Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 4/10/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Cleveland Cavaliers (63-16) are headed to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday where they will play the Indiana Pacers (48-31).

The Cavaliers took the court against the Bulls and earned the victory with a final of 135-113 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 15 and the Bulls recorded 15 personal fouls. They buried 15 of their 43 attempts from distance. Chicago finished shooting 84.2% from the free throw line by making 16 of 19 shots. In addition, Chicago snagged 45 boards (12 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Chicago distributed 26 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. With respect to defense, Cleveland let their opponent shoot 47.7% from the floor on 41 of 86 shooting. They also dished out 35 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 20 turnovers and having 13 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned 45 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Cavaliers converted 8 of their 13 shots for a rate of 61.5%. Cleveland walked away from the contest with a 51.0% FG percentage (51 out of 100) and buried 25 of 50 shots from distance.

Darius Garland is someone who had an impact in the matchup. He was able to score 28 points on 10 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 29 minutes and also pulled down 2 rebounds. Garland finished shooting 58.8% from the floor and totaled 5 assists.

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Cleveland steps onto the court with a mark of 63-16 this season. They have an average of 122.3 points per contest (1st in the league) while connecting on 49.3% from the floor. The Cavaliers are connecting on 38.4% on shots from beyond the arc (1,257 of 3,273) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Cleveland is collecting 45.1 rebounds per game and has tallied 2,236 assists this year, which has them ranked 9th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.1 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.1 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Cavaliers are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They give up 36.1% on shots from distance and they are ranked 11th in basketball in opponents points per game (112.3). The Cavaliers are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.5% (3,255 of 7,154) and they surrender 43.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 8th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,024 surrendered for the campaign.

For their last game, the Pacers went home victorious with a score of 104-98 against the Wizards. In regard to how they rebounded, Indiana allowed Washington to pull down 50 in total (13 offensive). They shot 28.2% from distance via 11 of 39 and ended up shooting 11 out of 15 from the free throw line (73.3%). The Pacers permitted the Wizards to make 38 out of their 91 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.8% for the contest. In all, the Pacers finished shooting 33 out of 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.9%. When discussing shots from distance, Indiana made 9 of 35 attempts (25.7%). They were able to make 29 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.4%. The Wizards earned 27 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Pacers to the free throw line for a total of 37 tries. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. The Pacers snagged 36 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 49 in this contest.

Pascal Siakam pitched in for the Pacers for the matchup. Siakam recorded 24 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 3 assists for the matchup. He converted 11 out of 19 for the contest giving him a rate of 57.9%, and totaled 10 rebounds.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 48-31 for the campaign. The Pacers are committing 18.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 79.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.4 times per game (3rd in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.2 times per game. Indiana has totaled 9,269 points this year (117.3 per contest) and they pull in 41.5 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Pacers are shooting 49.0% from the field, which is ranked 3rd in basketball.

The Pacers defensively are ranked 17th in the NBA in PPG given up with 115.0. They are able to force 14.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.5% from the floor (24th in the league). The Indiana defense allows 35.5% from downtown (1,010 of 2,849) and their opponents are converting on 77.6% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 26.0 assists and 44.8 total rebounds per game, which ranks 12th and 21st in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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