We’ve got ourselves a big 10 battle royale in College Basketball at Wannamakeabet.com tonight as Michigan heads to Indiana for a 6:30 PM tip. Here are some insights for the game that you can take with you as you prepare to bet. Don’t forget to join our January All Sports League and bet on all the college basketball games this weekend as well as NBA, NHL, and the NFL Pro Bowl . Here are the Indian Michigan college basketball insights that you need to help you handicap the game.
Reasons to like Michigan
The Wolverines are a solid 18-1 on the season, but their last two games have given some a little cause for concern. They ended last weekend with a loss to Wisconsin in a game that they started as a 3 ½ point favorite, and then followed that up with a less than convincing 59-57 win over Minnesota as a 12-point favorite.
The Wolverines are still in the top 5 in the national rankings, but they are not going to stay there if they cannot get back to the type of form that we have come to expect from them over the last couple of seasons. Michigan has not been a great bet against the spread this season as a favorite, going just 8-10 ATS, which includes being 1-2 ATS as a road favorite. They have covered just 4 times in their last 10 games overall.
Michigan Team Stats
- Total Score: 71.84
- Field Goal Percentage: 45.98
- Three-Point Percentage: 35.05
- Free Throw Percentage: 66.47
- Total Rebounds: 35.89
Defense
- Total Score: 57.05
- Field Goal Percentage: 40.00
- Three-Point Percentage: 30.69
- Free Throw Percentage: 65.62
- Total Rebounds: 32.68
Reasons to like the Hoosiers
Indiana is coming into this one with a respectable 12-7 record on the season, but they have not been as consistent in conference play, where they are just 3-5 SU versus Big Ten opposition. Even more concerning is the fact that they are currently on a 5-game losing skid, a run that began with a 74-63 loss on the road to this Michigan Wolverines team, who was ranked #2 at that time.
They have played ranked teams 3 times this year, winning just one, a 96-73 beating of Marquette that came way back in the early part of the season. Indiana is averaging more PPG than Michigan this season, but they are almost 10 PPG off the pace being set by the Wolverines on the defensive side of the court. The Hoosiers are 3-4 ATS as the underdog this season, albeit 2-1 ATS as the home dog.
Indiana Team Stats
Offense
- Total Score: 74.16
- Field Goal Percentage: 49.81
- Three-Point Percentage: 33.33
- Free Throw Percentage: 65.46
- Total Rebounds: 35.63
Defense
- Total Score: 66.21
- Field Goal Percentage: 41.44
- Three-Point Percentage: 30.56
- Free Throw Percentage: 64.00
- Total Rebounds: 33.32
- Michigan at Indiana NCAA Basketball Betting Trends
- Michigan is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
- Michigan is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games on the road
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Michigan’s last 7 games on the road
- Indiana is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
- Indiana is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana’s last 6 games at home
That’s it for our insights on the Indian Michigan college basketball game
Mike Jones covers college basketball for Wannamakeabet.com