Overview
- Tip-off is 7:00 p.m. ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis with local coverage on FanDuel Sports Network and streaming on NBA League Pass.
- Cleveland enters 20-17 and has won both prior meetings this season, while Indiana is 6-30 and trying to stop a 12-game losing streak.
- Cavaliers injuries: Donovan Mitchell out for rest; Max Strus and Larry Nance Jr. out; Jarrett Allen (illness) and Dean Wade (knee contusion) listed as questionable.
- Pacers injuries: Tyrese Haliburton remains out for the season, with Bennedict Mathurin (thumb), Isaiah Jackson (concussion), and Obi Toppin (foot) also sidelined.
- Betting consensus favors Cleveland by roughly 5–6 points with totals around 236, and several models and previews lean Under due to Cleveland's offense without Mitchell.