Orlando Magic visit Indiana Pacers Jan 24 in Basketball Sports Gambling

January 26, 2012 · By tang

Arriving off of a powerful – but losing – playoff effort last season vs the Bulls, the Indiana Pacers came roaring back to begin the 2011-2012 season. The team is experiencing its best early record in the prior 8 years, but are still struggling vs the more adept squads in the league. Whereas they’re 11-4 to date, only 4 of those victories are vs 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 better task on their hands, and they’ll need the home court edge tonight. Indiana is unbeaten at home this season and will look to extend their record to 6-0. If they are able to pull out a win, it will likely be the 1st time the team has started off a season with 6 straight home victories since the 2002-2003 season.

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But the Magic are a fearsome adversary who are 11-5 on the season to date. And the recent past is most on Orlando’s side. The Magic have beat the Indiana Pacers in Indiana in each one of the prior 3 matchups between the 2. Actually, Orlando has won these competitions on the road in Indianapolis by around 13 points. The most recent match between the 2 was January 26, 2011.

The Indiana Pacers will additionally have to find a method to cope with Magic celeb Dwight Howard. Howard has led the team 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 sports book posts them as the -3 favorites to defeat the Magic. The total is set 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 to date, whereas the Magic are 5-3 on the road. Watch for Orlando to make a unexpectedly powerful showing after their catastrophic 87-56 loss to the Celtics a handful of days ago.



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