Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 2/11/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Friday, February 11, 2022

Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

The Cleveland Cavaliers (34-21) are headed to Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Friday where they will try to defeat the Indiana Pacers (19-37).

The Cavaliers faced the Spurs and earned the victory with a final of 105-92 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Cavaliers left the arena with 12 and the Spurs had 13 personal fouls. They converted 8 of 33 attempts from long range. San Antonio shot 72.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 11 shots. On top of that, San Antonio snagged 31 boards (15 offensive, 16 defensive) and added 2 blocks. San Antonio totaled 46 assists and had 24 steals in this matchup. In relation to defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to go 38.4% from the floor on 38 out of 99 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and having 8 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled a total of 51 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers converted 18 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Cleveland wrapped up the game having earned a 47.6% field goal percentage (39 out of 82) and buried 9 out of their 21 three-point attempts.

Darius Garland is a guy who played a role in this contest. Garland ended up shooting 80.0% from the floor and dished out 6 assists. He saw the court for 30 minutes and snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up scoring 27 points on 12 of 15 shooting.

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Cleveland enters this one with a record of 34-21 on the campaign. They are averaging 106.5 points per outing (23rd in the league) while going 46.4% from the floor. The Cavaliers are connecting on 35.2% on shots from 3-point land (647 of 1,839) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Cleveland is collecting 45.4 boards per contest and has totaled 1,394 dimes on the season, which ranks 8th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.9 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Cavaliers have forced 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 6th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,267 relinquished this year. The Cavaliers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.9% (2,118 of 4,824) and they surrender 43.6 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 33.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 1st in the NBA in opponents points per game (101.9).

In their last game, the Pacers took a loss by a score of 133-112 when they played the Hawks. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Indiana allowed Atlanta to grab 33 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 51.5% from 3-point land by shooting 17 out of 33 and finished the game at 12 out of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Pacers allowed the Hawks to convert 52 of their 90 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 57.8% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Pacers went 37 for 93 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.8%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Indiana knocked down 10 of their 31 tries (32.3%). They were able to knock down 28 of those for a percentage of 84.8%. The Hawks committed 14 personal fouls in the game which took the Pacers to the charity stripe for a total of 33 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 10 steals in this contest. The Pacers corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards for a total of 43 in the matchup.

Lance Stephenson was important for the Pacers for the contest. He knocked down 7 of 15 in the game for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and had 9 rebounds. Stephenson had 24 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and had 8 dimes in the matchup.

Indiana has a mark of 19-37 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pacers are shooting 45.5% from the field, which ranks 18th in the league. Indiana has totaled 6,093 points for the year (108.8 per contest) and they pull in 44.6 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 24.2 times per contest (14th in the league) and they are giving up possession 14.3 times per contest. The Pacers have committed 20.4 fouls every game and they hit 77.0% from the charity stripe.

The Indiana defense allows 35.7% from downtown (628 of 1,758) and their opposition makes 79.3% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 23.5 dimes and 43.3 total boards per game, which has them ranked 10th and 7th in the NBA. The Pacers are ranked 22nd in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 111.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (26th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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