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I successfully cashed my Celtics vs Knicks Same Game Parlay at +330 odds last night, and I’m hoping to carry that momentum over to a pivotal Game 5 tonight between Indiana and Cleveland. With that in mind, let’s get into my Pacers vs Cavaliers Same Game Parlay picks at +441 odds, while you can also find out our NBA picks for that matchup and Nuggets vs Thunder tonight.
Pacers +7.5 (-105)
Bennedict Mathurin 2+ made threes (+152)
Darius Garland 2+ made threes (-320)
Pacers vs Cavaliers Same Game Parlay odds: +441
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Indiana Pacers +7.5 over Cleveland Cavaliers (-105)
Just 1 win stands between the Indiana Pacers and an Eastern Conference Finals berth for the 2nd year running. Sunday night saw Indy demolish the Cavs, who just didn’t know what hit them. At half time the lead was 41 points, tying the largest lead in postseason history. Indiana recorded 25 assists to Cleveland’s 3, they committed 4 turnovers to the Cavs’ 14. Now it’s closeout time — can we count on Indiana to deliver another performance like that on Tuesday? Going up by as many as 44 points probably won’t happen on the road in Cleveland, but if you’re a Pacers fan, you must feel good about your chances after winning for the 6th time in 8 meetings with the Cavs this year.
Cleveland is in big trouble right now. Not only are the Cavs 1 loss away from elimination, but they also could be without Donovan Mitchell, who seemingly tweaked his ankle as he was warming up for the 2nd half of Sunday’s game. The trio of Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and De’Andre Hunter was in the lineup for the 2nd straight game, but nothing could help the Cavs avoid defeat in Game 4. At this point, you have to wonder how much the Cavaliers have left in the tank.
Only a handful of teams in NBA history have turned around a 3-1 deficit in a best-of-seven series, and Cleveland became one of those teams to do it in the 2016 NBA Finals. However, this situation isn’t looking good, especially if Mitchell is unable to play on Tuesday. I’m having a hard time justifying backing Cleveland here, so let’s roll with Indy to cover as road underdogs.
Read our full Pacers vs Cavaliers Game 5 predictions
Bennedict Mathurin 2+ made threes (+152)
Bennedict Mathurin had a brief appearance in Sunday’s Game 4 but he was tossed after playing just 1 minute following an incident with De’Andre Hunter. That means he should have fresh legs for Game 5, so I’m expecting a decent performance from him here. Prior to that ejection, he had back-to-back games with 19 and 23 points, and it seems like the Cavaliers don’t have an answer for him coming off the bench.
Mathurin has cleared this line in 2 of his last 3 games if we don’t count that brief cameo on Sunday. Cleveland’s three-point defense is nowhere to be seen in this series. Over the past 3 games, they’re allowing 37.6% of shots from deep to go in, and this is a perfect opportunity for Mathurin to assert himself with the 2nd unit once again. He’s shooting the three-ball at 39% in his last 10 games against Cleveland, and I’m more than willing to back him at +152 odds to make a pair of threes on Tuesday.
Now find out our Nuggets vs Thunder Same Game Parlay for tonight’s other Game 5 at +575 odds
Darius Garland 2+ made threes (-320)
Another player who should have an impact on Tuesday’s game is Garland. He missed the first 2 games of this series which ultimately led to the Cavs going down 2-0. They are 1-1 since his return and Game 4 saw him have his best game of the series with 21 points scored on 6-for-11 shooting. Obviously his toe injury is still limiting him from doing certain things on the court, but he shouldn’t be affected by it when taking threes.
We still don’t know the extent of Mitchell’s injury, and if he is unable to go here then Garland’s role should expand drastically on offense. He’s cleared this line in 3 of the 4 postseason games he’s played in, and during the regular season he shot the three-ball at 40.1% efficiency. In head-to-head meetings with the Pacers, Garland is making 2.1 threes per game in the last 10 games while shooting 36.8%. Let’s hope for the sake of the Cavs he can make a pair of threes here and bring home our Pacers vs Cavaliers Same Game Parlay.
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