{"id":2900,"date":"2008-12-05T07:47:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-05T12:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/12\/pacers-cavaliers-preview\/"},"modified":"2008-12-05T07:47:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-05T12:47:00","slug":"pacers-cavaliers-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/12\/pacers-cavaliers-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacers-Cavaliers Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The Indiana Pacers and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Quicken Loans Arena. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 12-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Pacers were defeated 114-96 by the Celtics last time out, as 14.5-point road underdogs. The combined score made it OVER the posted total of 200. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Danny Granger had 20 points with five assists, while T.J. Ford added 15 in the loss. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Cavaliers built up a 26 point halftime lead and cruised past the Knicks 118-82 on Wednesday. The Cavaliers covered the 15.5-point spread, but the combined score fell UNDER the posted total of 216. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
LeBron James led the way with 21 points, five rebounds and six assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas recorded 14 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double in that win. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Current streak:
Cleveland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has won 6 straight games.<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Indiana<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>: 7-11 SU, 9-8-1<\/st1:date> ATS
Cleveland: 15-3 SU, 14-4 ATS <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Indiana most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Boston are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5<\/p>\n

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Charlotte are 4-6
After playing New York are 6-4
After a win are 9-1<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana’s last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana’s last 7 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Indiana’s last 15 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
Indiana<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> home to Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Sunday, December 7
Cleveland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Charlotte<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Saturday, December 6<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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