Arriving from of a powerful – but losing – playoff effort last year against the Chicago Bulls, the Indiana Pacers came roaring back to begin the 2011-2012 year. The squad is going through its greatest early record in the earlier 8 years, but are still struggling against the more proficient squads in the league. Whereas they are 11-4 to date, merely 4 of those victories are against squads with records above .500.
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With the Magic arriving to visit on Tuesday, January 24, the Pacers will have a greater task on their hands, and they will need the home court advantage tonight. Indiana is unbeaten at home this year and will look to prolong their record to 6-0. If they are able to pull out a win, it will be the first time the squad has opened up a year with 6 consecutive home victories since the 2002-2003 year.
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However the Orlando Magic are a fearsome foe who are 11-5 on the year to date. And the recent past is all on Orlando’s side. The Orlando Magic have defeated the Pacers in Indiana in each one of the earlier 3 bouts between the two. In reality, Orlando has won these games on the road in Indianapolis by typically 13 points. The most recent competition between the two was January 26, 2011.
The Pacers will also need to find a method to handle Orlando Magic star Dwight Howard. Howard has headed the squad to an 11-3 record over Indiana, and he has put up double-doubles in each of these matches. In spite of the challenges ahead for the Pacers, the sportsbook shows them as the -3 favorites to eliminate the Orlando Magic. The total is set at 182.5.
Both squads come into this game with a 7-3 record over their last ten matches. The Pacers have a 5-0 home record to date, whilst the Orlando Magic are 5-3 on the road. Look for Orlando to make a remarkably powerful showing after their catastrophic 87-56 loss to the Celtics a couple of days ago.
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