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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers
The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Indiana Pacers will meet on the court at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -4.5-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total opened at 230.5.
The Pacers were a 126-104 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Cavaliers. They failed to cover the +5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (230) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Cleveland won its last outing, a 126-104 result against the Pacers on May 09. The Cavaliers covered in that game as a -5-point favorite, while the 230 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Cleveland:
Team record: 69-20 SU,52-36-1 ATS
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Indiana:
Team record: 56-34 SU,42-47-1 ATS
Indiana is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Indiana is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
Next up:
Cleveland home to Indiana Tuesday, May 13