Cavaliers vs. Pacers Predictions, Best Bets and Odds – Sunday, January 12, 2025

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A pair of streaking teams square off 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, winners of 12 straight. The matchup’s over/under is 240.

Keep reading for the best bets you can place on Sunday’s game, based on our computer predictions.

How to Bet on Cavaliers vs. Pacers

Pick the Cavaliers (-9) to Cover

  • Against the spread, the Cavaliers are 26-11-0 this season.
  • In the Pacers’ 39 games this season, they have 19 wins against the spread.
  • So far this season, the Cavaliers have been installed as favorites by a 9-point margin or more 19 times and are 12-7 ATS in those games.
  • The Pacers have been underdogs by 9 points or more two times this year and covered the spread once.
  • Take the Points Under (240)

  • This year, the Cavaliers games have gone over 240 points scored, their current matchup’s total, 13 (out of 37) times.
  • The Pacers have played in 12 games this season (30.8% of chances) in which the teams combined to score more than 240 points.
  • The Cavaliers and the Pacers combine to average 1.7 fewer points per game than the over/under of 240 set for this game.
  • Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 226.9 points per game, 13.1 fewer than the point total for this matchup.
  • The average point total in Cavaliers games this season is 11.7 fewer points than the total of 240 in this matchup.
  • The average over/under for Pacers games this season is 8.3 fewer points than the point total of 240 for this outing.
  • Back the Cavaliers on the Moneyline (-425)

  • The Cavaliers have won in 31, or 91.2%, of the 34 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
  • The Pacers have compiled a 9-9 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 50% of those games).
  • The Cavaliers have not lost in 16 games this year when favored by -425 or better on the moneyline.
  • The Pacers have a 1-1 record (winning 50% of their games) when they have played as a moneyline underdog of +330 or longer.
  • The Cavaliers have an implied victory probability of 81% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Pacers’ implied win probability is 23.3%.
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