Indiana Favored to End Long Losing Streak to Michigan on Sunday
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — It's been a week for exorcising demons for Indiana, ending an eight-game road losing streak on Monday at Nebraska, and finally snapping its nine-game losing streak to Purdue on Thursday.
And now, here comes Michigan to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, and the Wolverines have an eight-game winning streak in the series as well. But the oddsmakers think that streak is also going to end on Sunday. The SISportsbook.com website lists Indiana as as the favorite on its opening line on Sunday morning.
Indiana has opened as a 3.5-point favorite, according to the SISportsbook.com gambling website. The over/under is 133.5. It's an odd spot for the Wolverines, who have been favored in 14 of their 15 games this season while going just 8-7 so far.
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The Hoosiers have an 14-4 overall record on the season and are 5-3 in the Big Ten. They are 11-7 against the point spread. The Hoosiers are 12-0 at home and 10-2 vs. the spread as Assembly Hall. On the road, they are 1-4 straight up and 0-5 against the spread so far on the road.
Here are Indiana's results thus far this season, both straight up and against the spread:
- Nov. 9 — Beat Eastern Michigan 68-62 as a 24-point favorite (lost)
- Nov. 12 — Beat Northern Illinois 85-49 as a 25.5-point favorite (won)
- Nov. 17 — Beat St. John's 76-74 as a 6-point favorite (lost)
- Nov. 21 — Beat Louisiana 76-44 as an 11.5-point favorite (won)
- Nov. 23 — Beat Jackson State 70-35 as a 22.5-point favorite (won)
- Nov. 27 — Beat Marshall 90-79 as a 10.5-point favorite (won)
- Nov. 30 — Lost at Syracuse 112-110 as a 2.5-point favorite (lost)
- Dec. 4 — Beat Nebraska 68-55 as an 11-point favorite (won)
- Dec. 8 — Lost at No. 22 Wisconsin 64-59 as a 4.5-point underdog (lost)
- Dec. 12 — Beat Merrimack 81-49 as a 20-point favorite (won)
- Dec. 18 — Beat Notre Dame 64-56 in Indianapolis as a 4.5-point favorite (won)
- Dec. 22 — Beat Northern Kentucky 79-61 as a 17-point favorite (won)
- Jan. 2 — Lost at Penn State 61-58 as a 2.5-point favorite (lost)
- Jan. 6 — Beat No. 13 Ohio State 67-51 as a 2-point favorite (won)
- Jan. 9 — Beat Minnesota 73-60 as an 11-point favorite (won)
- Jan. 13 — Lost at Iowa 83-74 as a 4.5 -point underdog (lost)
- Jan. 17 — Won at Nebraska 78-71 as a 9-point favorite (lost)
- Jan. 20 — Beat Purdue 68-65 as a 4-point underdog (won)
Michigan is 8-7 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten, struggling through a season that started with high expectations as the No. 6-ranked team in the country in the Associated Press preseason poll.
Michigan has lost six games already as a favorite, tops in the country by a large margin.
They have been favored in 14 of their 15 games, but are just 5-10 against the spread, Here are Michigan's results thus far this season, both straight up and against the spread:
- Nov. 10 — Beat Buffalo 88-76 as a 14.5-point favorite (lost)
- Nov. 13 — Beat Prairie View A&M 77-49 in Washington, D.C. as a 23.5-point favorite (won)
- Nov. 16 — Lost to Seton Hall 67-65 as an 8.5-point favorite (lost)
- Nov. 20 — Beat UNLV 74-61 in Las Vegas as an 13.5-point favorite (lost)
- Nov. 21 — Lost to Arizona 80-62 in Las Vegas as a 3.5-point favorite (lost)
- Nov. 24 — Beat Tarleton 65-54 as a 26.5-point favorite (lost)
- Dec. 1 — Lost at North Carolina 72-51 as a 2.5-point favorite (lost)
- Dec. 4 — Beat San Diego State 72-58 as an 9-point favorite (won)
- Dec. 7 — Won at Nebraska 102-67 as a 7-point favorite (won)
- Dec. 11 — Lost to Minnesota 75-65 as a 13.5-point favorite (lost)
- Dec. 18 — Beat Southern Utah 87-50 as a 16.5-point favorite (won)
- Dec. 21 — Purdue Fort Wayne ... cancelled
- Dec. 30— Lost at Central Florida 85-71 as a 3.5-point favorite (lost)
- Jan. 4 — Lost at Rutgers 75-67 as a 3.5-point favorite (lost)
- Jan. 8 — Michigan State ... postponed
- Jan. 11 — Purdue ... postponed
- Jan. 14 — Lost at Illinois 68-53 as an 11-point underdog (lost)
- Jan. 18 — Beat Maryland 83-64 as a 7.5-point favorite (won)
