Basketball Sports Gambling Jan 24 – Pacers against Orlando Magic

Arriving from of a strong – but losing – playoff effort last season versus the Bulls, the Pacers came roaring back to start out the 2011-2012 season. The team is going through its best early record in the prior eight years, but are still troubled versus the more adept teams in the league. While they are 11-4 thus far, simply 4 of those wins are versus teams 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 greater challenge on their hands, and they’ll need the home court edge tonight. Indiana is undefeated at home this season and will look to extend their record to 6-0. If they’re able to pull out a win, it’ll be the 1st time the team has begun a season with 6 consecutive home wins since the 2002-2003 season.

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However the Magic are a fearsome adversary who are 11-5 on the season thus far. And the recent past is all on Orlando’s side. The Magic have beat the Indiana Pacers in Indiana in all the prior 3 bouts between the two. In fact, Orlando has won these contests on the road in Indianapolis by an average of 13 points. The newest competition between the two was January 26, 2011.

The Indiana Pacers will additionally have to find a method to handle Magic celebrity Dwight Howard. Howard has headed the team to an 11-3 record over Indiana, and he has put up double-doubles in all of these matches. Even with the challenges ahead for the Indiana Pacers, the sports book shows them as the -3 favorites to eliminate the Magic. The total is established at 182.5.

Both teams come into this match with a 7-3 record over their last ten matches. The Indiana Pacers have a 5-0 home record thus far, whereas the Magic are 5-3 on the road. Watch for Orlando to make a surprisingly strong showing after their devastating 87-56 loss to the Celtics a handful of days ago.