After destroying the Miami Heat in the first round, the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers will look to pick up where they left off when they take on the fourth-seeded Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup on Sunday. The Pacers (50-32), who are 21-21 on the road this season, were 29-22 against Eastern Conference opponents this year. The Cavaliers (64-18), who are 36-7 on their home floor in 2024-2025, were 41-11 vs. the East.

Tip-off from Rocket Arena in Cleveland is set for 6 p.m. ET. The Cavaliers are 8.5-point favorites in the latest Pacers vs. Cavaliers odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 229.5. 

Before making any Pacers vs. Cavaliers picks, be sure to see the NBA predictions from SportsLine's Matt Severance.

Severance is a well-connected writer and high-volume handicapper who has worked in the industry since 2005. After joining SportsLine, Matt quickly established himself as a top expert in multiple sports. Over the past three NBA seasons, he has returned $4,452 for $100 bettors on all NBA picks and he enters this matchup on a 153-86-1 roll (+2961) on NBA picks. He has also excelled when picking games involving the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his last 62 picks involving the Cavaliers, he is 50-12 (+2647). Anybody following him could have seen HUGE returns!

Severance is going Over on the total, and he's also found a critical x-factor that makes one side of the spread a must-back! Be sure to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

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