The Indiana Pacers will travel to the Amway Center to take on the Orlando Magic. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Jan. 6 and can be seen on FxI and FxF.
The Magic are expecting a better outcome after their 115-89 loss to the Pistons on Monday. Victor Oladipo was the team’s leading scorer with 18 points. The Pacers, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their close 103-100 loss against the Heat on Monday. Paul George had a game-high 32 points.
This is the second game of the season between these two teams, with the Pacers winning the first matchup 97-84. George Hill had a standout performance in the victory, putting up 23 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two steals, one block, and four three-pointers.
The Magic are a slim one-point favorite at home against Indiana. According to the oddsmakers, the Over/Under (O/U) is currently 199 points. The Magic come into this game 19-16 Straight Up (SU) and 22-13 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 9-11 SU and 10-10 ATS against the Eastern Conference.
In the other locker room, the Pacers have 19-15 SU and ATS records. Despite having a losing record against the Eastern Conference, Indiana is successful ATS in those games with a record of 7-3. Indiana is the fourth-best team in the league at scoring points off turnovers with 19.8 per game.
Indiana beat Orlando in their most recent meeting this season, bumping its SU record over the last 10 meetings to 9-1. Furthermore, the Pacers hold the advantage ATS with a record of 8-2.
Predictions: SU Winner – Ind, ATS Winner – Ind, O/U – Under
Notes
Orlando is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando’s last 5 games.
Orlando is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando’s last 6 games at home.
Orlando is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Orlando’s last 9 games when playing Indiana.
Orlando is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana.
Orlando is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana.
Orlando ranks 20th in points per game with 99.8, while Indiana ranks seventh in points allowed with an average of 98.7 given up.
On average, Orlando scores 102.1 points per home game (ranked 19th), while Indiana allows 101.1 points per away game (ranked ninth).
The Orlando Magic lost their last game by 26 points. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, the Indiana Pacers are 3-2. Orlando is 3-3 in blowouts this season.
Orlando has a stellar 17-4 record when it allows under 100 points this season. Indiana is 6-7 when it puts up under 100.
The Orlando Magic have an abysmal 2-12 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points. The Indiana Pacers are 13-8 when they hit triple digits.
The Magic have an offensive rating of 102.5 (ranked 16th). The Pacers rank sixth for their defensive rating of 99.5.
With 97.3 possessions and 1.025 points per possession, the Orlando Magic perform worse on both metrics than the Indiana Pacers. Indiana averages 99.8 possessions and 1.026 points per possession.
Orlando has an average effective field goal percentage of 49.9%. Indiana is a subpar 2-9 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, the Orlando Magic make 22.6 assists per game and the Indiana Pacers make 19.8. Orlando is ranked 10th, while Indiana is ranked 25th.
Orlando makes an average of 4.9 blocks per game (ranked 14th), while Indiana makes 4.2 blocks per game (ranked 21st).
The Orlando Magic rank 18th in offensive rebounding, while the Indiana Pacers rank 14th in defensive rebounding.
Indiana ranks fourth in steals per game with 9.1. When Orlando gives up 9 or more steals, the team has an even 5-5 record.
