Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers NBA Playoffs Round 2 Futures Betting Markets - May 4
All odds provided by Sports Interaction.
Cavaliers vs. Pacers “Series Result” Futures Betting Markets
The Cavaliers have been arguably the most dominant and consistent team in the league this year. They just wallopped the Miami Heat 4-0 in the first round, winning those games by an average of 30.5 points. There’s just no scenario short of a major injury where we can see them falling short of the Eastern Conference Finals.
However, the Pacers are an intriguing foe. Their pulse-pounding offense is a good matchup for Cleveland’s elite defense, and they are as deep as they are talented. Indiana was actually 3-1 against Cleveland during the regular season, so we like them to push this at least to a Game 6.
Best Bet: Indiana Pacers +2.5 Series Spread (-135)
Cavaliers vs. Pacers “Series Correct Score” Futures Betting Market
This one kind of ties in with our first pick, but is just a little more specific. For these futures bets, the betting apps are offering odds on how many games it would take either team to win. For that reason, all eight options are offering pretty good value with plus odds.
The Pacers were 29-11 at home this year, second-best in the East behind only the Cavaliers, so we expect them to get one win at home early and maybe surprise the Cavs in another. At +400, the Cavs to win 4-2 makes a lot of sense. A sweep would shock us, and seven games is pushing it even for Indiana truthers. So it’s really between 4-1 and 4-2. And with 4-1 offering about half the value at +230, the decision was easy.
Best Bet: Cleveland Cavaliers to Win 4-2 (+400)
Cavaliers vs. Pacers “Most X In Series” Futures Betting Market
| Player | Most Points | Most Rebounds | Most Blocks | Most Steals |
| Donovan Mitchell (CLE) | -450 | +8,000 | +20,000 | +450 |
| Pascal Siakam (IND) | +850 | +2,200 | +4,500 | +1,200 |
| Darius Garland (IND) | +1,200 | +1,000 | N/A | N/A |
| Tyrese Haliburton (IND) | +1,200 | +5,000 | +475 | +200 |
| Evan Mobley (CLE) | +3,000 | +150 | +275 | +2,500 |
| Myles Turner (IND) | +5,000 | +3,300 | -160 | +8,000 |
| Ty Jerome (CLE) | +8,000 | +9,000 | N/A | +1,200 |
| Andrew Nembhard (IND) | +10,000 | +8,000 | +12,500 | +350 |
| Aaron Nesmith (IND) | +12,500 | +6,000 | +4,500 | +3,300 |
| T.J. McConnell (IND) | +15,000 | +10,000 | N/A | +3,000 |
| Jarrett Allen (CLE) | +15,000 | -170 | +1,200 | +325 |
The scoring prop here seems locked in for Donovan Mitchell and not worth touching. However, the favorites in the rebounding and blocks categories seem like locks. Myles Turner, at -160, had more than twice as many blocks (11) in the first round as anyone else in this series. Meanwhile, Jarrett Allen (-170) averaged over 10 rebounds per game in the first round while no one else in this series averaged more than 6.5.
Another one we like is Donovan Mitchell for most steals at tasty +450 odds. He had six in the first round, more than all but Allen, who had 10. However, six of Allen’s came in one game, and the only guy to average more steals than Mitchell in the regular season was Tyrese Haliburton. The Pacers guard is the favorite and so is offering considerably less value at +200.
Best Bet:
- Jarrett Allen Most Rebounds in Series (-170)
- Donovan Mitchell Most Steals in Series (+450)
- Myles Turner Most Blocks in Series (-160)/Sports Interaction
