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Indiana Pacers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Indiana Pacers and the Cleveland Cavaliers meet at Rocket Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -8.5-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total opened at 228.5.
In their last action, Cleveland was a 121-112 loser at home against the Pacers. They failed to cover the -8-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (233) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Indiana won its last outing, a 121-112 result against the Cavaliers on May 04. The Pacers covered in that game as a +8-point underdog, while the 233 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Indiana:
Team record: 55-33 SU,41-46-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Indiana is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Indiana is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 68-19 SU,51-35-1 ATS
Cleveland is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Next up:
Indiana home to Cleveland Friday, May 9