Coming off of a strong – but losing – playoff effort last year versus the Bulls, the Pacers came roaring back to start off the 2011-2012 year. The squad is experiencing its best early record in the earlier eight years, but are still struggling versus the more skillful teams in the league. Whilst they’re 11-4 thus far, only four of those wins are versus teams 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 better challenge on their hands, and they will need the home court advantage tonight. Indiana is unbeaten at home this year and will look to extend their record to 6-0. If they are able to grab a victory, it’ll be the first time the squad has opened up a year with 6 consecutive home wins since the 2002-2003 year.

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But the Magic are a fearsome adversary who are 11-5 on the year thus far. And the recent past is all on Orlando’s side. The Magic have beat the Indiana Pacers in Indiana in all the earlier 3 competitions between the two. Actually, Orlando has won these games on the road in Indianapolis by an average of 13 points. The newest contest between the two was January 26, 2011.

The Indiana Pacers will additionally need to find a method to handle Magic superstar Dwight Howard. Howard has led the squad to an 11-3 record over Indiana, and he has put up double-doubles in all of these games. Even with the challenges ahead for the Indiana Pacers, the sportsbook lists them as the -3 favorites to beat the Magic. The total is set at 182.5.

Both teams come into this game with a 7-3 record over their last ten games. The Indiana Pacers have a 5-0 home record thus far, while the Magic are 5-3 on the road. Watch for Orlando to make a astonishingly strong showing after their disastrous 87-56 loss to the Celtics a few days ago.

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