After carving out an impressive home win over the streaking Boston Celtics, the Indiana Pacers ran out of the gas on the second night of a back-to-back, losing to the lowly Orlando Magic in a blowout on the road.
However, the Pacers will get another shot at the Magic, as they resume play against the same opponent on the road once more. Hopefully, the players come out with more energy in this one after falling flat right from the get-go a couple of nights before.
On the season, the Pacers are 6-24 on the road and 10-30 against the East while the Magic are 7-21 at the Amway Center and 9-31 against conference foes. Indiana ranks 18th in offensive rating and 26th in defensive rating while Orlando sits at 28th and 22nd, respectively, on the same departments.
Pacers at Magic Odds, Spread, Over/Under & Betting Pick
The latest odds from WynnBET (sign up with this link) have the visiting Pacers as slight -1.0 favorites on the road against the Magic. Indiana stands as a -105 moneyline favorite while Orlando is currently a +-115 moneyline underdog.
The over/under for this contest has been set at 232.0. The oddsmakers are anticipating a high-scoring affair between both teams.
Projected Pacers Starting Lineup Tonight
SF: Buddy Hield
PF: Oshae Brissett
C: Isaiah Jackson
SG: Malcolm Brogdon
PG: Tyrese Haliburton
Pacers Injury Report
Chris Duarte, who reinjured his toe on Monday night, and Lance Stephenson (ankle) are marked as game time decisions. Meanwhile, Myles Turner (foot), TJ McConnell (wrist) and TJ Warren (foot) remain sidelined. Ricky Rubio (torn ACL) is out for the season and is not with the team.
Indiana Pacers at Orlando Magic Prediction
The Pacers may have lost to the Magic on Monday night, but safely call it as more of an outlier, despite the team’s ugly campaign so far. On paper, Indiana simply possesses more firepower than Orlando, which has a dearth of reliable shot creators.
With more rest, look for the Pacers to pounce hard on the road to finally get a win over the Magic, which have won both games over the Blue and Gold so far. Expect Indiana to get the job done with relative ease and get a rare dub on the road, much to the chagrin of religious tank watchers.
Pacers 109, Magic 101
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What channel is the Indiana Pacers game on?
Wednesday’s contest will air on Bally Sports Indiana (Indianapolis) and Bally Sports Florida (Orlando) and will tip off at 7 PM ET.
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Pacers Next Game and Schedule
Indiana heads to Detroit and then Washington before going back home to face Cleveland. Their string of Eastern Conference foes ends with a road game at San Antonio.
Mar. 04 @ Detroit
Mar. 06 @ Washington
Mar. 08 vs Cleveland
Mar. 12 @ San Antonio