Point Spread: Indiana Double-Digit Underdog in Friday Road Trip to Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin has a lot of good things going on right now, and this might be a bad time for Indiana to be rolling into the Kohl Center on Friday night.
The Badgers are in first-place in the Big Ten, and have beaten Indiana 19 straight times in Madison, dating all the way back to 1998. Throw in the fact that Wisconsin is coming off of its first conference loss, and the Hoosiers might seemed primed for a beatdown.
The oddsmakers think so. According to the SISportsbook.com gambling website, the Badgers are a 10.5 point favorite in Friday's game, which starts at 8:30 p.m. ET. The over/under is set at 142.5
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The Badgers have been playing well this season, and are currently ranked No. 11 in this week's Associated Press poll. They've won 12 of their last 14 games since starting out 1-2 and had won their first five Big Ten games before losing 87-83 at Penn State on Tuesday night, just hours after Indiana lost by 21 at home to Purdue.
This is Indiana's fourth true road game, and they've beaten Michigan but lost turnover-riddled games at Nebraska and Rutgers
Here's what Indiana has done against the spread so far this season.
Indiana by the numbers
- Indiana overall record: 12-6
- Indiana overall vs. spread: 8-10
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- Indiana home record: 9-2
- Indiana home vs. spread: 6-5
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- Indiana road record: 1-2
- Indiana road vs spread: 1-2
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- Indiana neutral court record: 2-2
- Indiana neutral court vs. spread: 1-3
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- Indiana record as favorite: 10-0
- Indiana vs. spread as favorite: 5-5
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- Indiana record as underdog: 2-6
- Indiana vs. spread as underdog: 3-5
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- Indiana over total: 9
- Indiana under total: 9
For every game, we'll give you a complete rundown on what both teams have done against the spread. We'll have final scores, what they did versus the spread and what happened with the over/under totals.
Indiana results vs. spread this season
Here's what Indiana has done this season, straight up and against the spread:
- Nov. 7 — Beat Florida Gulf Coast 69-63 at home as an 11.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (132) went under the 142.5 over/under total.
- Nov. 12 — Beat Army 72-64 at home as a 25.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (138) went over the 134.5 total.
- Nov. 16 — Beat Wright State 89-80 at home as a 15.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (169) went far over the 146.5 total.
- Nov. 19 — Lost to No. 5 Connecticut 77-57 at Madison Square Garden in New York as a 12.5-point underdog (did not cover). The score (134) went under the 146.5 total.
- Nov. 20 — Beat Louisville 74-66 at Madison Square Garden in New York as an 8.5-point favorite at tipoff (did not cover). The score (140) went under the 146.5 total.
- Nov. 26 — Beat Harvard 89-76 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis as an 7.5-point favorite at tipoff (covered). The score (165) went far over the 140.5 total.
- Dec. 1 — Beat Maryland 65-53 at home as a 3.5-point favorite at tipoff (covered). The score (117) went far under the 136.5 total.
- Dec. 5 — Won at Michigan 78-75 as a 6.5-point underdog at tipoff (covered). The score (153) went over the 144.5 total.
- Dec. 9 — Lost to Auburn 104-76 in Atlanta as a 6.5-point underdog at tipoff (did not cover). The score (180) went far over the 147.5 total.
- Dec. 16 — Lost to No. 2 Kansas 75-71 at home as a 7.5-point underdog at tipoff (covered). The score (146) went under the 147.5 total.
- Dec. 19 — Beat Morehead State 69-68 at home as a 12.5-point favorite at tipoff (did not cover). The score (137) went under the 141.5 total.
- Dec. 21 — Beat North Alabama 83-66 at home as a 13.5-point favorite at tipoff (covered). The score (149) went over the 147.5 total.
- Dec. 29 — Beat Kennesaw State 100-87 at home as a 12.5-point favorite at tipoff (covered). The score (187) went over the 160.5 total.
