Michigan (18-1) at Indiana (12-7)
When: Friday, January 25th, 2019
Where: Assembly Hall,
Bloomington, Indiana
Time: 6:30 ET | TV: FS1
Opening Odds: Michigan -3.5/133
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The fading Indian Hoosiers are in desperate need of a big win against a ranked team and they’ll get that chance on Friday night at home against the sixth-ranked Michigan Wolverines. The teams have already played once this season with Michigan winning on their home floor 74-63 which began Indiana’s current five-game losing streak. Indiana is in danger of missing out on the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year, but a potential quadrant one win over a Top 10 team could get them going. The Hoosiers’ shooting woes extend beyond the three-point arc where they are just 10-of-55 over their last three games and shot just 38.3 percent overall in a 73-66 loss at Northwestern on Tuesday. The Wolverines are coming off their worst shooting performance in over two years as they finished 33.9 percent from the field, but managed to pull out a 59-57 victory against Minnesota on Tuesday. In the previous game, the Wolverines were held to a season-low points total in a 64-54 setback to Wisconsin on Saturday, and hope to get back on track by sweeping the season series with Indiana. Michigan is still in good shape for a run at the Big Ten regular season title following a program-record 17-0 start as the Wolverines sit one game behind No. 5 Michigan State.
Not everyone had a bad night against the Golden Gophers, as Ignas Brazdeikis scored a team-high 18 points and matched his career high with 11 rebounds while going 9-of-11 from the free throw line. That was Brazdeikis’ second double-double after being held scoreless for the first time against Wisconsin in the previous contest – Michigan’s only loss. Jon Teske contributed 15 points and five rebounds while Charles Matthews scored seven points versus Minnesota, including the game-winning jumper as time expired.
Juwan Morgan has been a double-double machine this season, recording his seventh with 18 points and 11 rebounds against Northwestern. Freshmen Rob Phinisee (career-high 13 points) and Romeo Langford (12 points and six rebounds) contributed against the Wildcats and continue to improve as the season goes on. Race Thompson has been cleared to play and could return versus Michigan after sitting out the previous 17 games with a concussion. Devonte Green (8.0 points, 3.2 assists) has been suspended indefinitely for “not meeting the standards expected of members of the program.”
This Indiana team is fading fast and have to face a Michigan team that will be focused after a couple of lackluster performances. The Hoosiers’ talent doesn’t even come close to matching Michigan’s at this point. The Wolverines have been a solid road team and beat Indiana by 12 last year in Bloomington. I’ll lay the points.
Pick: Michigan -3.5
- Wolverines are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win.
- Wolverines are 25-9-1 ATS in their last 35 vs. Big Ten.
- Wolverines are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Wolverines are 21-8-1 ATS in their last 30 road games.
- Wolverines are 20-8-2 ATS in their last 30 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Wolverines are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Wolverines are 16-7-1 ATS in their last 24 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Wolverines are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS loss.
- Hoosiers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Friday games.
- Hoosiers are 15-7 ATS in their last 22 home games.
- Hoosiers are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games following a ATS loss.
- Hoosiers are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Hoosiers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Hoosiers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
- Hoosiers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 vs. Big Ten.
- Hoosiers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss.
- Under is 5-0-1 in Wolverines last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 4-0 in Wolverines last 4 Friday games.
- Under is 5-0 in Wolverines last 5 games following a ATS loss.
- Under is 5-0-1 in Wolverines last 6 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Under is 10-3 in Wolverines last 13 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Under is 5-2-1 in Wolverines last 8 road games.
- Under is 6-1 in Hoosiers last 7 home games.
- Under is 14-5 in Hoosiers last 19 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Under is 14-5 in Hoosiers last 19 games following a straight up loss.
- Under is 5-2 in Hoosiers last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Under is 5-2 in Hoosiers last 7 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
- Under is 19-8-1 in Hoosiers last 28 vs. Big Ten.
- Under is 25-11-1 in Hoosiers last 37 overall.
- Wolverines are 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
- Over is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in Indiana.
- Underdog is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
