Magic versus Pacers in Basketball Sports Betting
Thursday, January 26th, 2012Arriving from of a formidable – but losing – playoff effort last season versus the Bulls, the Pacers came roaring back to commence the 2011-2012 season. The team is experiencing its best early record in the prior 8 years, but are still troubled versus the more skillful squads in the league. While they are 11-4 so far, only 4 of those wins are versus 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 advantage 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 victory, it will likely be the first time the team has started off a season with 6 consecutive home wins since the 2002-2003 season.
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However the Magic are a fearsome enemy who are 11-5 on the season so far. And recent history is most on Orlando’s side. The Magic have defeated the Indiana Pacers in Indiana in all the prior 3 competitions between the two. Actually, Orlando has won these competitions on the road in Indianapolis by typically 13 points. The newest contest between the two was January 26, 2011.
The Indiana Pacers will also have to find a method to deal with Magic star Dwight Howard. Howard has directed 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 posts them as the -3 faves to beat the Magic. The total is set at 182.5.
Both squads come into this match with a 7-3 record over their last 10 matches. The Indiana Pacers have a 5-0 home record so far, whilst the Magic are 5-3 on the road. Watch for Orlando to make a incredibly formidable showing after their disastrous 87-56 loss to the Boston Celtics a couple of days ago.
