Pacers vs Cavaliers Game Breakdown & Projections – Fri, Apr 12th 2024

Get ready for an electrifying showdown at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse tonight as the Indiana Pacers and the Cleveland Cavaliers, both boasting impressive 46-34 records, clash in a battle that’s as tight as their standings! With the tipoff set for 7:30 PM EST, the stakes are sky-high as both teams look to climb up the Eastern conference ladder, locked in a dead heat just 3 games back from the top. The betting lines are buzzing with an over/under of 233.5, hinting at a high-octane shootout, especially after the Pacers’ explosive 140-123 victory over Toronto and the Cavs’ solid 110-98 win against Memphis. As the excitement builds, tonight’s game promises not just to be a matchup, but a full-on hoop extravaganza where we’ll find out if the Pacers can outpace or the Cavaliers can hold court!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 12, 2024 07:30PM EST

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland

Vegas Odds

	IND ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+130	-150	233.0	3.0/-3.0
Recent	+100	-130	233.5	2.5/-2.5
Difference	-30	+20	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

21W-19L

50.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

25W-13L

50.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
03/18/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	25	29	36	18	108	Under
03/18/24	Indiana Pacers IND	34	20	29	20	103	Under
11/03/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	26	27	34	29	116	Over
11/03/23	Indiana Pacers IND	36	34	18	33	121	Over
10/28/23	Indiana Pacers IND	31	29	31	34	125	Over
10/28/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	37	9	38	26	110	Over
04/02/23	Indiana Pacers IND	28	33	26	18	105	Under
04/02/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	28	31	27	29	115	Under
02/05/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	27	35	36	24	122	Under
02/05/23	Indiana Pacers IND	25	21	38	19	103	Under
12/29/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	34	34	28	30	126	Over
12/29/22	Indiana Pacers IND	29	35	35	36	135	Over
12/16/22	Indiana Pacers IND	31	30	33	18	112	Under
12/16/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	29	25	29	35	118	Under
03/08/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	32	31	27	37	127	Over
03/08/22	Indiana Pacers IND	24	39	35	26	124	Over
02/11/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	28	35	25	32	120	Under
02/11/22	Indiana Pacers IND	47	27	22	17	113	Under
02/06/22	Indiana Pacers IND	27	20	21	17	85	Under
02/06/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	12	24	25	37	98	Under
01/02/22	Indiana Pacers IND	30	26	28	20	104	Under
01/02/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	30	28	30	20	108	Under

Pacers Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

Pacers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/09	vs TOR	140-123W	44	33	13	99
04/07	@ MIA	117-115W	37	27	6	86
04/05	@ OKL	126-112W	39	30	13	88
04/03	vs BRO	111-115L	45	27	9	103
04/01	@ BRO	133-111W	47	35	9	103
03/29	@ LAL	109-90W	46	27	8	91
03/27	vs CHI	99-125L	40	25	13	85
03/25	vs LAC	133-116W	34	28	8	86
03/24	vs LAL	145-150L	40	39	11	107
03/22	vs GSW	123-111W	50	32	11	103

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/10	@ MEM	110-98W	47	27	13	82
04/07	vs LAC	118-120L	36	27	11	88
04/06	vs LAL	97-116L	40	24	18	90
04/03	vs PHX	101-122L	37	28	15	83
04/02	vs UTA	129-113W	41	38	13	85
03/31	vs DEN	101-130L	28	26	15	82
03/29	@ PHI	117-114W	37	34	13	84
03/27	vs CHA	111-118L	32	33	13	85
03/25	@ CHA	115-92W	47	41	12	86
03/24	vs MIA	84-121L	30	24	17	72

Starting Lineups

Indiana Pacers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Tyrese Haliburton PG	46.0	43.9	39.8	100%	40.2
Andrew Nembhard SG	18.5	18.4	19.5	100%	19.8
Aaron Nesmith SF	22.8	22.2	24.3	100%	23.2
Pascal Siakam PF	42.5	32.9	38.3	100%	38.7
Myles Turner C	31.0	30.1	30.7	100%	31.1

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	43.1	37.4	35.9	100%	36.2
Darius Garland PG	41.2	38.9	33.4	100%	33.8
Donovan Mitchell SG	44.3	37.0	45.3	100%	43.8
Evan Mobley PF	38.4	36.6	34.6	100%	34.9
Max Strus SF	26.1	30.1	24.4	100%	23.7

Pacers Notable Injuries

Quenton Jackson (PG/SG): Avg: 1.0pts, 1.5reb, 0.0ast, 1.9 minutes. Last game: 04/09/24. Impact: 1.8
Kendall Brown (SG/SF): Avg: 1.2pts, 0.3reb, 0.3ast, 3.7 minutes. Last game: 04/09/24. Impact: 0.3
Isaiah Wong (PG): Avg: 2.0pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 4.3 minutes. Last game: 04/01/24. Impact: 0.3

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Sam Merrill (SG): Avg: 7.9pts, 2.0reb, 1.8ast, 17.5 minutes. Last game: 04/07/24. Impact: 2.4
Damian Jones (C): Avg: 2.6pts, 1.6reb, 0.4ast, 6.5 minutes. Last game: 04/10/24. Impact: 1.1

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Pascal Siakam	IND	Pts	20.5	23.1	+2.6	40%	60%	53%	53%	CLE	-3.0	#11
Darius Garland	CLE	Pts	18.5	21.1	+2.6	40%	20%	33%	33%	IND	-0.7	#14
Jarrett Allen	CLE	Reb	10.5	12.2	+1.7	40%	40%	40%	40%	IND	+3.6	#30
T.J. McConnell	IND	Reb	2.5	2.9	+0.4	60%	50%	53%	53%	CLE	-0.6	#5
Tyrese Haliburton	IND	Ast	9.5	10.7	+1.2	40%	40%	47%	47%	CLE	+0.4	#23
Isaac Okoro	CLE	Ast	0.5	1.5	+1.0	20%	50%	67%	67%	IND	-1.7	#4

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Pacers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#21	#30	#3	#19	4.4%
PF	#28	#2	#8	#10	-3.5%
PG	#1	#29	#13	#1	-54.8%
SF	#18	#1	#4	#6	-28.2%
SG	#14	#30	#7	#14	-2.6%

Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#8	#16	#20	#15	0.8%
PF	#29	#10	#14	#25	5.1%
PG	#22	#1	#6	#11	-13.0%
SF	#11	#28	#18	#19	5.5%
SG	#4	#5	#23	#8	-5.0%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

122.2

107.0

Rebounds per Game

43.1

38.9

Assists per Game

30.0

29.4

Steals per Game

7.5

7.1

Blocks per Game

5.9

4.1

Shots per Game

95.3

83.1

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.6

13.0

2-Pt Percentage per Game

58.5

55.8

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.5

36.9

Turnovers per Game

10.1

13.4

Fouls per Game

22.0

15.9

Recent Trends

Quenton Jackson (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 50.5% to 12.0, 24.3 min average previous 3 games.
Dean Wade (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 60.2% to 28.1, 17.5 min average previous 3 games.