Opening Line: Hoosiers Slight Favorite in NCAA Game With Miami
ALBANY, N.Y. — By nature, the 4-5 matchups in the NCAA Tournament are meant to be pretty even, and that's certainly the case with No. 4-seed Indiana and No. 5 Miami on Sunday night.
Indiana is a slim 1.5-point favorite over the Hurricanes in the final game of the doubleheader at MVP Arena in Albany, N.Y. The over-under is 145.5. The game starts at 8:40 p.m. ET. For all of your TV information, CLICK HERE
Both teams won and covered in their first-round matchups, with Indiana taking down Kent State and Miami closing out the game on a 10-0 run to beat Drake. With the mid-majors dispatched of, now it's time for another Big Ten-ACC showdown.
Miami played two Big Ten teams during the season, losing to Maryland by 18 on a neutral site and beating Rutgers at home to help the ACC win the final Big. Ten-ACC Challenge.
Indiana only played one ACC team this year, beating previous No. 1 North Carolina in Bloomington
Miami has been an underdog seven times this season, and is 4-3 straight up and an impressive 6-1 vs. the spread.
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: 23-11
- Indiana overall vs. spread: 17-17
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- Indiana home record: 15-2
- Indiana home vs. spread: 10-7
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- Indiana road record: 5-7
- Indiana road vs spread: 4-8
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- Indiana neutral court record: 3-2
- Indiana neutral court vs. spread: 3-2
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- Indiana record as favorite: 20-5
- Indiana vs. spread as favorite: 14-11
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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 79-57 as a 1.5-point underdog (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 underdog (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)
- March 5 — Beat Michigan 75-73 in overtime as a 4.5-point favorite (lost)
- March 10 — Beat Maryland 70-60 in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals in Chicago as a 2.5-point favorite (won)
- March 11 — Lost to Penn State 77-73 in Big Ten Tournament semifinals in Chicago as a 3.5-point favorite (lost)
- March 17 — Beat Kent State 71-60 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Albany, N.Y. as a 4.5-point favorite. (won)
Miami vs. the spread
Miami — who is 26-7 on the season, and finished 15-5 in the ACC regular season — lost to Duke in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament They lost starting forward Norchad Omier to an ankle injury in the first minute of the game.
They are 18-15 against the spread this season. As an underdog, though — like they are on Sunday vs. Indiana — they've been impressive. They are 4-3 straight up and an amazing 6-1 against the spread. They only non-cover was that ACC tourney game that they basically played without Omier.
Here's what Miami has done this season, straight up and against the number:
- Nov. 7 — Beat Lafayette 67-54 as a 26.5-point favorite (lost)
- Nov. 11—Beat UNC-Greensboro 79-65 as a 10.5-point favorite (won)
- Nov. 15— Beat Florida A&M 87-61 as a 32.5-point favorite (lost)
- Nov. 19 — Beat Providence 74-64 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tipoff at Uncasville, Conn., as a 3.5-point favorite (won)
- Nov. 20 — Lost to Maryland 88-79 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tipoff at Uncasville, Conn., as a 1.5-point favorite (lost)
- Nov. 23 — Beat St. Francis (Brooklyn) 79-56 as a 24.5-point favorite (lost)
- Nov. 27 — Won at Central Florida 66-64 as a 2.5-point favorite (lost)
- Nov. 30 — Beat Rutgers 68-61 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge as 3.5-point favorite (won)
- Dec. 4 —Won at Louisville 80-53 as an 12.5-point favorite (won)
- Dec. 7 — Beat Cornell 107-105 as a 14.5-point favorite (lost)
- Dec. 10 – Beat N.C. State 80-73 as a 4.5-point favorite (won)
- Dec. 17— Beat St. Francis (Pa.) 91-76 as an 24.5-point favorite (lost)
- Dec. 20 — Beat No. 6 Virginia 66-64 as a 3.5-point underdog (won)
- Dec. 28 — Vs. Vermont (cancelled)
- Dec. 30 — Won at Notre Dame 76-65 as an 2.5-point favorite (won)
- Jan. 4 – Lost at Georgia Tech 76-70 as an 5.5-point favorite (lost)
- Jan. 11 — Beat Boston College 88-72 as an 10.5-point favorite (won)
- Jan. 14 — Lost at N.C. State 83-81 in overtime as a 3.5-point underdog (won)
- Jan. 16 — Beat Syracuse 82-78 as a 7.5-point favorite (lost)
- Jan. 21 — Lost at Duke 68-66 as a 5.5-point underdog (won)
- Jan. 24 — Won at Florida State 86-63 as an 3.5-point favorite (won)
- Jan. 28 — Lost at Pittsburgh 71-68 as a 1.5-point favorite (lost)
- Jan. 31 — Beat Virginia Tech 92-83 as a 4.5-point favorite (won)
- Feb. 4 — Won at No. 20 Clemson 78-74 as an 1.5-point underdog (won)
- Feb. 6 — Beat Duke 81-59 as a 3.5-point favorite (won)
- Feb. 11 — Beat Louisville 93-85 as a 21.5-point favorite (lost)
- Feb. 13 — Won at North Carolina 80-72 as a 6.5-point underdog (won)
- Feb. 18 — Beat Wake Forest 96-87 as an 6.5-point favorite (won)
- Feb. 21 — Won at Virginia Tech 76-70 as an 3.5-point underdog (won)
- Feb. 25 — Lost to Florida State 85-84 as a 14.5-point favorite (lost)
- March 4 — No. 25 Pittsburgh 78-76 as an 7.5-point favorite (lost)
- March 9 — Beat Wake Forest 74-72 in quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in Greensboro, N.C. as a 7.5-point favorite (lost)
- March 10 — Lost to Duke 85-78 in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in Greensboro, N.C. as a 3.5-point underdog (lost)
- March 17 — Beat Drake 63-56 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Albany, N.Y. as a 2.5-point favorite. (won)
