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Indiana Pacers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

The Indiana Pacers and the Cleveland Cavaliers will meet on the court at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.

Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -3.5-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total opened at 215.5.

Cleveland lost its last outing, a 121-118 result against the Hawks on December 31. The Cavaliers failed to cover in that game as a -2-point favorite, while the 239 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Last time out for Indiana, they were a 108-106 loser as they battled the Bulls at home. The Pacers covered in the match as a +3-point underdog, while 214 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Indiana:
Team record: 14-22 SU,17-18-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Indiana is 1-3-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing Cleveland

Cleveland:
Team record: 20-16 SU,26-9-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Cleveland is 7-12-3 ATS in its last 22 games when playing Indiana
Cleveland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Indiana

Next up:
Indiana at New York Tuesday, January 4
Cleveland home to Memphis Tuesday, January 4