Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 1/12/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Sunday, January 12, 2025

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Indiana Pacers (20-18) are traveling to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Sunday where they will meet the Cleveland Cavaliers (33-4).

The Pacers faced the Bulls and took home the win by a score of 129-113 in their last contest. Indiana wrapped up the game having earned a 52.0% FG percentage (52 out of 100) and made 10 of their 29 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Pacers converted 15 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 62.5%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they collected 46 with 15 of them being offensive. They also recorded 37 dimes in this game while creating 18 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In the matter of defending, Indiana let their opponent shoot 51.2% from the floor on 44 out of 86 shooting. Chicago recorded 23 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. On top of that, Chicago pulled down 39 boards (9 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 1 block. Chicago finished the game shooting 68.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 19 tries. They made 12 out of their 35 attempts from 3-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Pacers ended up with 19 and the Bulls racked up 24 personal fouls.

Pascal Siakam is someone who had an impact in this matchup. He ended up with 26 points on 11 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and snagged 6 rebounds. Siakam finished the contest at 64.7% from the floor and totaled 3 assists.

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Indiana heads into this one with a record of 20-18 for the season. They are averaging 115.6 pts per game (10th in the NBA) while shooting 48.9% from the field. The Pacers are hitting 37.4% on three-point shots (485 of 1,297) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is grabbing 41.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,074 assists for the season, which has them ranked 7th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.5 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pacers have forced 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 fouls. They concede 36.2% on shots from downtown while they are 22nd in the NBA in points per game allowed (116.0). The Pacers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.7% (1,607 of 3,372) and they relinquish 43.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 19th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 991 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Cavaliers took home the win by a final score of 132-126 when they played the Raptors. The Cavaliers corralled 26 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in the game. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Raptors had 17 fouls for the contest which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 25 shots. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Cleveland knocked down 18 of 45 tries (40.0%). When the game finished, the Cavaliers finished 47 out of 89 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.8%. The Cavaliers allowed the Raptors to make 53 of 89 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 59.6% for this contest. They finished 45.2% from three-point range by going 14 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 13 from the free throw line (46.2%). Concerning rebounding, Cleveland allowed Toronto to collect 37 in total (9 offensive).

Darius Garland ended up having an impact for the Cavaliers for the game. He knocked down 14 of 22 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and tallied 2 rebounds. Garland totaled 40 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 9 assists in the matchup.

Cleveland has a mark of 33-4 this year. The Cavaliers commit 18.2 personal fouls per game and they shoot 77.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 29.4 times per game (4th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 13.0 times per game. Cleveland has accounted for 4,548 points on the campaign (122.9 per contest) and they collect 43.6 boards per game. As an offense, the Cavaliers are shooting 50.5% from the floor, which is 1st in the league.

The Cleveland defense gives up 36.5% on 3-pointers (493 of 1,349) and opponents are making 78.6% of their foul shots. They give up 25.7 dimes and 43.8 rebounds per game, which is ranked 11th and 13th in the league. The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 12th in the league in points per game surrendered with 111.4. They are forcing 15.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (10th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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