NBA Best Bets: Pacers vs. Cavaliers Picks for March 18

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The Indiana Pacers (38-30) are at home in Central Division play against the Cleveland Cavaliers (42-25) on Monday, March 18, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET. The Pacers are favored by 6.5 points in the game, the third matchup between the squads this season.

Want to gain an edge on Monday's game? Check out the best bets available for this matchup (based on our computer predictions) in the following article.

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Pacers vs. Cavaliers Game Info

  • When: Monday, March 18, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
  • Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana
  • TV: BSIN and BSOH
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Pacers vs. Cavaliers Best Bets

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Tyrese Haliburton Over 18.5 PTS

  • Tyrese Haliburton's 20.5 points per game average is 2.0 points higher than Monday's over/under.
  • Haliburton is 21-for-54 at going over his points prop total this season.
  • The Pacers are at the top of the NBA's scoring rankings (123.1 points per game), while the Cavaliers concede the fifth-lowest amount of points (109.6 per game).
  • Indiana has a 38-17 record when finishing with more points than 109.6.

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Jarrett Allen Over 17.5 PTS

  • Jarrett Allen's 16.1 points per game are 1.4 less than Monday's over/under.
  • Allen has hit the over on his points prop on 26 occasions this season (in 56 games with such a prop).
  • Cleveland is the NBA's 18th-ranked team offensively (113.6 points per game), while Indiana is 29th-ranked on defense (121.1 conceded).
  • When scoring more points than 121.1, Cleveland is 10-1.

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Pick ATS: Cavaliers (+ 6.5)

  • Indiana has 36 wins in 68 games against the spread this year.
  • Cleveland is 35-32-0 against the spread this year.
  • As 6.5-point favorites or more, the Pacers are 8-8 against the spread.
  • The Cavaliers are 6-1 as 6.5-point underdogs or more.

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Pick OU: Over (224.5)

  • In 54 of 68 games this season, the Pacers and their opponents have combined to score more than 224.5 points.
  • Cavaliers games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 224.5 points in 32 of 67 outings.
  • The average point total in Indiana's games this year is 244.3, 19.8 more than this matchup's over/under.
  • Cleveland's games this season have had an average of 223.1 points, 1.4 fewer points than this game's total.
  • The Cavaliers are the NBA's 20th-highest scoring team this season compared to the top-ranked Pacers.
  • This outing features the NBA's fourth-ranked (Cavaliers) and 29th-ranked (Pacers) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Pacers (-300)

  • This season, the Pacers have been favored 33 times and won 19, or 57.6%, of those games.
  • The Cavaliers have been underdogs in 22 games this season and have come away with the win 10 times (45.5%) in those contests.
  • Indiana has a record of 10-4, a 71.4% win rate, when it's favored by -300 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • This year, Cleveland has won two of four games when listed as at least +240 or better on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pacers have a 75% chance to win.

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