Cavaliers vs Pacers NBA Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Indiana Pacers meet at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Oddsmakers currently have the Pacers listed as 11½-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total is sitting at 193½.

The Pacers were a 104-98 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Cavaliers. They failed to cover the 9-point spread as favorites, while the total score (202) made winners of OVER bettors.

Cleveland:
Team record: 19-37 SU, 28-28 ATS

is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
is 7-2-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 6 games

When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Washington are 7-3
After playing Indiana are 7-3
After a loss are 2-8

Indiana:
Team record: 36-22 SU, 27-31 ATS
Current streak: won 2 straight games.

The total has gone OVER in 7 of last 8 games
is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland
is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After playing are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

Next up:
Cleveland at Washington, Saturday, April 14
Indiana at Milwaukee, Saturday, April 14