Arriving from of a powerful – but losing – playoff effort last season vs the Chicago Bulls, the Indiana Pacers came roaring back to start out the 2011-2012 season. The squad is experiencing its best early record in the previous 8 years, but are still troubled vs the more proficient squads in the league. Whilst they are 11-4 so far, only 4 of those wins are vs squads with records above .500.
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With the Orlando Magic coming to visit on Tuesday, January 24, the Pacers will have a better task on their hands, and they’re going to need the home court edge tonight. Indiana is unbeaten at home this season and will look to prolong their record to 6-0. If they’re able to get a win, it’ll be the first time the squad has started off a season with six consecutive home wins since the 2002-2003 season.
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However the Orlando Magic are a fearsome adversary who are 11-5 on the season so far. And the recent past is all on Orlando’s side. The Orlando Magic have beat the Pacers in Indiana in each of the previous three competitions between the two. In fact, Orlando has won these games on the road in Indianapolis by typically 13 points. The latest competition between the two was January 26, 2011.
The Pacers will additionally need to find a method to handle Orlando Magic superstar Dwight Howard. Howard has directed the squad to an 11-3 record over Indiana, and he has put up double-doubles in each one of these contests. Despite the challenges ahead for the Pacers, the sports book shows them as the -3 faves to defeat the Orlando Magic. The total is established at 182.5.
Both squads come into this game with a 7-3 record over their last ten contests. The Pacers have a 5-0 home record so far, whereas the Orlando Magic are 5-3 on the road. Look for Orlando to make a astoundingly powerful showing after their catastrophic 87-56 loss to the Celts a couple of days ago.
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