{"id":138341,"date":"2017-04-16T22:40:18","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T02:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=138341"},"modified":"2017-04-17T18:07:17","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T22:07:17","slug":"indiana-pacers-vs-cleveland-cavaliers-predictions-picks-and-preview-2017-nba-playoffs-eastern-conference-first-round-game-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/indiana-pacers-vs-cleveland-cavaliers-predictions-picks-and-preview-2017-nba-playoffs-eastern-conference-first-round-game-two.html","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Pacers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Predictions, Picks and Preview \u2013 2017 NBA Playoffs \u2013 Eastern Conference First Round Game Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zX172zxPL8HmNd7ZgqdRLk\/20\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-89017 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NBA-News-Banner_620x110_v31.gif\" alt=\"NBA-News-Banner_620x110_v3\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Indiana Pacers\u00a0vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Game 2 Preview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0Quicken Loans Arena &#8211; Cleveland, OH<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0Monday, April 17, 2017, 7:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line:<\/strong>\u00a0Indiana Pacers (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+8.5<\/strong><\/a>) vs Cleveland Cavaliers (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-8.5<\/strong><\/a>) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\"><strong>Total: 210.0<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\"><strong>view all NBA lines<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TV Broadcast:<\/strong>\u00a0TNT<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>NBA News &amp; Predictions<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-nba-draft-expert-picks-and-predictions.html\">2017 NBA Draft Expert Picks and Predictions<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-nba-draft-sleeper-picks-and-predictions.html\">2017 NBA Draft Sleepers<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-18-nba-championship-futures-odds-update.html\">2017-18 NBA Championship Odds Update<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Betting on the Indiana Pacers (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+330<\/strong><\/a>)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Point spread: +8.5<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rebounding played an integral role in putting the Indiana Pacers in position to almost steal Game 1 on Saturday at The Q.<\/p>\n<p>They had a 50-43 rebounding edge against the defending champions\u2014with the pair of Thaddeus Young and Myles Turner combining for 17 boards, nine of which are offensive rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>But of course, it was none other than Paul George who was the biggest difference-maker for Indiana. He finished with a team-high 29 points on 9-for-19 shooting, five rebounds and seven assists. George also had the chance to be the hero with the game\u2019s final possession that, unfortunately, turned into a C.J. Miles miss.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the result, this team proved to us that it won\u2019t be pushed around. The Pacers\u2019 lengthy wings and big men caused certain matchup problems for Cleveland, and it\u2019s going to be interesting to see how they can continue capitalizing on this.<\/p>\n<h3>Betting on the Cleveland Cavaliers (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-420<\/strong><\/a>)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Point Spread: -8.5<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Cleveland Cavaliers were far from looking like the defending champions in Game 1. They, like during the second half of the regular season, made things hard for themselves, squandering a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter before escaping with the 109-108 win after watching C.J. Miles\u2019 miss the potential game-winner.<\/p>\n<p>In what was his 200<sup>th<\/sup> postseason game, LeBron James lit up the Pacers with a game-best 32 points and added 13 assists, while his fellow superstars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love contributed 23 and 17 points, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The Cavs got some much-needed punch from the second unit, as Channing Frye pitched in 11 points, including three three-pointers. They\u2019re going to need all the points they can get especially if their defense continues to be in regular-season mode.\u00a0 Cleveland is allowing 114.0 points in its last five games overall.<\/p>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>The Cavs (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-8.5<\/strong><\/a>) win, but don\u2019t cover again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/9\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a>\u00a0and put your NBA predictions to the test!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zX172zxPL8HmNd7ZgqdRLk\/20\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-89017 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NBA-News-Banner_620x110_v31.gif\" alt=\"NBA-News-Banner_620x110_v3\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" 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