{"id":346202,"date":"2025-05-13T09:22:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T13:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=346202"},"modified":"2025-05-13T09:22:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T13:22:48","slug":"pacers-vs-cavaliers-game-5-nba-sgp-predictions-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/pacers-vs-cavaliers-game-5-nba-sgp-predictions-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacers vs. Cavaliers SGP predictions Game 5: Bet overs on Darius Garland, Andrew Nembhard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Cleveland Cavaliers need a win on Tuesday night to stay alive in the second round against the Indiana Pacers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Indiana won Games 1 and 2 on the road before earning a 20-point win on Sunday to push Cleveland to the brink. Now the Cavs are back on home court, where they own a 36-9 record, but their top star is questionable to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Pacers vs. Cavaliers SGP predictions for May 13, featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/darius_garland\">Darius Garland<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/andrew_nembhard\">Andrew Nembhard<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pacers vs. Cavaliers predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Over 224.5 points | Garland 20+ points | Nembhard over 17.5 points\/assists (+370)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Over 224.5 points <\/strong><\/strong>(-182):<\/strong> These teams have matched up eight times since January, and they&#8217;ve largely made a habit of playing some high-scoring hoops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overs are 5-3 in Cleveland\/Indiana meetings this season \u2014 including 3-1 in the postseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lone under in this series was a 230-point total (with the line set at 232 points). And the teams shot a combined 29.9% from 3-point range that night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of that is to say, all four playoff matchups have featured 230-plus points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both the Pacers and Cavaliers played at top-10 paces during the regular season, and Indiana has had the third-fastest pace in the playoffs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I expect another solid point total tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full NBA betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBA injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBA stats &amp; standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Garland 20+ points <\/strong>(-103):<\/strong> Donovan Mitchell re-aggravated a nagging ankle injury in Game 4 that caused him to miss the second half. Mitchell vowed to reporters that he&#8217;ll be out there tonight, but there&#8217;s no guarantee of how effective he&#8217;ll be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That makes Garland&#8217;s presence even more critical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having averaged 20.6 points during the regular season, Garland was already looked upon as a centrepiece of the Cavaliers&#8217; offence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This milestone scoring prop is definitely in range, especially with Mitchell&#8217;s status in question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Garland has 20+ points in 43 of 79 games (54.4%) this season, playoffs included.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He had 21 points on 6-of-11 shooting (8-for-8 from the free-throw line) in just 27 minutes in Game 4 vs. Indiana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Nembhard over 17.5 points\/assists<\/strong> (-117):<\/strong> Nembhard was excellent during Games 1 and 2 in Cleveland, cashing this prop easily both times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Game 1:<\/strong> 23 points, 6 assists (37 minutes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Game 2:<\/strong> 13 points, 13 assists (36 minutes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The minute totals are as interesting to me as the points\/assists totals, because they demonstrate that Nembhard will be on the court in meaningful moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He only had 14 PA apiece in Games 3 and 4, but he also played 30 or fewer minutes in both matchups because they were blowouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the hope that tonight&#8217;s game is a close one again, Nembhard will hopefully have the opportunity to stay involved as a scorer and passer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Aurora, Ontario native is shooting 50.0% from 3-point range and 86.7% from the free-throw line this postseason. He&#8217;s averaging 20.2 PA and is 6-3 against this line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Cavaliers vs. Pacers predictions made at 9:00 a.m. ET 05\/13\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cleveland Cavaliers need a win on Tuesday night to stay alive in the second round against the Indiana Pacers. The pregame narrative: Indiana won Games 1 and 2 on the road before earning a 20-point win on Sunday to push Cleveland to the brink. 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