Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 4/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cleveland Cavaliers (47-33) will compete against the Indiana Pacers (46-34) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Friday.

The Pacers stepped onto the hardwood against the Raptors and earned the victory with a final of 140-123 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Pacers finished with 23 while the Raptors recorded 20 fouls. They buried 5 of their 21 tries from long range. Toronto ended up shooting 72.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 24 of 33 attempts. Furthermore, Toronto grabbed 40 rebounds (16 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 8 blocked shots. Toronto earned 21 assists and had 8 steals in this game. Regarding defending, Indiana let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the field on 47 of 94 shooting. They also recorded 33 assists in the matchup while creating 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 44 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pacers knocked down 16 of 23 shots for a rate of 69.6%. Indiana walked away from the game having earned a 54.5% FG percentage (54 of 99) and made 16 of 45 3-pointers.

Tyrese Haliburton is a player who was a factor for the game. He walked away with 30 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins and collected 5 rebounds. Haliburton walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the floor and distributed 5 dimes.

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Indiana comes into this game with a record of 46-34 this season. They cough up possession 12.2 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 21.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Indiana is collecting 38.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 2,444 assists this season, which has them ranked 1st in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Pacers are connecting on 37.3% on 3-pointers (1,054 of 2,823) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 122.9 points per game (1st in the NBA) while hitting 50.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Pacers are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.4 fouls. They are 5th in the league in giving up assists with 1,967 surrendered for the season. The Pacers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 49.7% (3,564 of 7,177) and they relinquish 40.9 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 36.5% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 28th in the NBA in PPG allowed (120.2).

The last time they took the court, the Cavaliers got the win with a final of 110-98 when they played the Grizzlies. The Cavaliers earned 35 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 47 for this game. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 11 steals in the game. The Grizzlies had 21 personal fouls for the contest which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 29 shots. They were able to bury 21 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 72.4%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Cleveland converted 15 of 37 tries (40.5%). Overall, the Cavaliers ended up going 37 for 82 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.1%. The Cavaliers allowed the Grizzlies to convert 33 out of 84 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.3% for the matchup. They finished 43.8% from distance by going 14 of 32 and ended up shooting 18 out of 19 from the charity stripe (94.7%). When discussing rebounding, Cleveland permitted Memphis to collect 44 in total (10 offensive).

Donovan Mitchell ended up being a major contributor for the Cavaliers in the game. Mitchell recorded 29 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accounted for 8 assists in the game. He buried 9 out of 17 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and had 4 rebounds.

Cleveland has a win-loss record of 47-33 for the year. The Cavaliers have committed 17.7 fouls every game and they go 76.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 28.0 times per game (8th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 12.3 times per game. Cleveland has accounted for 8,997 points for the year (112.5 per contest) and they pull in 40.1 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Cavaliers are hitting on 47.9% from the field, which is ranked 12th in basketball.

The Cleveland defense gives up 37.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,001 of 2,701) and opponents are connecting on 78.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 25.0 dimes and 38.9 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 6th and 7th in basketball. The Cavaliers are ranked 7th in the league in PPG given up with 110.0. They are forcing 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (6th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cleveland and under the total points

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