NBA Best Bets: Cavaliers vs. Pacers Picks for January 12

Published 10:33 pm Saturday, January 11, 2025

The Indiana Pacers (21-18) will attempt to build on a five-game win 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.

To find the best bets you can make on Sunday’s game, based on our computer predictions, see below.

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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
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Cavaliers vs. Pacers Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 9.5)

  • Cleveland has 26 wins in 37 games against the spread this year.
  • Indiana has 19 wins in 39 games against the spread this year.
  • The Cavaliers are 11-7 as 9.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Pacers have one win ATS (1-1) as a 9.5-point underdog or more this year.

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Pick OU:

Under (239.5)

  • The Cavaliers and their opponents have gone over 239.5 combined points in 13 of 37 games this season.
  • The Pacers have combined with their opponents to score more than 239.5 points in 12 of 39 games this season.
  • Cleveland’s contests this year have an average total of 228.4, 11.1 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • Indiana’s games this season have had an average of 231.5 points, eight fewer points than this game’s point total.
  • The Cavaliers are the second-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Pacers have scored the fourth-most points.
  • This matchup features the NBA’s 26th-ranked (Pacers) and 11th-ranked (Cavaliers) scoring defenses.

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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 underdogs in 18 games this season and have come away with the win nine times (50%) in those contests.
  • Cleveland has a record of 17-1, a 94.4% win rate, when it’s favored by -450 or more by sportsbooks this season.
  • This season, Indiana has come away with a win one time in two chances when named as an underdog of at least +333 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The Cavaliers have a 81.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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