Opening Line: Indiana Slight Favorite in Home Finale vs. Michigan

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The college basketball season always goes too fast, and this season is no different. Indiana plays its final home game of the 2022-23 season on Sunday, taking on the Michigan Wolverines, a team they just beat three weeks ago in Ann Arbor.

The Hoosiers are favored to do that again. According to the odds courtesy of Fanduel No. 15-ranked Indiana is a 4.5-point favorite on Sunday morning. The over/under is 143.5. Indiana won 62-61 on Feb. 11 in Ann Arbor as a 2.5-point underdog.

Sunday's game starts at 4:30 p.m. ET and is being nationally televised on CBS. For all the information on how to watch, plus a full preview from HoosiersNow.com reporter Jack Ankony, CLICK HERE.

Indiana has been very good at home this year, both straight up and against the spread and the Hoosiers have good odds of winning.

The Hoosiers are 14-2 at Assembly Hall, with an 84-83 loss to Northwestern on Jan. 8 and a 90-68 loss to Iowa on Tuesday. Indiana struggled to defend the 3-point line in both losses, as Northwestern went 9-for-18 from beyond the arc and Iowa made 13-of-23 3-point attempts.

It's going to be an emotional day inside Simon Skojdt Assembly Hall as Hoosier Nation says goodbye to several fan favorites on Senior Night. Forward Trayce Jackson-Davis is going through the ceremony, saying two weeks ago that this is his final college season.

He does have a COVID year of eligibility remaining, but has said that ''four years is enough.'' He's the school's all-time rebounding and blocked shots leader, and is closing in on 1950s star Don Schlundt for the No. 3 spot on Indiana's scoring list. Jackson-Davis has 2,136 points, just 56 points behind Schlundt.

Indiana lost at home to Michigan a year ago, getting blown out 80-62 on Jan. 23, 2022. It was their worst home loss of the season.

Here is a thorough breakdown on what Indiana has done all season, both straight up and against the spread:

Indiana by the numbers

Indiana overall record: 20-10
Indiana overall vs. spread: 15-15
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Indiana home record: 14-2
Indiana home vs. spread: 10-6
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Indiana road record: 5-7
Indiana road vs spread: 4-8
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Indiana neutral court record: 1-1
Indiana neutral court vs. spread: 1-1
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Indiana record as favorite: 17-4
Indiana vs. spread as favorite: 12-9
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Indiana record as underdog: 3-6
Indiana vs. spread as underdog: 3-6

Indiana vs. the spread

Here's what Indiana has done this season, straight up and against the spread:

Nov. 7 — Beat Morehead State 88-53 as a 24.5-point favorite (won)
Nov. 10 — Beat Bethune-Cookman 101-49 as a 32.5-point favorite (won)
Nov. 18 — Won at Xavier 81-79 as a 1.5-point favorite (won)
Nov. 20 — Beat Miami of Ohio 86-56 as a 27.5-point favorite in Indianapolis (won)
Nov. 23 — Beat Little Rock 86-67 as a 29..5-point favorite (lost)
Nov. 25 — Beat Jackson State 90-51 as a 28.5-point favorite (won)
Nov. 30 — Beat No. 18 North Carolina 77-65 as a 4.5-point favorite (won)
Dec. 3 — Lost at Rutgers 63-48 as a 3-point favorite (lost)
Dec. 7 — Beat Nebraska 81-55 as a 12.5-point favorite (won)
Dec. 10 — Lost to No. 10 Arizona 89-75 in Las Vegas as a 1.5-point underdog (lost)
Dec. 17 — Lost at No. 8 Kansas 84-62 as a 5.5-point underdog (lost)
Dec. 20 — Beat Elon 96-72 as a 28.5-point favorite (lost)
Dec. 23 — Beat Kennesaw State 69-55 as a 17.5-point favorite (lost)
Jan. 5 — Lost at Iowa 91-89 as a 1.5-point underdog (lost)
Jan. 8 — Lost to Northwestern 84-83 as a 7.5-point favorite (lost)
Jan. 11 — Lost at Penn State 85-66 as a 2.5-point underdog (lost)
Jan. 14 — Beat No. 18 Wisconsin 63-45 as a 4-point favorite (won)
Jan. 19 — Won at Illinois 80-65 as a 6.5-point underdog (won)
Jan. 22 — Beat Michigan State 82-63 as a 4.5-point favorite (won)
Jan. 25 — Won at Minnesota 61-57 as an 11.5-point favorite (lost)
Jan. 28 — Beat Ohio State 86-70 as a 4.5-point favorite (won)
Jan. 31 — Lost at Maryland 66-55 as a 2.5-point underdogs (lost)
Feb. 4 — Beat No. 1 Purdue 79-74 as a 1-point favorite (won)
Feb. 7 — Beat No. 24 Rutgers 66-60 as a 4.5-point favorite (won)
Feb. 11 — Won at Michigan 62-61 as a 2.5-point underdog (won)
Feb. 15 — Lost at Northwestern 64-62 as a 1.5-point favorite (lost)
Feb. 18 — Beat Illinois 71-68 as a 6.5-point favorite (lost)
Feb. 21 — Lost at Michigan State 80-65 as a 3.5-point underdog (lost)
Feb. 25 — Won at No. 5 Purdue 79-71 as a 6.5-point underdog (won)
Feb. 28 — Lost to Iowa 90-68 as a 6.5-point favorite (Iost)

