Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction 05/13/2025 | NBA

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The Cleveland Cavaliers continue to struggle in this series and were blown out in Game 4 to enter this Game 5 down 3-1 in the series. Now at home, they will try to defeat the Indiana Pacers to keep their hopes alive of reaching the Eastern Conference Finals.

Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers: Pacers +8.5

The Cavaliers had the best record in the Eastern Conference in the regular season, but their performance in this playoff series doesn’t reflect that. They’ve been a limited team on offense and very vulnerable on defense. Meanwhile, the Pacers are increasingly demonstrating their great quality and the depth of their roster, which saw seven of their players score at least 11 points in Game 4, where they even held a 44-point lead. The Pacers are a great team, and they will never lose without a fight, so we expect them to stay close on the scoreboard and cover a handicap of +8.5.

Injuries for Indiana Pacers:

I. Jackson Out.

Injuries for Cleveland Cavaliers:

All available

Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers: Over 227.5

The key to the Pacers’ offense is that any of their players, not just the starters, can score a lot of points, and they have done a lot of damage to the Cavaliers in this series. For their part, the Cavaliers had a game to forget on Sunday, however, they are still a team with a lot of quality and one of the best offenses in the league, so we expect to see a much closer game with a lot of points on the final scoreboard.

Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction

This will be a much closer game than Game 3, however, with both teams having their rosters 100% available, the Cavaliers have a considerable advantage, so we expect them to control the situation in the final minutes and take the victory here as well.

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