Arriving off of a strong – but losing – playoff effort last year vs the Bulls, the Pacers came roaring back to start off the 2011-2012 year. The team is going through its best early record in the earlier 8 years, but are still struggling vs the more skillful squads in the league. Whilst they’re 11-4 to date, only four of those victories are vs squads with records above .500.

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With the Magic arriving to visit on Tuesday, January 24, the Indiana Pacers will have a greater task on their hands, and they’ll 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’re able to pull out a win, it will likely be the 1st time the team has opened up a year with six straight home victories since the 2002-2003 year.

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However the Magic are a fearsome foe who are 11-5 on the year to date. And the recent past is most on Orlando’s side. The Magic have defeated the Indiana Pacers in Indiana in each one of the earlier 3 matchups between the 2. In reality, Orlando has won these games on the road in Indianapolis by around 13 points. The latest competition between the 2 was January 26, 2011.

The Indiana Pacers will additionally have to find a method to deal with Magic superstar Dwight Howard. Howard has headed the team to an 11-3 record over Indiana, and he has put up double-doubles in each one of these contests. Even with the challenges ahead for the Indiana Pacers, the sportsbook lists them as the -3 faves to beat the Magic. The total is established at 182.5.

Both squads come into this match with a 7-3 record over their last 10 contests. The Indiana Pacers have a 5-0 home record to date, whereas the Magic are 5-3 on the road. Look for Orlando to make a astoundingly strong showing after their disastrous 87-56 loss to the Boston Celtics a couple of days ago.