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

Published 11:33 pm Saturday, January 11, 2025

A pair of streaking teams square off when the Cleveland Cavaliers (33-4) host the Indiana Pacers (21-18) on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET. The Pacers are 9.5-point underdogs and will try to keep their 12-game win streak intact against the Cavaliers, who have won 12 straight.

Why don’t you check out the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Sunday’s game, before you place a wager on this contest?

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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 is 26-11-0 against the spread this season.
  • Indiana has 19 wins in 39 games against the spread this season.
  • 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 greater this season.

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Pick OU:

Under (239.5)

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

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Moneyline Pick: Cavaliers (-450)

  • The Cavaliers have been favorites in 34 games this season and won 31 (91.2%) of those contests.
  • The Pacers have come away with nine wins in the 18 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • 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 year, Indiana has won one of two games when listed as at least +333 or better 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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