Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 11/3/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers
Date: Friday, November 3, 2023
Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN
TV: Bally Sports Indiana
Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-1)
The Indiana Pacers (2-2) will try to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (2-3) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday. Indiana opens as 1-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 215.5.
The Cavaliers faced the Knicks and earned the victory with a final of 95-89 in their last game. Cleveland walked away from the game having earned a 43.2% FG percentage (32 of 74) and knocked down 12 out of their 32 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Cavaliers made 19 of 20 shots for a rate of 95.0%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 46 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 22 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Pertaining to defending, Cleveland allowed their opponent to shoot 34.8% from the floor on 32 of 92 shooting. New York dished out 18 assists and had 10 steals for this contest. Furthermore, New York snagged 50 boards (16 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 5 blocks. New York shot 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of 30 tries. They converted 5 of their 30 attempts from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 27 and the Knicks racked up 16 personal fouls.
Georges Niang is one guy who played a role in the game. Niang finished shooting 16.7% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists. He saw the court for 28 mins and pulled down 10 rebounds. He racked up 5 points on 1 of 6 shooting.
Cleveland will take the court with a mark of 2-3 for the campaign. They are averaging 103.6 pts per game (28th in the league) while connecting on 42.8% from the field. The Cavaliers are hitting 33.3% on shots from distance (63 of 189) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cleveland is grabbing 45.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 115 dimes for the year, which ranks 13th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.8 times per game and as a group they are committing 20.2 fouls per game.
On the defensive end, the Cavaliers are able to force 14.4 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 fouls. They currently rank 22nd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 124 relinquished on the season. The Cavaliers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.7% (200 of 447) and they relinquish 48.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 35.5% on 3-pointers while they are 13th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (108.8).
In their last game, the Pacers took a defeat with a final score of 155-104 when they faced the Celtics. The Pacers pulled down 23 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. The Celtics had 19 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Pacers to the free throw line for a total of 12 shots. They were able to make 7 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 58.3%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Indiana converted 5 of their 37 tries (13.5%). In all, the Pacers went 46 out of 101 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.5%. The Pacers permitted the Celtics to knock down 54 of their 95 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 56.8% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 57.1% from 3-point land via 20 out of 35 and ended up going 27 of 28 from the free throw line (96.4%). In relation to rebounds, Indiana permitted Boston to collect 57 in total (11 offensive).
T.J. McConnell ended up having an impact for the Pacers in this matchup. McConnell earned 18 points in his 28 mins of playing time and accounted for 5 dimes for the contest. He converted 8 out of 13 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and earned 7 rebounds.
Indiana has a win-loss record of 2-2 on the season. As an offense, the Pacers are connecting on 47.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 11th in basketball. Indiana has accounted for 477 pts for the year (119.3 per game) and they pull in 44.3 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 31.5 times per game (1st in the league) and they are giving up possession 11.5 times per contest. The Pacers have committed 21.8 fouls every game while shooting 80.3% from the free throw line.
The Pacers on the defensive end are ranked 29th in basketball in PPG given up with 125.0. They have forced 11.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.0% from the floor (22nd in the NBA). The Indiana defense gives up 43.9% on 3-pointers (47 of 107) and their opponents are making 81.3% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 25.8 assists and 49.3 rebounds per game, which ranks 17th and 27th in basketball.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (-1)
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