Pacers vs. Cavaliers: Series Betting Odds and Analysis

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00:00We look at the series price here, Coach, and the FanDuel Sportsbook says

00:03the Pacers are a minus 184, and then the underdog price with the Cavaliers

00:07is at a plus 154.

00:09For me, I think Cleveland's cooked at this point.

00:11It's different, as I pointed out to Ben earlier in the show,

00:13with the Boston Celtics, which we'll get through there,

00:15where they're just not playing good basketball, but they are healthy.

00:17The Cavaliers aren't playing great basketball, and they're injured at this point,

00:20expecting injury guys to come back in a pivotal game number three

00:23and be just like they were healthy in the regular season.

00:25I don't see it.

00:26So talking about the series price right now,

00:28and also Cleveland getting back into the series, you know tonight,

00:31this is a, you're down 0-3, it's a wrap, just go on parade for game number four

00:35because you're going to get smashed in that building.

00:37The Cavs need to win this game, but the price points here, I'm sorry,

00:41I like the Pacers minus 184, Coach, I do.

00:44I'll go one better.

00:45I like the Pacers series spread minus one and a half

00:48because if you take the minus 184, that means you think about a game seven.

00:52If they blow a 2-0 or a 3-1 lead,

00:55I don't think they're going to have the momentum to go ahead and win a game seven on the road.

01:00So I'd rather take the minus one and a half games at minus 120.

01:04Let's be honest, Donnie, I don't even know if it gets to six.

01:07I don't even know if it gets to five because I think they snatched the scroll out of Cleveland.

01:13You made a great point about Boston because Boston isn't playing well.

01:17Cleveland rolled through Miami.

01:19People are thinking about that.

01:20Miami sucked the last two games.

01:22They weren't even there.

01:23They didn't care.

01:24They went home.

01:25They went to South Beach, and they kept going to Key West.

01:27They kept going south for the summer.

01:29So when you look at a team like Cleveland, they weren't tested.

01:34But here's the thing people need to realize.

01:36Cleveland, their runs have been based off of what we think that they could be.

01:42They've never really done it in the playoffs.

01:45So now you're hurt and you're not playing well

01:47versus a team that believes they can win the series minus one and a half games.

01:51This series, I don't even know if it gets to game six.