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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Indiana Pacers meet at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -4.5-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total opened at 221.
Indiana was a 133-123 loser in its last match on the road against the Wizards. They failed to cover the +2-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 256 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 104-96 winner as they battled the Raptors at home. The Cavaliers covered in the match as a -4.5-point favorite, while 200 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Cleveland:
Team record: 37-27 SU,37-25-2 ATS
Cleveland is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Cleveland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Cleveland is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Indiana:
Team record: 22-44 SU,30-34-2 ATS
Indiana is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games
Indiana is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Indiana's last 19 games
Next up:
Cleveland at Miami Friday, March 11
Indiana at San Antonio Saturday, March 12