Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 12/16/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Friday, December 16, 2022

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Indiana Pacers are on their way to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Pacers took the court against the Warriors and earned the victory with a final of 125-119 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Pacers left the arena with 25 while the Warriors finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They knocked down 14 out of their 33 tries from downtown. Golden State finished shooting 86.2% when shooting free throws by making 25 of their 29 tries. On top of that, Golden State totaled 46 rebounds (12 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 8 rejections. Golden State doled out 27 assists and had 5 steals for the game. In reference to defending, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 46.5% from the field on 40 of 86 shooting. They also recorded 30 dimes for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 23 turnovers and getting 10 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they earned 34 with 5 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Pacers made 21 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 84.0%. Indiana finished the contest having earned a 50.6% field goal percentage (44 of 87) and knocked down 16 of 39 three-point shots.

Tyrese Haliburton is one player who was a contributor for the game. He racked up 29 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and snagged 4 rebounds. Haliburton finished the game shooting 52.9% from the floor and also distributed 6 assists.

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Indiana will enter this game with a mark of 15-14 for the year. They have an average of 115.0 pts per game (10th in the league) while going 45.5% from the floor. The Pacers are hitting 36.7% on three-point attempts (428 of 1,167) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is grabbing 42.2 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 783 dimes on the season, which ranks 3rd in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 21.9 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Pacers are able to force 16.6 turnovers per game and they draw 20.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 27th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 738 conceded on the year. The Pacers are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.9% (1,194 of 2,548) and they concede 45.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 23rd in the league in PPG allowed (115.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Cavaliers took home the win by a final score of 105-90 when they faced the Mavericks. The Cavaliers were able to corral 38 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Mavericks earned 15 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a rate of 78.9%. When it comes to three-point shots, Cleveland converted 8 of 24 attempts (33.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Cavaliers went 41 for 78 from the floor which had them at 52.6%. The Cavaliers allowed the Mavericks to make 29 of 74 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.2% for this contest. They finished 34.2% from three-point range by connecting on 13 out of 38 and ended up going 19 of 26 from the free throw line (73.1%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Cleveland permitted Dallas to grab 33 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Donovan Mitchell was important for the Cavaliers in the matchup. He buried 13 of 20 in the game for a rate of 65.0%, and had 3 rebounds. Mitchell scored 34 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists for the matchup.

Cleveland has a mark of 18-11 so far this year. The Cavaliers are committing 19.1 personal fouls per game and they go 80.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 23.4 times per contest (24th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.7 times per contest. Cleveland has totaled 3,209 pts for the season (110.7 per contest) and they collect 43.1 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Cavaliers are shooting 47.7% from the field, which has them ranked 12th in basketball.

The Cavaliers are ranked 1st in basketball in points per game surrendered with 104.6. They are able to force 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.5% from the floor (6th in the league). The Cleveland defense gives up 35.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (322 of 921) and opponents are converting on 75.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 22.5 dimes and 39.9 total boards per game, which is 3rd and 2nd in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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