Indiana Pacers visit Cleveland Cavaliers. Pacers are 1-0 and have gone L-W-L-L-W in their last 5, while Cavaliers have not played a regular-season game yet.
Our ratings favor Cavaliers: about 85% to win, with a projected score of Indiana Pacers 109, Cleveland Cavaliers 119. A win for Pacers would count as a real upset. These are model estimates built from past results, not guarantees.
The teams have met 13 times in our recent records. Pacers lead 7-6, and the average margin has been 0.6 points in favor of Cavaliers.
On the injury report, Khalifa Diop (CLE), Nae'Qwan Tomlin (CLE), T.J. McConnell (IND), and Johnny Furphy (IND) are listed as out.