Arriving off of a powerful – but losing – playoff effort last season vs the Bulls, the Indiana Pacers came roaring back to begin the 2011-2012 season. The squad is going through its best early record in the prior eight years, but are still struggling vs the more skillful teams in the league. Whereas they’re 11-4 to date, simply four of those wins are vs teams with records above .500.
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With the Magic coming to visit on Tuesday, January 24, the Indiana Pacers will have a better task on their hands, and they will need the home court edge tonight. Indiana is undefeated at home this season and will look to stretch out their record to 6-0. If they’re able to pull out a win, it will likely be the first time the squad has opened up a season with 6 straight home wins since the 2002-2003 season.
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But the Magic are a fearsome adversary who are 11-5 on the season to date. And recent history is all on Orlando’s side. The Magic have defeated the Indiana Pacers in Indiana in each of the prior three matchups between the 2. Actually, Orlando has won these matches on the road in Indianapolis by around 13 points. The latest contest between the 2 was January 26, 2011.
The Indiana Pacers will additionally have to find a way to deal with Magic superstar Dwight Howard. Howard has led the squad to an 11-3 record over Indiana, and he has put up double-doubles in each one of these games. Even with the challenges ahead for the Indiana Pacers, the sports book posts them as the -3 favorites to defeat the Magic. The total is set at 182.5.
Both teams come into this game with a 7-3 record over their last 10 games. The Indiana Pacers have a 5-0 home record to date, while the Magic are 5-3 on the road. Watch for Orlando to make a remarkably powerful showing after their catastrophic 87-56 loss to the Celts a handful of days ago.
