The Iowa Hawkeyes (18-11, 10-8 Big Ten) visit No. 13 Indiana Hoosiers (20-9, 11-7) Tuesday in Bloomington. Tip-off at Assembly Hall is 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Iowa vs. Indiana odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Iowa is fresh off a 112-106 overtime win over Michigan State Saturday, covering the 5.5-point spread as a home favorite. After struggling from distance in 2 straight losses, the Hawkeyes hit a season-high 17 triples against the Spartans.
Indiana is seeking its 7th straight win at home. The Hoosiers lost to the Hawkeyes in Iowa City 91-89 on Jan. 5 as 1.5-point underdogs as 152.5 Over hit. Three of the last 4 Iowa-Indiana games have been decided by 3 points or less.
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Iowa at Indiana odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:52 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Iowa +190 (bet $100 to win $190) | Indiana -240 (bet $240 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Iowa +5.5 (-110) | Indiana -5.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 155.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Iowa at Indiana picks and predictions
Prediction
Indiana 77, Iowa 75
Moneyline
Iowa is a lean, but not to a greater-than-1-chance-in-3 degree. PASS.
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Against the spread
The Hawkeyes are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games after allowing 90-plus points in their previous game.
Two bad recent losses by Iowa — Feb. 19 at Northwestern and Feb. 22 at Wisconsin — are shading this number quite a bit. Iowa was just awful from 3-point range in both those games (combined 6 of 52) and still was pretty tight with the Badgers for most of the Feb. 22 game.
A bad Hawkeye defense has had some worse-than-bad nights in defending shots of late, and there could be some regression due in that respect. Indiana is a bit banged up injury-wise.
Consider a partial-unit play on IOWA +5.5 (-110).
Over/Under
This match-up does not figure to produce an overabundance of 3s or free throws or other score-spiral inputs like 2nd-chance points or transition buckets.
Iowa has often been slowed down from their normal top-50 pace when playing away from home.
BACK THE UNDER 154.5 (-105).
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