Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 11/21/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Friday, November 21, 2025

Location: Rocket Arena in Cleveland, OH

TV: Prime Video

The Cleveland Cavaliers (10-6) welcome the Indiana Pacers (2-13) at Rocket Arena on Friday.

The Pacers played the Hornets and went home with a win by a final score of 127-118 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Pacers ended up with 22 while the Hornets racked up 18 fouls. They converted 13 out of their 45 tries from beyond the arc. Charlotte went 86.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 19 of 22 tries. Additionally, Charlotte snagged 48 rebounds (22 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 8 blocks. Charlotte recorded 28 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. In relation to defense, Indiana let their opponent shoot 40.2% from the floor on 43 of 107 shooting. They also recorded 32 assists in the matchup while forcing 13 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they collected a total of 43 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Pacers made 19 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 82.6%. Indiana finished the game having earned a 54.1% field goal percentage (46 out of 85) and buried 16 of 38 shots from 3-point land.

Bennedict Mathurin is one player who was a contributor in the game. Mathurin finished the game shooting 53.8% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He was on the court for 34 minutes and also pulled down 12 boards. He totaled 24 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Indiana steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 2-13 on the year. They average 110.1 points per game (28th in the league) while hitting 41.1% from the field. The Pacers are connecting on 30.7% from downtown (174 of 566) and 77.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Indiana is pulling down 46.3 rebounds per game and has accumulated 353 dimes for the season, which is 25th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 24.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Pacers are forcing 13.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 23.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 14th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 390 conceded on the season. The Pacers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 48.2% (652 of 1,353) and they concede 48.1 boards per game as a unit. They concede 32.2% on shots from distance and they are 27th in basketball in PPG allowed (123.1).

In their last game, the Cavaliers went home defeated by a final of 114-104 against the Rockets. The Cavaliers collected 29 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in the game. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Rockets had 23 personal fouls for the game which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 32 shots. They were able to bury 20 of them for a percentage of 62.5%. With respect to three-point shots, Cleveland made 12 out of 39 attempts (30.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Cavaliers ended up shooting 36 out of 81 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.4%. The Cavaliers permitted the Rockets to knock down 41 out of 90 attempts from the field which had them shooting 45.6% in this contest. They finished 37.5% from downtown by connecting on 9 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 27 at the free throw line (85.2%). With respect to attacking the glass, Cleveland permitted Houston to pull down 51 in total (16 on the offensive side).

De'Andre Hunter ended up being a major contributor for the Cavaliers for this contest. He made 6 out of 11 for this game for a rate of 54.5%, and had 4 rebounds. Hunter earned 25 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and earned 2 dimes in the game.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 10-6 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Cavaliers are shooting 45.8% from the field, which ranks them 19th in basketball. Cleveland has totaled 1,918 points so far this season (119.9 per game) and they grab 43.6 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 27.0 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.7 times per contest. The Cavaliers commit 22.1 fouls per game and they shoot 75.0% from the free throw line.

The Cavaliers are ranked 15th in the NBA in PPG given up with 116.1. They are forcing 17.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the floor (11th in basketball). The Cleveland defense allows 37.7% on 3-point shots (211 of 559) and their opposition knocks down 79.9% of their foul shots. They surrender 27.1 dimes and 45.5 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 23rd and 21st in the NBA.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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