Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction: We're backing Cleveland to bounce back

Prediction for the Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers match will occur on January 15. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Indiana Pacers

While the Cavs' winning streak ended, the Pacers extended it to six games. In Cleveland, in particular, Rick Carlisle's team did a surprisingly good job defensively, holding one of the best offenses of the season to well under a hundred points - 108-93. Indiana also outrebounded the Cavaliers 50-44 and held them to 24 effective assists.

Indiana is now fifth in the Eastern Conference, having won 22 of its last 18 games, well over the 50 percent mark. It is also worth noting the Pacers' progress on the offensive end. The Indianapolis team is still far off last year's numbers, but it is already 11th in offensive efficiency rating, averaging 115.2 points per game.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Despite losing their last game, the Cavaliers still have a shot at the NBA record. Given the efficiency of Kenny Atkinson's team at both ends of the floor, it's not unrealistic for Cleveland to win 73 games in the regular season. The Cavs are now 33-5, first in the Eastern Conference and 5.5 wins behind second-placed Boston.

The Cavaliers' work on the boards was the key to their defeat in the game before last night. In contrast, Cleveland's bigs, particularly Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen, are often the main heroes in winning games in this league.

H2H Stats

Indiana beat Cleveland in the first game of the season series and in the preseason. The Pacers were also stronger on the road, winning 129-117.

In the last championship, the season series ended 2-2. The rivals beat each other once at home and once on the road.

Expert Betting Tips

In the first game of their back-to-back with the Pacers, Cleveland played perhaps their worst basketball of the season. However, given the Cavaliers' current efficiency level, it's hard to believe that Kenny Atkinson's side will play two lackluster games in a row. That's why we're backing Cleveland to bounce back and why we're backing the Ohio outfit to break the scoring drought - after all, the Cavs currently boast the second-best offense in the league.

We also like Cleveland to beat the foul total. Indiana's opponents have averaged more than 17 fouls per game in 14 of their last 20 games, while the Cavs have averaged 18 fouls per game in 14 of their last 21 games.

Cleveland's foul total is over 17.5 at odds of 1.71 at 1XBET.

The Cleveland point spread is -8.5 at odds of 1.91 with Bet365.

Cleveland's total is over 118.5 at odds of 1.83 from Betway.