Coming off of a powerful – but losing – playoff effort last season vs the Chicago Bulls, the Indiana Pacers came roaring back to commence the 2011-2012 season. The team is going through its best early record in the prior 8 years, but are still struggling vs the more adept squads in the league. Whereas they’re 11-4 thus far, only 4 of those victories are vs squads with records above .500.
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With the Orlando Magic coming to visit on Tuesday, January 24, the Indiana Pacers will have a better challenge on their hands, and they will need the home court edge tonight. Indiana is undefeated at home this season and will look to extend their record to 6-0. If they are able to grab a victory, it’ll be the first time the team has started off a season with 6 straight home victories since the 2002-2003 season.
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However the Orlando Magic are a fearsome enemy who are 11-5 on the season thus far. And the recent past is all on Orlando’s side. The Orlando Magic have beat the Indiana Pacers in Indiana in all the prior 3 matchups between the two. In reality, Orlando has won these competitions on the road in Indianapolis by around 13 points. The newest competition between the two was January 26, 2011.
The Indiana Pacers will furthermore have to find a method to handle Orlando Magic celeb Dwight Howard. Howard has directed the team to an 11-3 record over Indiana, and he has put up double-doubles in each one of these games. Despite the challenges ahead for the Indiana Pacers, the sports book posts them as the -3 faves to defeat the Orlando Magic. The total is set at 182.5.
Both squads come into this game with a 7-3 record over their last 10 games. The Indiana Pacers have a 5-0 home record thus far, whilst the Orlando Magic are 5-3 on the road. Look for Orlando to make a surprisingly powerful showing after their catastrophic 87-56 loss to the Boston Celtics a handful of days ago.
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