Indiana heads out on the road for Game 5, up 3-1 in the series. The defense is 13th of the 16 playoff teams in points allowed. During the regular season, the defense was 17th in points given up and 23rd in field goal shooting allowed. Despite being in a 3-1 hole, Cleveland's offense is No. 1 in the playoffs in scoring (121.3 points per game) while the defense is eighth in points allowed. During the regular season, the Cavs were 12th in points given up and third in shooting allowed. Look for the home crowd to keep the No. 1-seeded Cavaliers focused and the team to exploit the suspect Indiana defense in a must-win. Play Cleveland.
This pick was released to clients on May 13, 2025 at 11:43AM ET.
Indiana at Cleveland
May 13, 2025
2 units on Cleveland -7.5 (-110) (risk 2 to return 3.82)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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