Jan 18, 7:00 PM | Bob Devaney Sports Center
Indiana Hoosiers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Odds
15-3TEAM RECORD9-8
The Nebraska Cornhuskers will look to boost their win total and cover the spread when they tip off against the Indiana Hoosiers at Bob Devaney Sports Center on Wednesday in NCAAB play.
The Hoosiers will try to spoil to the party on Wednesday; they are 8-4-1 ATS against the number this season, while the Cornhuskers are 6-7 ATS. Indiana is 9-3-1 on the totals; Nebraska is 6-6-1.
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Betting Line:
If you're going with the Cornhuskers in this one, they're listed as 4.5-point underdogs on the NCAAB betting menu for Monday's contest.
Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Cornhuskers sit at No. 181 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Hoosiers sit at No. 52 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Hoosiers will win this game 83-67.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Nebraska's No. 306 nationally ranked offense (61.1 points per game) against a Hoosiers defense that sits as the No. 135 at 65.4 PPG. The Cornhuskers have been averaging 42.9% from the field, less than the Hoosiers have managed so far this season (49.7% on average).
Defensively, Indiana features the nation's No. 310-rated defense on the road, allowing 78 points per game. Nebraska, meanwhile, comes in at No. 310 nationally in scoring at home.
Indiana was an 80-63 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Ohio State. They failed to cover the 13-point spread as underdogs. Cody Zeller scored 16 points in a futile effort to lead the Hoosiers to a win (they lost 80-63 to Ohio State at Value City Arena on Sunday).
Nebraska lost its last outing, a 50-45 result against Wisconsin on January 15. They covered in that game as a 14.5-point underdog. Nebraska suffered a 50-45 loss against Wisconsin on Sunday, getting 13 points from Bo Spencer in a losing effort at Kohl Center.
Indiana Hoosiers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Penn State are 5-5
After playing Ohio State are 3-7
After a loss are 1-9
Nebraska Cornhuskers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Ohio State are 0-1
After playing Wisconsin are 1-1
After a loss are 4-6
A few Hoosiers at Cornhuskers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games on the road
Indiana is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Indiana is 3-21 SU in its last 24 games on the road
Nebraska is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nebraska's last 6 games
Nebraska is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
Indiana home to Penn State, Sunday, January 22
Nebraska home to Ohio State, Saturday, January 21