The Indiana Hoosiers (7-4 overall, 2-2 Big Ten) visit the 10th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers (9-2, 3-1) Thursday for a 7 p.m. ET tip. Below, we analyze the Indiana-Wisconsin college basketball betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Indiana at Wisconsin: Betting odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Indiana +310 (bet $100 to win $310) | Wisconsin -400 (bet $400 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Indiana +8.5 (-120) | Wisconsin -8.5 (+100)
- Over/Under: 131.5. (O: -110 | U: -110)
Indiana at Wisconsin: Three things to know
- Indiana enters on a two-game win streak, most recently defeating Maryland 63-55 as a 5-point home favorite Monday. Trailing 43-42 with 10:20 to go, F Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 12 consecutive points during a Hoosiers 21-12 run to close the game. Jackson-Davis finished with game-highs in points (22) and rebounds (15). For the season, the sophomore leads Indiana with 20.3 points per game and 8.9 rebounds per game.
- Wisconsin’s Sunday game at Penn State was postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Nittany Lions program. The Badgers last played New Year’s Eve when they knocked off then-No. 24 Minnesota 71-59 as 8.5-point home favorites. Senior F Micah Potter led the way with 18 points and 11 rebounds, both game-highs. Potter averages 12.7 PPG and a team-high 7.3 RPG, while senior G D’Mitrik Trice leads the Badgers in points (14.2 PPG), assists (3.4 APG) and steals (1.1 SPG).
- The Badgers swept the Hoosiers last season, winning both games as underdogs. They claimed a 60-56 road win as 2.5-point dogs March 7, and cruised to an 84-64 rout at home as 2-point underdogs Dec. 7, 2019.
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Indiana at Wisconsin: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Wisconsin 66, Indiana 55
Money line (ML)
AVOID. The Badgers will take this one, but it’s not worth risking a -400 price tag.
Against the spread (ATS)
WISCONSIN -8.5 (+100) is the STRONGEST PLAY – 1½ times your usual wager. Kohl Center is a “Black Hole” for Indiana. The Hoosiers have lost their last 17 trips to Madison, last winning there Jan. 25, 1998 when Bob Knight was in his third-to-final season at IU.
As a matter of fact, the Badgers are 21-3 in their last 24 vs. the Hoosiers, including a 7-3 ATS mark in the last 10 in the series.
ATS records: Indiana 7-4 | Wisconsin 5-5-1
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 131.5 (-110) is the play. Sure, it’s low, but Wisconsin’s defense allows just 60.5 PPG to rank 22nd in the nation. In its last game, UW held Minnesota to a season-low 22 points in the first half. In last season’s home win vs. Indiana, it held the Hoosiers to 27-first-half points.
O/U records: Indiana 4-7 | Wisconsin 7-4
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| 2021 overall record (all sports) / Strongest plays | 15-6 / 8-3 |
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