Indiana gave it all they had in Game 1, but fell to 13-29 SU on the road. The Pacers got the cover, but have failed to cover six of their last eight road contests. Indiana is #14 in the NBA in points allowed, #10 in field goal shooting defense, and is 8-2 UNDER the total in their last 10 Conference Quarterfinals games. The Cavaliers are home for the third straight game. Cleveland is deadly from long range at 38.4 percent during the regular season, second in the NBA, and hitting 11-of-28 in Game 1 while shooting 53.8 percent from the field overall. Cleveland's biggest problem in Game 1 was free throw shooting, a miserable 14-of-27 prevented a rout. Their defense got going in the second half, allowing 25 and 24 points, making this a great spot for the home team to harass Paul George all game, attack the basket, and hit far better from the charity stripe. Play Cleveland and UNDER the total.
This pick was released to clients on April 16, 2017 at 11:39AM ET.
NBA
Indiana at Cleveland
April 17, 2017
7:00 PM Eastern
1 unit on Cleveland -8 (-110) (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 210 -105 (risk 1 to return 1.95)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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