BLOOMINGTON, Indiana — A few losses this past weekend until then-No. 1 North Carolina not only lost some of the shine from Wednesday night’s meeting with Indiana, but also increased the points spread a bit.
According to SI Sportsbook’s opening line Wednesday morning, Indiana is now a 5.5-point favorite. Some futures lines in other locations had this as a pick ’em game prior to last weekend. The over/under is 147.5 for the ACC/Big Ten Challenge game at 9:15 p.m. ET at Simon Skjodt. Here’s how to see: CLICK HERE
Indiana is currently 6-0 and has moved up a notch each week in the Associated Press poll, going from 13th last season to 10th now. North Carolina was No. 1 until last week, falling to 18th after two losses.
That’s a big drop in the polls. Indiana was very good against the point spread, going 5-1 against the number. North Carolina’s slow start is also reflected in their record against the spread, where they sit at 1.6.
There will likely be a lot of action and potential movement on this line today. We’ll keep you updated and publish the last line later in our LIVE BLOG.
Here’s what Indiana has done so far:
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Indiana in numbers
- Indiana Overall Record: 6-0
- Indiana overall vs. distribution: 5-1
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- Home record from Indiana: 4-0
- Indiana Home vs Spread: 3-1
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- Road record in Indiana: 1-0
- Indiana Road vs Spread: 1-0
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- Indiana Neutral Court Record: 1-0
- Indiana Neutral Court vs Spread: 1-0
Indiana vs. the spread
Here’s what Indiana did directly and against the spread this season:
- 7 Nov – Beat State of Morehead 88-53 as a 24.5-point favorite (won)
- 10 Nov – 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)
- 20 Nov – Beat Miami from Ohio 86-56 as a 27.5-point favorite at Indianapolis (won)
- Nov 23 – Beat Small stone 86-67 as a 29..5-point favorite (lost)
- 25 Nov – Beat Jackson State 90-51 as a 28.5-point favorite (won)
North Carolina vs. the Spread
North Carolina is 5-2 on the season but only 1-6 against the spread as a favorite in every game but one. Here’s what North Carolina did directly and against the spread this season:
- 7 Nov – Beat UNC Willmington 69-56 as a 23.5-point favorite (lost)
- 11 Nov – Beat Charleston 102-86, as an 18.5-point favorite (lost)
- No. 15 – Beat Gardner-Webb 72-66 as a 22.5-point favorite (lost)
- 20 Nov – Beat JamesMadison 80-64 as a 12.5-point favorite (won)
- 24 Nov – Beat Portland 89-81 as a 14-point favorite in Portland, Oregon (lost)
- November 25 – Lost vs State of Iowa 70-65 as a 5.5-point favorite in Portland, Oregon (lost)
- November 27 – Lost to #18 Alabama 103-101 in 4-OT as a 1.5 point underdog in Portland, Oregon (lost)
- INDIANA VS. HISTORY OF THE UNC SERIES: Indiana has a great history with North Carolina in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, winning three of the four meetings. They’ll be dancing one last time at this event on Wednesday night, and it’s been a hell of a ride. CLICK HERE
- WOODSON RADIO SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: Coach Mike Woodson and play-by-play announcer Don Fischer summed up all the latest Indiana basketball news on Monday night’s Inside Indiana Basketball radio show. CLICK HERE
- INDIANA NO. 1O IN AP SURVEY: Indiana kept its end of the bargain, going undefeated and moving up to 10th in the AP poll, but North Carolina, the Hoosiers’ next opponent, lost twice last week and fell from 1st to 18th. Here’s the full top -25 poll with many Indiana connections. CLICK HERE
