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2025 NBA Playoffs Handicapping Indiana Pacers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
(3-1) Indiana Pacers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (1-3)
Date: Tuesday, May 13th
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Venue: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland
Moneyline NBA Odds: Pacers +241 | Cavaliers -295 (Bet Now!)
NBA ATS Betting Odds: Cavaliers -7.5
Today’s NBA Betting Total (O/U): 228.5
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Indiana has the first chance to punch their ticket to the Conference Finals if it can win Game 5 versus the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday, May 13th.
The Pacers got the stranglehold on the series with a 129-109 victory in Game 4.
These teams played four times this regular season, with Indy being one of the few squads to have the upper hand on Cleveland, as they won three times.
Season Series
The Pacers hold the all-time record between the clubs with 111 wins in 215 meetings. Last year, the teams played four times, splitting the season series.
This will be the fourth time these clubs are meeting in the postseason, with the Cavs holding a 2-1 edge in those series.
Indiana Pacers
The Pacers finally solved the Cavs zone that gave them fits in Game 3.
A combination of an improved defense and a good offensive balance between 3-pointers and drives allowed them to dominate.
Indy forced 22 turnovers (creating 35 points) and scored 80 first-half points.
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Pacers Stats
This campaign, Indiana possessed the ninth-ranked offense (115.4) and tied for 13th on defense (113.3) while their net differential of plus +2.1 registered tied for 12th overall.
The Pacers struggle against the spread with a 43-47-1 record through 91 matches.
Pacers Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Isaiah Jackson, PF (OUT for season — Achilles
Cleveland Cavaliers
Luck is always involved in teams that win the title, and for the Cavaliers, who had a dream regular season, they have hit a run of bad luck with injuries.
Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, and De’Andre Hunter all missed a game, and now Donovan Mitchell is nursing a sore ankle that kept him out of the second half on Sunday.
Cavaliers Stats
Through the season, Cleveland ranked first offensively (121.0), and eighth defensively (111.8) with a plus +9.2 net differential that ranked third overall.
Cleveland performs above average against the spread with a 52-37-1 record through 90 contests.
Cavaliers Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Donovan Mitchell, SG (questionable — ankle)
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Pacers vs. Cavaliers NBA Betting Trends:
- All in all, the Pacers are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana’s last 6 games.
- Also, the Pacers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
- By comparison, the Cavaliers are 13-7 SU in its last 20 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games.
- Additionally, Cleveland is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when hosting Indiana.
Free NBA Prediction:
It’s not inconceivable that the Cavs will win, but it’ll be much tougher if Mitchell can’t go. Watch for Tyrese Haliburton to be aggressive early, as it’s the key to Indy winning.
4* Free Pacers vs. Cavaliers NBA Betting Pick: Pacers +7.5
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NBA Tweet Of The Day
Three teams are currently down 3-1:
the 64-win Cleveland Cavaliers
the 61-win Boston Celtics
& the Golden State Warriors without Steph CurryOnly 13 teams have come back from a 3-1 deficit in NBA playoff history…
— Keerthika Uthayakumar (@keerthikau) May 13, 2025
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