- Jan. 3 — Lost at Nebraska 86-70 as a 3.5-point underdog at tipoff (did not cover). The score (156) went over the 151.5 total.
- Jan. 6 — Beat Ohio State 71-65 at home as a 1.5-point underdog at tipoff (covered). The score (136) went under the 147.5 total.
- Jan. 9 — Lost at Rutgers 66-57 as a 2.5-point underdog at tipoff (did not cover). The score (123) went under the 140.5 total.
- Jan. 12 — Beat Minnesota 74-62 as a 3.5-point favorite at tipoff (covered). The score (136) went under the 147.5 total.
- Jan. 16 — Lost to No. 2 Purdue 87-66 at home as a 9.5-point underdog at tipoff (did not cover). The score (153) went over the 151.5 total.
Indiana's Xavier Johnson (0) hangs his head as Wisconsin's Brad Davison (34) and Chucky Hepburn begin to celebrate a Big Ten victory in Bloomington in 2022.
Wisconsin results vs. spread this season
Wisconsin is 13-4 overall and 5-1 in the Big Ten, good for a half-game lead over Purdue. Two of their losses came against top-10 teams at the time, No. 1 Arizona and No. 9 Tennessee. Their lone loss was at Penn State on Tuesday night.
The Badgers opened the season ranked No. 20 in the Kenpom.com computer rankings. Now they're at No. 12 as of Friday morning. Indiana, by the way, is at No. 94.
Wisconsin is 10-7 against the spread this season, and they won and covered in their first five league games before the Penn State. Nine of its 17 games have gone over the total,.
Here's what Wisconsin has done this season, straight up and against the spread:
- Nov. 6 — Beat Arkansas State 105-76 at home as a 14.5-point favorite (covered). The score (181) went over the 141.5 over/under total.
- Nov. 10— Lost to Tennessee 80-70 at home as an 2.5-point underdog (did not cover). The score (150) went over the 133.5 over/under total.
- Nov. 14 — Lost at Providence 72-59 as a 1.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (131) went under the 140.5 over/under total.
- Nov. 17— Beat Robert Morris 78-68 at home as a 19.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (146) went over the 135.5 over/under total.
- Nov. 20 — Beat Virginia 65-41 in the semifinals of the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Fort Myers, Fla., as a 2.5-point underdog (covered). The score (116) went under the 126.5 over/under total.
- Nov. 22— Beat SMU 69-61 in the championship game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Fort Myers, Fla., as a 6.5-point favorite (covered). The score (130) went under the 137.5 over/under total.
- Nov. 27 — Beat Western Illinois 71-47 at home as a 27.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (118) went under the 134.5 over/under total.
- Dec. 2— Beat No. 3 Marquette 75-64 at home as a 2.5-point underdog (covered). The score (139) went under the 139.5 over/under total.
- Dec. 5— Won at Michigan State 70-57 as an 5.5-point underdog (covered). The score (127) went under the 132.5 over/under total.
- Dec. 9— Lost at No. 1 Arizona 98-73 as an 95-point underdog (did not cover). The score (171) went over the 144.5 over/under total.
- Dec. 14— Beat Jacksonville State 75-60 at home as a 19.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (135) went over the 127.5 over/under total.
- Dec. 22— Beat Chicago State 80-53 at home as an 24.5-point favorite (covered). The score (133) went under the 133.5 over/under total.
- Jan. 2— Beat Iowa 83-72 at home as an 5.5-point favorite (covered). The score (155) went over the 152.5 over/under total.
- Jan. 6— Beat Nebraska 88-72 at home as a 5.5-point favorite (covered). The score (160) went over the 144.5 over/under total.
- Jan. 10— Won at Ohio State 71-60 as a 3.5-point underdog (covered). The score (131) went under the 137.5 over/under total.
- Jan. 13— Beat Northwestern 71-63 at home as a 7.5-point favorite (covered). The score (134) went under the 132.5 over/under total.
- Jan. 16— Lost at Penn State 87-83 as an 4.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (170) went over the 144.5 over/under total.