Arriving from of a powerful – but losing – playoff effort last year vs the Chicago Bulls, the Pacers came roaring back to start out the 2011-2012 year. The squad is going through its best early record in the earlier eight years, but are still troubled vs the more proficient squads in the league. Whereas they are 11-4 thus far, simply 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 better challenge on their hands, and they’re going to need the home court advantage tonight. Indiana is undefeated at home this year and will look to increase their record to 6-0. If they are able to get a victory, it will be the 1st time the squad 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 adversary who are 11-5 on the year thus far. And recent history is most on Orlando’s side. The Magic have beat the Indiana Pacers in Indiana in each one of the earlier 3 matchups between the 2. In fact, Orlando has won these games on the road in Indianapolis by around 13 points. The newest match between the 2 was January 26, 2011.

The Indiana Pacers will furthermore have to find a method to deal with Magic celebrity Dwight Howard. Howard has directed the squad to an 11-3 record over Indiana, and he has put up double-doubles in each of these games. Even with the challenges ahead for the Indiana Pacers, the sports book posts them as the -3 favorites to defeat the Magic. The total is established at 182.5.

Both squads 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 powerful showing after their catastrophic 87-56 loss to the Celts a couple of days ago.