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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers
The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Indiana Pacers will meet on the court at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Pacers as -8-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 219.5.
The Pacers were a 116-111 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Celtics. They failed to cover the -1-point spread as favorites, while the total score (227) made winners of OVER bettors.
Cleveland lost its last outing, a 95-86 result against the Knicks on December 29. The Cavaliers failed to cover in that game as a -3.5-point favorite, while the 181 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Cleveland:
Team record: 3-1 SU,3-1 ATS
Cleveland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Cleveland is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Indiana:
Team record: 3-1 SU,3-1 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games
Indiana is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Indiana is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home
Next up:
Cleveland at Atlanta Saturday, January 2
Indiana home to New York Saturday, January 2