We have six games on tonight’s NBA slate and three of them have playoff or play-in tournament implications, highlighted by the Cavaliers going on the road tonight to face their division rivals in the Pacers.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers
Tonight in Indiana, the Cavaliers will look to sweep the season series from the Pacers. The Cavs truly are having a breakthrough season and no one would know that better than the Pacers. Before losing three games to the Cavs this season, Indiana was 8-2 on the Money Line vs. the Cavs. This season the Cavaliers are 15 games better than the Pacers.
Neither team has played particularly well as of late. Cleveland has only won four times in its last 10 games, while the Pacers are 3-7 on the Money in their last 10. In games this season vs. their division opponents, the Pacers are 4-10 ATS and 2-12 on the Money Line. The Cavs, on the other hand, are 7-4 ATS and on the Money Line.
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Since the beginning of February, Overs have cashed in 55% of NBA games, which is a pretty significant number. In that time frame, Pacers games have gone 10-4 (71%) to the Over. This season, the Pacers have allowed 112 points per game. Only four teams in the league have allowed more points per game.
On the flip side over 60% of the Cavs games have cashed to the Under.
While 60% of Cavs’ games have cashed to the Under on the season, the Over has cashed 66% of the time when they were favorites on the road. That includes a game vs. the Pacers, which finished 18 points over the closing Total.
PointsBet opened up the Total for tonight’s game at 222.5 and that number got as high as 224.5 before settling in at 223.I think the Over is the play this evening at and will play it up to 225.
Edge: Over 223
