The No. 19 Indiana Hoosiers (10-3, 1-1 Big Ten) meet the Iowa Hawkeyes (8-6, 0-3) Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Indiana vs. Iowa odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Hoosiers return to Big Ten play after 4 games out of conference around the holidays, including losses to Arizona (89-75, Dec. 10) and Kansas (84-62, Dec. 17). Indiana has failed to cover the past 4 games dating back to an against the spread (ATS) win over Nebraska on Dec. 7, its most recent conference contest.
The Hawkeyes return home after a pair of conference losses at Nebraska (66-50, last Thursday) and Penn State (83-79, Sunday), and have failed to win or cover in 3 Big Ten games so far. The Over is 4-1 in the past 5 games for Iowa.