Magic visit Pacers Jan 24 in Basketball Sports Betting
Arriving from of a powerful – but losing – playoff effort last year against the Chicago Bulls, the Indiana Pacers came roaring back to commence the 2011-2012 year. The squad is going through its best early record in the earlier 8 years, but are still troubled against the more skillful teams in the league. Whereas they’re 11-4 to date, merely 4 of those wins are against teams 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 task on their hands, and they are going to need the home court advantage tonight. Indiana is unbeaten at home this year and will look to prolong their record to 6-0. If they are able to pull out a win, it will likely be the 1st time the squad has opened up a year with six 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 to date. And recent history is all on Orlando’s side. The Magic have beat the Indiana Pacers in Indiana in each one of the earlier three bouts between the 2. In fact, Orlando has won these games on the road in Indianapolis by an average of 13 points. The newest match between the 2 was January 26, 2011.
The Indiana Pacers will additionally need to find a way 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 each of these contests. Even with the challenges ahead for the Indiana Pacers, the sportsbook posts them as the -3 faves to wipe out the Magic. The total is established at 182.5.
Both teams come into this match with a 7-3 record over their last ten contests. The Indiana Pacers have a 5-0 home record to date, while the Magic are 5-3 on the road. Look for Orlando to make a incredibly powerful showing after their disastrous 87-56 loss to the Celts a few days ago.
