Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 12/1/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Monday, December 1, 2025

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Indiana Pacers (2-16) will compete against the Cleveland Cavaliers (12-7) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Monday.

The Cavaliers stepped onto the hardwood against the Raptors and took a loss by a score of 110-99 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Cavaliers ended up with 13 and the Raptors totaled 14 fouls. They also made 10 of 36 tries from 3-point range. Toronto finished the game shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by converting 12 of 18 attempts. In addition, Toronto pulled down 51 rebounds (10 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Toronto doled out 28 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. Regarding defense, Cleveland allowed 48.9% from the field on 44 of 90 shooting. They also doled out 27 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and having 11 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled a total of 37 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cavaliers knocked down 13 of 13 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. Cleveland finished having earned a 41.4% FG percentage (36 of 87) and converted 14 of their 48 three-point attempts.

Donovan Mitchell is a player who had an impact for this contest. Mitchell ended up going 30.0% from the floor and also distributed 8 assists. He played for 34 minutes and pulled down 1 rebound. He left the arena with 17 points on 6 of 20 shooting.

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Cleveland heads into this contest with a record of 12-7 on the year. They average 118.8 points per outing (11th in the NBA) while hitting 46.0% from the field. The Cavaliers are shooting 34.8% on three-point shots (295 of 848) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cleveland is pulling in 43.5 rebounds per contest and has earned 515 assists for the season, which is 6th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 14.5 times per contest and as a group they commit 21.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cavaliers have forced 16.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.6 fouls. They concede 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 13th in basketball in points per game allowed (114.8). The Cavaliers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.1% (772 of 1,674) and they surrender 45.4 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 22nd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 510 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Pacers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 97-95 when they faced the Raptors. The Pacers collected 40 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 in this game. They also gave up possession 18 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Raptors were called for 19 fouls in the matchup which took the Pacers to the charity stripe for 23 tries. They were able to convert 14 of those for a rate of 60.9%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Indiana converted 11 out of 33 attempts (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Pacers shot 35 out of 78 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.9%. The Pacers allowed the Raptors to convert 35 of 90 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.9% in the matchup. They finished 19.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 5 out of 26 and ended up shooting 22 of 27 at the charity stripe (81.5%). Regarding rebounds, Indiana permitted Toronto to snag 48 in all (12 on the offensive glass).

T.J. McConnell pitched in for the Pacers for this game. He converted 8 out of 17 in this matchup for a rate of 47.1%, and had 7 rebounds. McConnell earned 16 points in his 24 mins of playing time and had 6 assists in the game.

Indiana has a win-loss record of 2-16 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Pacers are hitting on 41.6% from the field, which ranks 30th in the league. Indiana has 1,973 pts for the season (109.6 per game) and they average 45.1 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 23.3 times per contest (30th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.6 times per game. The Pacers are committing 24.2 fouls every game and they hit 77.1% from the charity stripe.

The Pacers are ranked 25th in the NBA in points given up per game with 121.4. They are forcing 14.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.8% from the floor (21st in basketball). The Indiana defense concedes 32.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (204 of 636) and their opponents are connecting on 77.6% of their free throw attempts. They give up 25.6 assists and 48.1 total boards per game, which ranks them 9th and 27th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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