Opening Line: Michigan State Favored in Emotional Game With Indiana

Indiana takes on Michigan State on Tuesday night in East Lansing in what will surely be an emotional night a week after a school shooting. The Spartans are a slight favorite on the opening line. Here's the latest, and a full breakdown of both teams against the point spread this season.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — For the first time since the horrific school shooting at Michigan State last week that claimed the lives of three students, Michigan State's men's basketball team is back on the floor Tuesday night. Indiana is the opponent in the game, which starts at 9 p.m. ET.

In what will surely be an emotional night, Michigan State is a 3-point favorite, according to the Fanduel gambling website. The over/under is 135.5.

It's the first of two road games this week for Indiana — they play Saturday at Purdue — and the Hoosiers need victories to stay in the Big Ten race. Indiana is 3-2 in Big Ten road games since starting the season with three straight losses, and beat Illinois and Michigan on the road as underdogs. 

The game starts at 9 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN. Here's all the information on how to watch, plus a great preview of the game by HoosiersNow.com reporter Jack Ankony. CLICK HERE

Indiana has struggled at Michigan State through the years, winning just one of seven games here in the past decade. The only victory came on Feb.2, 2019, which Romeo Langford scored 19 points in a 79-75 overtime victory over the No. 6-ranked Spartans.

Indiana also won on Feb. 19, 2013 when the No. 1-ranked Hoosiers won 72-68 behind Victor Oladipo's 19 points. Those are their only two wins in their last 25 trips to East Lansing dating back to 1992.

Here is a thorough breakdown on what Indiana has done all season, both straight up and against the spread:

Indiana by the numbers

• Indiana overall record: 19-8
• Indiana overall vs. spread: 14-13
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• Indiana home record: 14-1
• Indiana home vs. spread: 10-5
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• Indiana road record: 4-6
• Indiana road vs spread: 3-7
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• Indiana neutral court record: 1-1
• Indiana neutral court vs. spread: 1-1
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• Indiana record as favorite: 17-3
• Indiana vs. spread as favorite: 12-8
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• Indiana record as underdog: 2-5
• Indiana vs. spread as underdog: 2-5

Indiana vs. the spread

Here's what Indiana has done this season, straight up and against the spread::

• Nov. 7 — Beat Morehead State 88-53 as a 24.5-point favorite (won)
• Nov. 10 — 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)
• Nov. 20 — Beat Miami of Ohio 86-56 as a 27.5-point favorite in Indianapolis (won)
• Nov. 23 — Beat Little Rock 86-67 as a 29..5-point favorite (lost)
• Nov. 25 — Beat Jackson State 90-51 as a 28.5-point favorite (won)
• Nov. 30 — Beat No. 18 North Carolina 77-65 as a 4.5-point favorite (won)
• Dec. 3 — Lost at Rutgers 63-48 as a 3-point favorite (lost)
• Dec. 7 — Beat Nebraska 81-55 as a 12.5-point favorite (won)
• Dec. 10 — Lost to No. 10 Arizona 89-75 in Las Vegas as a 1.5-point underdog (lost)
• Dec. 17 — Lost at No. 8 Kansas 84-62 as a 5.5-point underdog (lost)
• Dec. 20 — Beat Elon 96-72 as a 28.5-point favorite (lost)
• Dec. 23 — Beat Kennesaw State 69-55 as a 17.5-point favorite (lost)
• Jan. 5 — Lost at Iowa 91-89 as a 1.5-point underdog (lost)
• Jan. 8 — Lost to Northwestern 84-83 as a 7.5-point favorite (lost)
• Jan. 11 — Lost at Penn State 85-66 as a 2.5-point underdog (lost)
• Jan. 14 — Beat No. 18 Wisconsin 63-45 as a 4-point favorite (won)
• Jan. 19 — Won at Illinois 80-65 as a 6.5-point underdog (won)
  
