Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 05/04/25

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been by far the best team offensively during this NBA postseason. Their offensive rating of 136.2 is 18 more than the team ranked second. For context, that is a bigger gap than we had between the first and the 30th team during the regular season. It has meant that the Cavs have managed at least 120 points in each of their 4 games so far. While the Indiana Pacers should be a much sterner team defensively than the Miami Heat presented, they also play at a higher pace. In the regular season both teams finished in the top 10 of the league in that category. The Pacers scored at least 115 points in all but 1 of their games against the Milwaukee Bucks and are more than capable of doing their part in round 2.

The regular season saw 2 of the games between these teams go over the 229.5-point mark. Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell exceed their season average in points in meetings against the Pacers. If the pair can get going early and put Indiana in a position to chase the game, it should help increase the tempo. So far in the playoffs these are the top 2 sides in 3-point percentage, so do not be surprised to see it turn into a high-scoring shootout. The Cavaliers are allowing 16.8 second-chance points per game, the third most in the NBA. Similar issues here should help the Pacers keep up offensively. Overall, this looks set to be a high-scoring series — starting with Game 1.

Pacers vs Cavaliers prediction: Over 229.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to 230.5.

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