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Cleveland at Indiana

April 20, 2017
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Indiana is in a must-win situation and Paul George has called out his teammates after the Pacers nearly came back from a big deficit for the second straight game before falling short. George scored 32 points, but he was unhappy with some of his team's play, however, Indiana shot 51.2 percent as Cleveland suffered some defensive breakdowns. Jeff Teague added 23 points for the Pacers and injured his right wrist, but is expected to play tonight. Both sides figure to clamp down defensively and the Pacers cannot allow the Cavaliers to get an early lead again. The Cavaliers allow opponents a .459 field goal percentage compared to .453 for Indiana. The Pacers have gone UNDER four of their last five home games and the Cavaliers have six straight road UNDERS against teams with home winning percentages of at least .600. Indiana is 29-12 straight-up at home this season while the Cavaliers are 20-21 on the road. Play the Pacers on the moneyline and also the first half and the full game to stay UNDER the posted totals.

1 unit on Indiana +117 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 2.17)
Result:
LOSS
1 unit on 1st ½ Total UNDER 107 -102 (risk 1 to return 1.98)
Result:
LOSS
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 211 -110 (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
LOSS
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Cleveland Cavaliers img
27
22
35
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119
Indiana Pacers
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37
17
23
114
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