• Jan. 22 — Beat Michigan State 82-63 as a 4.5-point favorite (won)
• Jan. 25 — Won at Minnesota 61-57 as an 11.5-point favorite (lost)
• Jan. 28 — Beat Ohio State 86-70 as a 4.5-point favorite (won)
• Jan. 31 — Lost at Maryland 66-55 as a 2.5-point underdogs (lost)
• Feb. 4 — Beat No. 1 Purdue 79-74 as a 1-point favorite (won)
• Feb. 7 — Beat No. 24 Rutgers 66-60 as a 4.5-point favorite (won)
• Feb. 11 — Won at Michigan 62-61 as a 2.5-point underdog (won)
• Feb. 15 — Lost at Northwestern 64-62 as a 1.5-point favorite (lost)
• Feb. 18 — Beat Illinois 71-68 as a 6.5-point favorite (lost)

Michigan State vs. the spread

Michigan State is 16-10 on the season and 8-7 in the Big Ten. They are 13-13 against the spread this season, but have failed to cover in five of their past seven Big Ten games.

In true home games, the Spartans are 10-2 straight up, and 7-5 against the spread. Their only two home losses have come against the top two teams in the Big Ten, Purdue and Northwestern. Here's what Michigan State has done this season, straight up and against the number:

• Nov. 7 — Beat Northern Arizona 73-55 as a 21.5-point favorite (lost)
• Nov. 11—Lost to No. 2 Gonzaga 64-63 in San Diego, Calif., as an 11.5-point underdog (won)
• Nov. 15— Beat No. 4 Kentucky 86-77 in two overtimes in Indianapolis as a 7.5-point underdog (won)
• Nov. 18 — Beat Villanova 73-71 in the Gavitt Games as a 6.5-point favorite (lost)
• Nov. 24 — Lost to No. 18 Alabama 81-70 in Portland, Ore. as a 5.5-point underdog (lost)
• Nov. 25 — Beat Oregon 74-70 in Portland, Ore as a 3.5-point favorite (won)
• Nov. 27 — Beat Portland 78-77 in Portland, Ore as a 7.5-point favorite (lost)
• Nov. 30 — Lost at Notre Dame 70-52 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge as 1.5-point favorite (lost)
• Dec. 4 —Lost to Northwestern 71-66 as a 5.5-point favorite (lost)
• Dec. 7 — Won at Penn State 85-78 as a 3.5-point underdog (won)
• Dec. 10 – Beat Brown 68-50 as an 15.5-point favorite (won)
• Dec. 21 — Beat Oakland 67-54 as an 21.5-point favorite (lost)
• Dec. 30 — Beat Buffalo 89-68 as a 15.5-point favorite (won)
• Jan. 3 – Beat Nebraska 74-56 as a 7.5-point favorite (won)
• Jan. 7 — Beat Michigan 59-53 as an 3.5-point favorite (won)
• Jan. 10 — Won at No. 18 Wisconsin 69-65 as a 1.5-point favorite (won)
• Jan. 13 —Lost at Illinois 75-66 as an 6.5-point underdog (lost)
• Jan. 16 — Lost to No. 3 Purdue 64-63 as an 4.5-point underdog (won)
• Jan. 19 — Beat No. 23 Rutgers 70-57 as a 6.5-point favorite (won)
• Jan. 22 — Lost at Indiana 82-69 as an 4.5-point underdog (lost)
• Jan. 26 — Beat Iowa 63-61 as a 2.5-point favorite (lost)
• Jan. 29 — Lost at No. 1 Purdue 77-61 as an 8.5-point underdog (lost)
• Feb. 4 — Lost at Rutgers 61-55 in New York City as a 4.5-point underdog (lost)
• Feb. 7 — Beat Maryland 63-58 as a 4.5-point favorite (won)
• Feb. 12 — Won at Ohio State 62-41 as a 4-point underdog (won)
• Feb. 15 — Home vs. Minnesota, ppd.
• Feb. 18 — Lost at Michigan 84-72 as a 3-point underdog (lost)