Indiana @ Cleveland Picks & Props

Bennedict Mathurin has made 38.8% of his shots from the field over the last 15 games, 6.8% less than he's converted over the course of the year. The Pacers rank as the 2nd-worst offensive rebounding offense in the league this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them can therefore eliminate further opportunities for scoring and assists). Bennedict Mathurin will likely suffer a drop-off in efficiency in all stat categories on account of playing on the visting team in this matchup.

Out of all players in the league, T.J. McConnell lands in the 16th percentile for 3-point attempts while playing on the road, averaging 0.7 per game this year. The Pacers rank as the 2nd-worst offensive rebounding offense in the league this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them can therefore eliminate further opportunities for scoring and assists). T.J. McConnell has made a lowly 73.1% of his foul shot attempts this season, quite a bit less than his 82.9 rate last season. T.J. McConnell will not enjoy the home court advantage in this game. Playing without the home court advantage tends to worsen player production across the board.

Jaylon Tyson has tallied 9.2 minutes per game when playing at home this year, placing him in the 14th percentile -- seeing the court far less than most players in the NBA.

This year, the opposition's starting PFs have averaged 44.1% on field goal attempts (4th-weakest in the league) vs. the Cavaliers, marking this as a challenging matchup. The Pacers rank as the 2nd-worst offensive rebounding offense in the league this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them can therefore eliminate further opportunities for scoring and assists). Obi Toppin stands to see a decline in output for all stats as a result of playing away from home in this contest.

The matchup vs. the Cavaliers is a challenging one for shots from behind the three-point arc; the opposition's starting SFs have averaged the 3rd-least 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (3.9). The Pacers rank as the 2nd-worst offensive rebounding offense in the league this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them can therefore eliminate further opportunities for scoring and assists). Jarace Walker will not have the home court advantage in this contest. Playing while traveling generally lowers stat production in all stat categories.

Craig Porter Jr. has attempted 2.4 field goals per game this year, placing him in the 12th percentile out of all players in the league. Craig Porter Jr. has averaged 9.4 minutes per game this year, some of the lowest playing time of any player in the NBA: 14th percentile. This year, the opposing team's starting PGs have averaged 4.6 3-point attempts per game (lowest in the league) against the Indiana Pacers, resulting in a hard matchup. The matchup vs. the Indiana Pacers may be a tough one for getting to the foul line; the opposition's starting PGs have attempted just 3.5 foul shots per game over the last 20 games (5th-least in the league).