The Indiana Hoosiers (10-8 overall, 5-6 Big Ten) visit the Northwestern Wildcats (6-10, 3-9) Wednesday. Tip-off between the conference rivals is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill. Below, we analyze the Indiana-Northwestern college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Neither team is ranked in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. The Wildcats were No. 22 in late December, while the Hoosiers have yet to break into the Top 25.
Indiana at Northwestern: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Indiana -190 (bet $190 to win $100) | Northwestern +155 (bet $100 to win $155)
- Against the spread/ATS: Indiana -4.5 (-105) | Northwestern +4.5 (-115)
- Over/Under: 138.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Indiana at Northwestern: Three things to know
- Northwestern won at Indiana 74-67 as a 9-point underdog in late December. Wildcats G Chase Audige scored all 17 of his team-high points in the second half. The sophomore accounted for the Wildcats’ final 11 points as they pulled away from a 63-61 lead in the final 3:01.
- Indiana is coming off a 67-65 upset of then-No. 8 Iowa Sunday as a 3.5-point home underdog to complete a season sweep of the Hawkeyes. IU won 81-69 as a 10-point dog in Iowa City when Iowa was ranked No. 4. Sophomore F Trayce Jackson-Davis leads the Hoosiers in scoring (19.9 points per game), rebounds (9.2 RPG) and blocks (1.8 BPG).
- It’s hard to believe Northwestern opened the Big Ten season 3-0 – beating Michigan State, Indiana and Ohio State – since the Wildcats have since lost 9 in a row. Their most recent defeat was a 75-70 setback at Purdue Saturday, but they covered the spread as 8-point underdogs. Junior F Miller Kopp leads three Wildcats in double-figures, averaging 13.2 PPG.
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Indiana at Northwestern: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Indiana 66, Northwestern 64
Money line (ML)
PASS. Not only is Indiana (-190) too chalky, the Hoosiers are too inconsistent to back here.
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Against the spread (ATS)
Place your bet(s) on NORTHWESTERN +4.5 (-115). Indiana is a “Jekyll and Hyde” type of team. The Hoosiers look good in an early January win against Nebraska but followed with an awful performance in a home loss to unranked Purdue. After their first upset of Iowa, they lost to Rutgers.
Until the Hoosiers prove they can play well in back-to-back games, it’s not wise to bet on them.
ATS: Indiana 11-7 | Northwestern 7-8
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 138.5 (-110) is the STRONGEST PLAY – 1½ times your usual wager. Excluding Jackson-Davis, Indiana’s starters are terrible shooters. Before junior G Rob Phinisee’s 3-pointer at the 1:39 mark and sophomore G Armaan Franklin’s game-winning jumper with 1.8 seconds left Sunday vs. Iowa, IU’s three starting guards were a combined 2-for-24.
At 44.2%, Franklin is the only starting guard shooting above 40% from the field.
Meanwhile, Northwestern has averaged 66.0 PPG during its 9-game losing streak.
O/U records: Indiana 9-9 | Northwestern 9-6
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