Indiana’s Home Dominance Gives Huge Value on Spread vs Michigan Today
By Joe Summers
Indiana Betting Trend
Quick, go find a dictionary and look up “home field advantage” – I’m almost positive you’ll just see a picture of Assembly Hall.
After knocking off Purdue their last time out, the Hoosiers are now 12-0 at home this season and 10-2 against the spread (ATS) including covering in 9 consecutive games. Indiana at home is one of the surest spread bets you can make in all of college basketball and I see that trend continuing today as they host Michigan at 2:30 PM CST. WynnBET has the Hoosiers as 4-point favorites and -180 on the moneyline ($18 to win $10).
Behind an elite defense and a frenzied crowd, Indiana hounds opponents into difficult shots, resulting in the 5th-best 2-point defense in the country per Bart Torvik. They’re a balanced team and should have renewed confidence on offense after an incredible performance from junior guard Rob Phinisee, whose career-high 20 points and game-winning 3-pointer gives them another guy they can trust in the clutch with Trayce Jackson-Davis.
If there’s a concern with this game, it’s that Indiana is due for a let-down performance after such an emotional win. But against a Big Ten rival in Michigan, I don’t think Mike Anderson will have any trouble getting his guys fired up for a chance to put their stamp as true threats to win the conference.
The Wolverines struggle on the road, covering the spread just once in their past 5 games.
With Indiana’s incredible home-court advantage, the Hoosiers are not the team you want to try to exercise those demons against.