Arriving off of a strong – but losing – playoff effort last year vs the Bulls, the Pacers came roaring back to start out the 2011-2012 year. The squad is experiencing its greatest early record in the earlier 8 years, but are still troubled vs the more adept teams in the league. Whereas they are 11-4 thus far, simply 4 of those victories 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 challenge on their hands, and they’re going to need the home court advantage tonight. Indiana is unbeaten at home this year and will look to increase their record to 6-0. If they are able to pull out a win, it’ll be the first time the squad has started off a year with 6 straight home victories since the 2002-2003 year.

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But the Orlando Magic are a fearsome adversary who are 11-5 on the year thus far. And recent history is all on Orlando’s side. The Orlando Magic have defeated the Indiana Pacers in Indiana in each of the earlier three competitions between the 2. In fact, Orlando has won these matches on the road in Indianapolis by about 13 points. The newest match between the 2 was January 26, 2011.

The Indiana Pacers will additionally need to find a way to cope with Orlando Magic star 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 matches. In spite of the challenges ahead for the Indiana Pacers, the sportsbook shows them as the -3 favorites to wipe out the Orlando Magic. The total is established at 182.5.

Both teams come into this game with a 7-3 record over their last 10 matches. 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 incredibly strong showing after their devastating 87-56 loss to the Celtics a couple of days ago.