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Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 16, 2022 at 7:30 PM ET

Venue: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse — Cleveland, OH

Article updated Dec 15, 11:39 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Indiana is on the road playing Cleveland at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse stadium on Friday, 12/16/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. Cleveland -7.5 was the opening favorite and current

Game outlook

Indiana is on the road playing Cleveland at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse stadium on Friday, 12/16/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. Cleveland -7.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Cleveland -8.

Indiana Highlights

With a power ranking of 15, Indiana is ranked #10 in offense (scoring an average of 115.00 per game), #23 in defense (allowing an average of 115.72 points to be scored against them per game) and are 15-14 (16-13 ATS) this season.

Cleveland Highlights

Cleveland Cavaliers has a power ranking of 10 and are #24 for offense (scoring an average of 110.66 per game), #1 for defense (giving up an average of 115.72 points per game) and 18-11 (16-11-2 ATS) overall. Indiana went 3-0 (3-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Cleveland.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be IND 119, CLE 103. 57% of SportsJaw players predict Cleveland Cavaliers to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Cleveland will win, indiana will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Pacers 119 to Cavaliers 111.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Pacers 119 to Cavaliers 111.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw Pacers vs Cavaliers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Pacers vs Cavaliers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Indiana Pacers+238 → +265Moved
  • Moneyline · Cleveland Cavaliers-288 → -330Moved
  • Spread · Indiana Pacers+7.5 (-110) → +8 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Cleveland Cavaliers-7.5 (-110) → -8 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over222.5 (-110) → 222 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under222.5 (-110) → 222 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Indiana Pacers
15-14 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Cleveland Cavaliers
18-11 matchup record · 4-4-2 ATS · 1-9-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-16T04:39:03.657Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Indiana Pacers 118-112

Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Indiana Pacers 118-112 on December 16, 2022, a 6-point decision in the series. Cleveland Cavaliers' strongest period was the 4th quarter, when it outscored its opponent 35-18. Against SportsJaw's recorded Indiana Pacers +8 (-110) spread, Indiana Pacers covered, while the 230 combined points finished over the recorded total of 222.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • VegaspatSpread · Indiana Pacers +7.5 (-110)Win
  • JoeThomasSpread · Indiana Pacers +8 (-110)Win
  • TowerTalkSportsSpread · Cleveland Cavaliers -8 (-110)Loss
  • 1954085126Spread · Cleveland Cavaliers -8 (-110)Loss
  • 1954085126Total · Under 222 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Cleveland Cavaliers -8 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Indiana Pacers +8 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 222 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Indiana Pacers +8 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 222 (-110)Win
  • JohnTharpTotal · Under 222 (-110)Loss
  • JohnTharpSpread · Cleveland Cavaliers -8 (-110)Loss
  • JohnTharpMoneyline · Cleveland Cavaliers -328Win