Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 4/5/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Sunday, April 5, 2026

Location: Rocket Arena in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Rocket Arena is the site where the Cleveland Cavaliers (48-29) will take on the Indiana Pacers (18-58) on Sunday.

The Pacers faced the Bulls and walked away with a win by a score of 145-126 in their last game. Indiana wrapped up the contest with a 56.9% field goal percentage (58 out of 102) and converted 20 out of their 48 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pacers converted 9 of their 10 tries for a rate of 90.0%. With regard to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 20 with 6 of them being offensive. They also dished out 27 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Indiana allowed 48.5% from the floor on 47 of 97 shooting. Chicago earned 36 assists and had 7 steals for this game. In addition, Chicago snagged 49 rebounds (20 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. Chicago finished the contest at 73.1% from the charity stripe by making 19 of their 26 tries. They also knocked down 13 out of their 39 tries from three-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Pacers finished with 22 and the Bulls accounted for 19 personal fouls.

Pascal Siakam is one guy who was a major factor for this game. He ended up with 25 points on 11 out of 16 shooting. He played for 22 minutes and also grabbed 4 rebounds. Siakam went 68.8% from the field and earned 5 assists.

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Indiana enters this game with a mark of 18-58 on the season. They have an average of 112.6 points per outing (27th in the league) while shooting 45.9% from the field. The Pacers are hitting 35.6% on three-point shots (1,011 of 2,843) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Indiana is collecting 41.7 rebounds per game and has 2,089 dimes this season, which ranks 13th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 14.4 times per contest and as a team they are committing 21.2 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pacers are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 20.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 11th in the league in giving up assists with 2,012 surrendered on the season. The Pacers are giving up a FG percentage of 49.1% (3,366 of 6,858) and they relinquish 46.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 35.5% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 26th in basketball in PPG allowed (120.7).

In their last game, the Cavaliers took home the win by a final score of 118-111 against the Warriors. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Cleveland permitted Golden State to grab 40 in total (5 on the offensive side). They went 27.3% from distance by shooting 12 out of 44 and ended up shooting 17 of 20 at the free throw line (85.0%). The Cavaliers allowed the Warriors to convert 41 of their 94 attempts from the field which had them at 43.6% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Cavaliers walked away from this one shooting 42 out of 82 from the field which had them shooting 51.2%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Cleveland made 16 of 36 attempts (44.4%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 69.2%. The Warriors had 20 personal fouls for this game which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They turned it over 15 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Cavaliers pulled down 39 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 48 in this game.

Donovan Mitchell was important for the Cavaliers for the contest. He buried 7 out of 14 for the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds. Mitchell tallied 25 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for this game.

Cleveland has a mark of 48-29 so far this season. The Cavaliers are committing 19.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 77.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 28.3 times per game (8th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.9 times per contest. Cleveland has accumulated 9,188 pts for the year (119.3 per game) and they collect 44.3 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Cavaliers are hitting on 48.0% from the floor, which ranks them 8th in basketball.

The Cleveland defense gives up 36.9% on 3-pointers (1,071 of 2,905) and their opponents are knocking down 79.6% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 26.9 dimes and 43.5 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 16th and 13th in basketball. The Cavaliers on the defensive side of the court are 14th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 115.2. They are forcing their opponents into 15.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (9th in basketball).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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