Cleveland vs Indiana Prediction: the Cavaliers Will Struggle

Cleveland vs Indiana: Prediction and Odds on the Match on 5 May 2025

Cleveland, first-seed of the Eastern Conference, had a smooth win against Miami in the first round of the play-offs and will now play Indiana. Do you think the Pacers will have any problems with the Cavaliers? We're offering a free prediction for the first game of this series. Let's take a look at the stats, the bookies' odds, and pick three betting options at once.

Cleveland

The Cavaliers had a great season. They won the Eastern Conference, made it to the play-offs in Miami and had no problems in this series – 4:0. On top of that, the Cavs set an NBA record by bringing the opponent a final difference of 112 points.

The fourth game of the showdown with the Heat was a real game-changer. Cleveland beat the competition by a whopping 55 points. Donovan Mitchell was the most productive player for the Cavaliers, with 22 points. D'Andre Hunter got 19. Ty Jerome got 18 points and Jarrett Allen got a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Indiana

The Pacers had a much tougher time than Cleveland in the first round of the play-offs, but Rick Carlisle's team still won the series against Milwaukee in five games. The most interesting game was the fifth, which went to overtime and finished 119-118 (103-103).

Tyrese Haliburton, who scored 26 points, had 9 assists and nailed the game-winning shot right at the buzzer, should be in the Indiana line-up for sure. Myles Turner got 21 points. Aaron Naismith has scored 19 points and got 12 rebounds.

Cleveland vs Indiana Head to Head Statistics

Indiana has won three out of four games against Cleveland this season.

Cleveland vs Indiana: Betting Tips & Odds

• In the last three times these two teams have met, they've scored more than 225 points between them. We bet on TO (225.5) at odds of 1.70 at 1xbet.
• Indiana won three out of four games against Cleveland in the season series. We bet on W2 with odds of 3.60 at 1xbet.
• Indiana has scored over 107 points in all four games against Cleveland this season. We'd go for IT2O (107.5) at odds of 1.60 at 1xbet.
• In three out of four games with Indiana this season, Cleveland hasn't reached the individual total of 118 points. We bet on IT1U (118.5) with odds of 1.75 at 1xbet.

Cleveland vs Indiana: Betting Tips & Odds

The 1xbet bookmaker says that Cleveland is the clear favourite for the next game. The W1 bet is offered at odds of 1.29. Indiana can be bet at a solid 3.60 odds.

The main total is set at 227 points. We'd say that the odds of bet TO (227.5) and bet TU (227.5) are pretty much the same at 1.90.

Cleveland vs Indiana Match Prediction 5 May, 2025

Cleveland is the obvious favorite in the series against Indiana, but the Pacers are a bit of a tough nut to crack for the Cavaliers. Rick Carlisle's team has won three out of four games against the Cavs in this championship. We think Indiana can do the same in the first playoff game. We're going to bet on the visitors with a plus handicap, and also take the total over points scored. Both teams have strong offensive capabilities and are likely to have a productive series.

Our match prediction: TO (227.5) for a coefficient of 1.77 in the betway bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: W2 for a coefficient of 3.90 in the bet365 bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: H2 (+7.5) for a coefficient of 2.167 in the 1xbet bookmaker.