The No. 19 Indiana Hoosiers (10-3, 1-1 Big Ten) meet the Iowa Hawkeyes (8-6, 0-3) Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Indiana vs. Iowa odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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The Hoosiers return to Big Ten play after 4 games out of conference around the holidays, including losses to Arizona (89-75, Dec. 10) and Kansas (84-62, Dec. 17). Indiana has failed to cover the past 4 games dating back to an against the spread (ATS) win over Nebraska on Dec. 7, its most recent conference contest.
The Hawkeyes return home after a pair of conference losses at Nebraska (66-50, last Thursday) and Penn State (83-79, Sunday), and have failed to win or cover in 3 Big Ten games so far. The Over is 4-1 in the past 5 games for Iowa.
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Indiana at Iowa odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:22 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Off the board (OTB)
- Against the spread (ATS): Indiana +1.5 (-115) | Iowa -1.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 152.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Indiana at Iowa picks and predictions
Prediction
Indiana 78, Iowa 75
Moneyline
The moneyline is off the board at the time of publishing, but Indiana will be a solid play as a road underdog if it opens as such. The Hoosiers are a little more battle-tested and won’t be fazed by a trip to Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The last time Iowa was home, it lost to Eastern Illinois by a 92-83 count on Dec. 21, and the lack of defense has really hurt the Hawkeyes.
Against the spread
INDIANA +1.5 (-115) is quite a bit more expensive, so it will probably best to just play the moneyline when it opens.
The Hoosiers are just 1-3-1 ATS in the previous 5 games on the road, but the Hawkeyes are 1-4 ATS in the past 5 games overall. The underdog has cashed in 6 of the past 8 meetings in this series, too.
Over/Under
OVER 152.5 (-105) is the lean in this Big Ten battle, but go lightly.
The Over has cashed in 4 of the past 5 games against Iowa while going 9-2 in its last 11 games against teams with a winning record.
The Over has hit in 4 of the past 5 games for Indiana too while going 21-6 in its last 27 games against winning teams.
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