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The best basketball league in the world continues with its 2022-23 season, and this Thursday has another day of entertaining matches scheduled. And the Cavaliers vs Pacers matchup is one of the games you cannot miss.
The Cavaliers have dominated this particular series recently with five consecutive victories, including the first episode of this campaign by a score of 112-118 last December 16.
JefeBet brings you the best analysis of the different NBA games with their respective predictions. And, as we focus on bringing you the best sports betting content, below you will find our prediction for this Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers match.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers NBA Regular Season Game on December 29, 2022
- Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
- When: Thursday, December 29, 2022, 7:00 PM ET
Betting on the Cleveland Cavaliers
Although they have gone through a couple of consecutive mistakes, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ season continues on a very good course: currently, they are in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, but only 2.0 games off the top. Thus, they know they need to get back to winning ways if they are not to lose any more ground on that spot.
The Cavaliers closed a six-game home series with a 125-117 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. So now they have the difficult task of recovering on the road, a condition in which they have suffered a lot this year, losing in 9 of the 15 games played.
Cleveland has been stellar defensively this campaign, ranking as the best team in the league in that regard, with an average of 105.5 points allowed per game.However, the team has struggled on offense, especially away from home, where it has averaged 107.7 points scored per game.
Betting on the Indiana Pacers
The Indiana Pacers have gone through many ups and downs this campaign. And while a record of one game over .500 isn’t the flashiest of them all, it’s a very good one for a team from which little was expected this season. To keep improving, they will need to keep strong at home, where they have a record of 10 wins and 7 losses.
With 3 wins in their last 4 games, the Pacers have managed to get back on track a little bit, as the last of those successes took place playing against the Atlanta Hawks by a score of 114-129. In that game, Buddy Hield was the game’s top scorer with 28 points, followed by Tyrese Haliburton, who contributed another 23 points.
In contrast to their opponents, the Pacers have been a solid offensive team averaging 114.4 points scored per game, but they have been very vulnerable on their side of the court, currently averaging 115.1 points allowed per game.
JefeBet Prediction
On this occasion, the Cavaliers are the best team on paper; however, their offensive woes away from home are more than concerning, so this is a good opportunity for the Pacers’ defense to have a good day –even more so considering that at home is where they have performed at their best.
Also, while the Cavs own the league’s best defense, the Pacers’ offense is to be feared at home, as they average 117.3 points scored per game. So, they will surely give a lot of trouble to a visitor that has allowed more than 115 points in its last two outings.
Perhaps, because of their individual and defensive quality, the Cavaliers will keep pushing and take control of things for a while. But we expect the Pacers to manage to take advantage of their opponent’s away problems and at least not lose by much of a point difference.
Prediction: Indiana Pacers Spread.
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