Arriving off of a powerful – but losing – playoff effort last season against the Bulls, the Indiana Pacers came roaring back to commence the 2011-2012 season. The team is going through its best early record in the earlier eight years, but are still troubled against the more proficient squads in the league. While they are 11-4 thus far, only four of those victories are against 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 greater 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 broaden their record to 6-0. If they are able to grab a win, it will likely 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 Magic are a fearsome adversary who are 11-5 on the season thus far. And recent history is most on Orlando’s side. The Magic have defeated the Indiana Pacers in Indiana in each one of the earlier three competitions between the 2. In reality, Orlando has won these games on the road in Indianapolis by around 13 points. The most recent competition between the 2 was January 26, 2011.

The Indiana Pacers will additionally need to find a way to cope with 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 of these contests. Even with the challenges ahead for the Indiana Pacers, the sportsbook shows them as the -3 favorites to eliminate the Magic. The total is set at 182.5.

Both squads come into this match with a 7-3 record over their last ten contests. The Indiana Pacers have a 5-0 home record thus far, whilst the Magic are 5-3 on the road. Watch for Orlando to make a astonishingly powerful showing after their catastrophic 87-56 loss to the Celtics a few days ago.