Best Pacers vs. Cavaliers Player Props Tonight: Best Bets & SGP for Game 5

The Cavaliers will lean on Evan Mobley as they look to avoid elimination in tonight's Game 5 against the Pacers tonight.

Mike Spector

Last updated: May 13, 2025 4:53 PM EDT • 4 min read

Best Pacers vs. Cavaliers Player Props Today — Pictured: Indiana Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard celebrates a made basket with guard Tyrese Haliburton. Photo by Trevor Ruszkowski / Imagn.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in a 3-1 series hole after a 20-point defeat to the Indiana Pacers during Game 4. Our Pacers vs. Cavaliers player props picks ahead of Game 5 examine the players we believe will impact the result of tonight's contest.

Our best NBA betting sites anticipate Cleveland will extend the series while listing the Cavs as 7-point betting favorites at home. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (TNT, truTV) from Rocket Arena in Cleveland as we dive into our NBA picks.

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🔥 Evan Mobley Over 10.5 rebounds ⭐⭐⭐

Not much went right for Evan Mobley and the Cavaliers in Game 4, except that they still outrebounded the Pacers 41-37 despite Indiana shooting a blistering 52.7% from the field.

While Indiana was plus-1 in rebounds across Games 1 and 2, it produced a minus-19 in Game 3, and the team allowed 14 more offensive rebounds than it secured. Mobley and Jarrett Allen combined for half of the team’s offensive rebounds, and I expect Cleveland will use its frontcourt size advantage in this game to take the load off the banged-up Donovan Mitchell.

Mobley has only gone over this projected total once in seven playoff games thus far, but he's grabbed 10-plus rebounds in both contests when the forward has played 35-plus minutes. I expect Mobley to play more minutes than usual with Cleveland's season on the line, resulting in him exceeding this total.

✅ Best odds: -106 via FanDuel ($10 to win $9.43)

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🔥 Andrew Nembhard Under 11.5 points ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Andrew Nembhard was averaging 15.1 points through Indiana’s first eight playoff games before his seven-point performance in Game 4. That lofty point total was the result of some lights-out shooting that I don't expect to continue on the road against a desperate Cavaliers team (49% from the field, 50% from deep).

Indiana’s balance is a significant reason for liking this Under. All Pacers starters were averaging between 15 and 17 points per game in this series entering Game 4. This is solid value on the Under too, as Nembhard averaged 10.3 points per contest on the road this season while shooting just 29.1% from 3-point range.

✅ Best odds: -104 via FanDuel ($10 to win $9.62)

🔥 Myles Turner Under 1.5 3-pointers ⭐⭐

Myles Turner is shooting a blistering 57.1% from distance in this series, and he's coming off a perfect 4-for-4 3-point shooting night in Game 4. But Cleveland has also limited Turner to one or fewer 3-pointers in two of the four games during this series. Those contests are also two of the outings when both Mobley and Allen were healthy enough to provide more defensive versatility.

The Pacers scored 80 points in the first half during Game 4 (the most points the Cavaliers allowed in any half this season) while outscoring Cleveland 30-6 in the paint. If they put as much emphasis on attacking the rim and scoring inside as the team did in that half, this play will look great at plus-money odds.

Turner’s Under 3-pointers made comes with as high as a 45.45% implied probability based on BetMGM’s +120 odds, so this is a great price by comparison.

✅ Best odds: +130 via Caesars ($10 to win $13)

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Pacers vs. Cavaliers betting insights

Here are some betting insights from BetMGM in the hours before tipoff.

There's a nearly even split among spread bettors, with the Pacers getting a slight edge while garnering 54% of the action to cover +7.5
Bettors have been more decisive when it comes to the total, with the Over on 232.5 getting 61% of the action
The spread opened at -6.5 in favor of the Cavaliers, but it moved to -7.5 quickly
Fading Jarrett Allen has been popular among prop bettors, as John Ewing of BetMGM notes

📡 How to watch Pacers vs. Cavaliers live (Game 5)

📅 Tuesday, May 13
🕗 7 p.m. ET
📍 Rocket Arena (Cleveland)
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Mike Spector

Mike started in the sports writing industry in July 2019, and gained a lot of followers in his first year after finishing with the No. 2 overall record in an annual NFL betting competition, which made picks against the spread, and from an Over/Under and moneyline perspective. Mike is an avid fan of the NFL, MLB, tennis, and all college sports. In his opinion, March Madness is the best sporting event there is, and he's especially euphoric starting with conference tournament time in college basketball. Mike's a big advocate of "fading the public" and making plays that are contrarian, constantly citing that "there are reasons why they have those big shiny buildings in Las Vegas." When making wagers, Mike always scours the best odds at all of the major sports betting sites, where he mostly sifts through DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, and bet365. He's tried several others and is of the firm belief that bettors should not just stick to one sportsbook, as there is always likely better value to be had with the same wager. In addition, while Mike received his undergraduate degree from Villanova University, he has no issue betting against the Wildcats when it comes to college basketball wagering, and suggests other bettors should always put their “head” before their “hearts.”