting Records
- The Cavaliers have gone 60-14 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 81.1% of those games).
- Cleveland has gone 38-6 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -316 or shorter (winning 86.4%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cavaliers have an implied win probability of 76.0%.
| 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 Away Team
- The Pacers have a 19-22 ATS record in road games so far while going 21-20 overall in those contests.
- This year, the Pacers are 2-2 ATS in road games when playing as 8-point underdogs or more.
- The Pacers have gone over a set point total in a road game 22 times this season.
- Recent performance hints at an edge to the Pacers to beat the total. This year their road games averaged a total of 233.5 points per contest.
Pacers Recent Trends
- The Pacers have covered the spread seven times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 8-2 record straight-up in those games.
- The final scores of the past 10 Pacers games have surpassed the set total seven times.
- The past 10 Pacers games averaged 2.8 fewer points (228.2) than this matchup’s over/under.
- Over their last 10 games, the Pacers have scored 1.5 more points per contest compared to their 117.4 PPG season-long scoring average.
Pacers Betting Records
- Indiana has entered the game as underdogs 33 times this season and won 16, or 48.5%, of those games.
- The Pacers have a record of 3-3 in games where oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +254 on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win by the Pacers based on the moneyline is 28.2%.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.8 (third in NBA) | 47.4 (22nd) | 41.8 (27th) | 45 (21st) | 29.2 (third) | 12.2 (third) |
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