Coming off of a powerful – but losing – playoff effort last season against the Bulls, the Pacers came roaring back to start off the 2011-2012 season. The squad is going through its best early record in the earlier 8 years, but are still struggling against the more adept squads in the league. While they’re 11-4 so far, just four of those wins are against squads with records above .500.

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With the Orlando Magic arriving to visit on Tuesday, January 24, the Pacers will have a better challenge on their hands, and they are going to need the home court advantage tonight. Indiana is unbeaten at home this season and will look to prolong their record to 6-0. If they’re able to get a victory, it will likely be the first time the squad has begun a season with six straight home wins since the 2002-2003 season.

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However the Magic are a fearsome foe who are 11-5 on the season so far. And recent history is all on Orlando’s side. The Magic have beat the Pacers in Indiana in each one of the earlier 3 competitions between the 2. Actually, Orlando has won these contests on the road in Indianapolis by an average of 13 points. The newest contest between the 2 was January 26, 2011.

The Pacers will furthermore need to find a method to deal with 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 matches. Despite the challenges ahead for the Pacers, the sportsbook shows them as the -3 faves to beat the Magic. The total is established at 182.5.

Both squads come into this game with a 7-3 record over their last ten matches. The Pacers have a 5-0 home record so far, whereas the Magic are 5-3 on the road. Look for Orlando to make a incredibly powerful showing after their catastrophic 87-56 loss to the Celts a couple of days ago.