The Indiana Pacers claimed Game 1 98-80 as a 7-point underdog. I find it unlikely that they'll win back-to-back games at Cleveland outright, but I'm well happy to take the points on the Pacers in this matchup.

Cavs superstar Lebron James has never lost a first-round series (12-0), and had never even a Game 1 of any first round prior to Monday's contest, but he's not surrounded by much talent this season as proven by the result in the first game of this series.

Indiana has a lot of grit, and we can note that the Pacers are 7-1 ATS in their last seven games vs. a team with a winning straight up record while the Cavs finished the regular season a NBA-worst 32-49-1 ATS. The Cavs should be fired up for this one, but I still think they're asked to cover too many points.

10* play on Indiana Pacers.