Cavaliers vs. Pacers Eastern Semifinals Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for May 4

Cavaliers vs. Pacers Game Info

• Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025
• Time: 6 p.m. ET
• Venue: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse -- Cleveland, Ohio
• Coverage: TNT, truTV, and MAX

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Indiana Pacers square off to start the second round of the NBA Playoffs. The Cavaliers are favored by 8 points in the matchup, which airs on TNT, truTV, and MAX at 6 p.m. ET. The matchup has an over/under of 229 points.

Cavaliers vs. Pacers Odds & Spread

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Cavaliers vs. Pacers Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Cavaliers win (75.8%)

Cavaliers vs. Pacers Betting Trends

• The Cavaliers are 47-33-2 against the spread this season.
• In the Pacers' 82 games this season, they have 37 wins against the spread.
• This season, Cavaliers games have hit the over 50 times.
• Pacers games this season have hit the over on 44 of 82 set point totals (53.7%).
• Cleveland owns a worse record against the spread at home (23-17-1) than it does on the road (24-16-1).
• In home games, the Cavaliers go over the over/under 61% of the time (25 of 41 games). They hit the over in the same percentage of games on the road (25 of 41 contests).
• This year, Indiana is 19-21-1 at home against the spread (.463 winning percentage). Away, it is 18-22-1 ATS (.439).
• In terms of the over/under, Pacers games have finished over 53.7% of the time this year, both at home (22 of 41) and away (22 of 41).

Cavaliers Leaders

• Donovan Mitchell is averaging 24 points, 4.5 boards and 5 assists. Defensively, he averages 1.3 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
• Evan Mobley averages 18.5 points, 9.3 boards and 3.2 assists.
• Darius Garland averages 20.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 6.7 assists, shooting 47.2% from the field and 40.1% from beyond the arc, with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game.
• Jarrett Allen is averaging 13.5 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists.
• De'Andre Hunter is averaging 17 points, 4 rebounds and 1.4 assists.

Pacers Leaders

• Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 18.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 9.2 assists for the Pacers.
• Per game, Pascal Siakam gets the Pacers 20.2 points, 6.9 boards and 3.4 assists. He also averages 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks.
• Myles Turner's numbers on the season are 15.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest. He is sinking 48.1% of his shots from the field and 39.6% from 3-point range, with an average of 2.2 treys.
• Per game, Bennedict Mathurin gives the Pacers 16.1 points, 5.3 boards and 1.9 assists, plus 0.7 steals and 0.3 blocks.
• Per game, T.J. McConnell provides the Pacers 9.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists, plus 1.1 steals and 0.3 blocks.

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