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Arriving off of a powerful – but losing – playoff effort last year vs the Chicago Bulls, the Pacers came roaring back to start the 2011-2012 year. The squad is experiencing its best early record in the prior 8 years, but are still struggling vs the more proficient squads in the league. Whereas they are 11-4 to date, simply four of those victories are vs squads with records above .500.

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With the Magic coming to visit on Tuesday, January 24, the Pacers will have a better task on their hands, and they are going to need the home court edge tonight. Indiana is undefeated at home this year and will look to stretch out their record to 6-0. If they are able to get a win, it’ll be the first time the squad has opened up a year with six consecutive home victories since the 2002-2003 year.

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But the Magic are a fearsome adversary who are 11-5 on the year to date. And recent history is most on Orlando’s side. The Magic have beat the Pacers in Indiana in all the prior 3 matchups between the 2. In reality, Orlando has won these contests on the road in Indianapolis by about 13 points. The newest match between the 2 was January 26, 2011.

The Pacers will additionally need to find a method to deal with Magic celeb Dwight Howard. Howard has led the squad to an 11-3 record over Indiana, and he has put up double-doubles in each one of these matches. Even with the challenges ahead for the Pacers, the sports book shows them as the -3 favorites to beat the Magic. The total is set 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 to date, whilst the Magic are 5-3 on the road. Watch for Orlando to make a incredibly powerful showing after their catastrophic 87-56 loss to the Boston Celtics a few days ago.