Michigan vs. the spread

Michigan is 17-13 on the season and 11-8 in the Big Ten. The Wolverines have been gone 16-14 against the spread this season and have won and covered in three of the past four games. In true Big Ten road games, they are 3-6 overall and 4-5 vs. the spread.

Oddly, this is the first true road game that Michigan has played against a ranked opponent. They have had an easy schedule and have only played three ranked teams all year. They lost to then-No. 19 Kentucky in London and lost at home to then- No. 1 Purdue and then-No. 18 Indiana.

Here's what Michigan has done this season, straight up and against the spread:

Nov. 7 — Beat Purdue Fort Wayne 75-56 as a 15.5-point favorite (won)
Nov. 11 —Beat Eastern Michigan 88-83 in Detroit as an 17.5-point favorite (lost)
No. 16 — Beat Pittsburgh 91-60 in Brooklyn, N,Y. as an 8.5-point favorite (won)
Nov. 17 — Lost to Arizona State 82-67 in Brooklyn, N,Y. as a 7.5-point favorite (lost)
Nov. 20 — Beat Ohio 70-66 in overtime as a 14.5-point favorite (lost)
Nov. 23 — Beat Jackson State 78-68 as a 22.5-point favorite (lost)
Nov. 29 — Lost to Virginia 70-68 in ACC/Big Ten Challenge as 4.5-point underdog (won)
Dec. 4 — Lost to No. 19 Kentucky 73-69 in London as an 8.5-point underdog (won)
Dec. 8 — Won at Minnesota 90-75 as a 4.5-point favorite (won)
Dec. 17 — Beat Lipscomb 83-75 as an 14.5-point favorite (lost)
Dec. 21 – Lost to North Carolina 80-76 in Charlotte as a 5.5-point underdog (won)
Dec. 29 — Lost to Central Michigan 63-61 as an 21.5-point favorite (lost)
Jan. 1 — Beat Maryland 81-46 as a 1-point favorite (won)
Jan. 4 — Beat Penn State 79-69 as an 4.5-point favorite (won)
Jan. 7 — Lost at Michigan State 59-53 as a 3.5-point underdog (won)
Jan. 12 — Lost at Iowa 93-84 in overtime as an 4.5-point underdog (lost)
Jan. 15 – Beat Northwestern 85-78 as a 3.5-point favorite (won)
Jan. 19 — Lost at Maryland 64-58 as an 3.5-point underdog (lost)
Jan. 22— Beat Minnesota 60-56 as a 12.5-point underdog (lost)
Jan. 26 – Lost to No. 1 Purdue 75-70 as a 4.5-point underdog (lost)
Jan. 29 — Lost at Penn State 83-61 as an 4.5-point underdog (lost)
Feb. 2 — Won at Northwestern 68-51 as a 3.5-point underdog (won)
Feb. 5— Beat Ohio State 77-69 as a 2.5-point favorite (won)
Feb. 8 — Beat Nebraska 93-72 as a 11.5-point favorite (won)
Feb. 11 — Lost to No. 18 Indiana 62-61 as a 2.5-point favorite (lost)
Feb. 14 — Lost at Wisconsin 64-59 as a 1.5-point underdog (lost)
Feb. 18 — Beat Michigan State 84-72 as a 2.5-point favorite (won)
Feb. 23 — Won at Rutgers 58-45 as a 5.5-point underdog (lost)
Feb. 26 — Beat Wisconsin 87-79 in overtime as a 5.5-point favorite (won)
March 2 — Lost at Illinois 91-87 in two overtimes as a 5.5-point underdog (won)

Indiana by the numbers

Indiana vs. the spread

Michigan vs. the spread

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