Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 4/13/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Indiana Pacers (49-31) are traveling to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Sunday where they will try to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (63-17).

The Pacers faced off with the Cavaliers and earned the victory with a final of 114-112 in their last game. Indiana walked away from the contest having earned a 46.2% FG percentage (43 out of 93) and buried 14 out of their 41 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Pacers made 14 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 46 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 28 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Concerning defense, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 43.9% from the field on 43 out of 98 shooting. Cleveland doled out 24 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Cleveland totaled 50 rebounds (11 offensive, 39 defensive) and added 11 rejections. Cleveland went 69.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 13 shots. They also knocked down 17 out of their 37 tries from 3-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Pacers ended up with 16 while the Cavaliers finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

Tyrese Haliburton is a guy who was a contributor for this game. Haliburton ended up going 50.0% from the field and distributed 10 dimes. He played for 36 minutes and pulled down 8 boards. He had 23 points on 8 of 16 shooting.

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Indiana enters this game with a win-loss record of 49-31 on the year. They turn it over 13.1 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.7 fouls every game. As a team, Indiana is collecting 41.6 boards per game and has racked up 2,347 dimes on the year, which is 3rd in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Pacers are hitting 37.0% on shots from downtown (1,059 of 2,863) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. They average 117.3 pts per game (7th in basketball) while connecting on 49.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Pacers are able to force 14.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They give up 35.6% on shots from downtown while they are 18th in the league in points per game allowed (114.9). The Pacers are giving up a FG percentage of 47.4% (3,400 of 7,172) and they relinquish 44.9 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 12th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,078 surrendered on the campaign.

In their last game, the Cavaliers took a loss by a score of 114-112 when they played the Pacers. With respect to cleaning the glass, Cleveland permitted Indiana to get 46 in all (10 on the offensive side). They went 34.1% from distance by going 14 out of 41 and finished the game at 14 out of 20 at the free throw line (70.0%). The Cavaliers permitted the Pacers to convert 43 of their 93 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.2% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Cavaliers went 43 out of 98 from the floor which had them at 43.9%. In reference to 3-pointers, Cleveland buried 17 of 37 attempts (45.9%). They were able to make 9 of the free throws for a rate of 69.2%. The Pacers earned 16 personal fouls for the game which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They coughed it up 11 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. The Cavaliers recorded 39 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 for the game.

Ty Jerome was important for the Cavaliers for this game. Jerome accumulated 24 points in his 26 minutes on the court and accounted for 6 dimes for the matchup. He buried 9 of 16 in the game for a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and had 2 rebounds.

Cleveland has a record of 63-17 on the season. The Cavaliers commit 18.1 fouls every game and they go 78.1% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 28.3 times per contest (9th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per game. Cleveland has earned 9,773 pts on the season (122.2 per game) and they grab 45.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cavaliers are hitting on 49.2% from the field, which is ranked 2nd in the NBA.

The Cavaliers are ranked 12th in the league in points allowed per game with 112.4. They are able to force 14.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the floor (3rd in the NBA). The Cleveland defense allows 36.0% on shots from 3-point land (1,078 of 2,992) and their opposition knocks down 77.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 25.7 dimes and 43.4 boards per contest, which is 9th and 10th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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