Point Spread: Despite Injuries, Indiana Modest Favorite Against Penn State

Despite concern over the status of injured starters Xavier Johnson and Malik Reneau, Indiana is favored over Penn State on Saturday. Here's the latest on the point spread, plus a great history of both teams against the numbers this season.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana is dealing with a lot of injuries this week, but despite that, the Hoosiers are favored to win on Saturday when they take on Penn State at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. 

They are 5.5-point favorites as of Saturday morning, according to the SISportsbook.com gambling website. The over/under is 150.5. 

Being a favorite at home is usually a good thing for Indiana. They are 10-0 straight-up this season as a favorite, but just 5-5 vs. the spread. Indiana is 4-1 vs. the spread in Big Ten home games, with the only loss and cover fail against Purdue.

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Here's what Indiana has done against the spread so far this season.

Indiana by the numbers

• Indiana overall record: 13-8
• Indiana overall vs. spread: 10-11
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• Indiana home record: 10-2
• Indiana home vs. spread: 7-5
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• Indiana road record: 1-4
• Indiana road vs spread: 2-3
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• Indiana neutral court record: 2-2
• Indiana neutral court vs. spread: 1-3
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• Indiana record as favorite: 10-0
• Indiana vs. spread as favorite: 5-5
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• Indiana record as underdog: 3-8
• Indiana vs. spread as underdog: 5-6
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• Indiana over total: 10
• Indiana under total: 11

For every game, we'll give you a complete rundown on what both teams have done against the spread. We'll have final scores, what they did versus the spread and what happened with the over/under totals.

Indiana results vs. spread this season

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

• Nov. 7 — Beat Florida Gulf Coast 69-63 at home as an 11.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (132) went under the 142.5 over/under total.
• Nov. 12 — Beat Army 72-64 at home as a 25.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (138) went over the 134.5 total.
• Nov. 16 — Beat Wright State 89-80 at home as a 15.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (169) went far over the 146.5 total.
• Nov. 19 — Lost to No. 5 Connecticut 77-57 at Madison Square Garden in New York as a 12.5-point underdog (did not cover). The score (134) went under the 146.5 total.
• Nov. 20 — Beat Louisville 74-66 at Madison Square Garden in New York as an 8.5-point favorite at tipoff (did not cover). The score (140) went under the 146.5 total.
• Nov. 26 — Beat Harvard 89-76 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis as an 7.5-point favorite at tipoff (covered). The score (165) went far over the 140.5 total.
• Dec. 1 — Beat Maryland 65-53 at home as a 3.5-point favorite at tipoff (covered). The score (117) went far under the 136.5 total.
• Dec. 5 — Won at Michigan 78-75 as a 6.5-point underdog at tipoff (covered). The score (153) went over the 144.5 total.
• Dec. 9 — Lost to Auburn 104-76 in Atlanta as a 6.5-point underdog at tipoff (did not cover). The score (180) went far over the 147.5 total.
• Dec. 16 — Lost to No. 2 Kansas 75-71 at home as a 7.5-point underdog at tipoff (covered). The score (146) went under the 147.5 total.
• Dec. 19 — Beat Morehead State 69-68 at home as a 12.5-point favorite at tipoff (did not cover). The score (137) went under the 141.5 total.
• Dec. 21 — Beat North Alabama 83-66 at home as a 13.5-point favorite at tipoff (covered). The score (149) went over the 147.5 total.
• Dec. 29 — Beat Kennesaw State 100-87 at home as a 12.5-point favorite at tipoff (covered). The score (187) went over the 15.5 total.
• Jan. 3 — Lost at Nebraska 86-70 as a 3.5-point underdog at tipoff (did not cover). The score (156) went over the 151.5 total.
• Jan. 6 — Beat Ohio State 71-65 at home as a 1.5-point underdog at tipoff (covered). The score (136) went under the 147.5 total.
• Jan. 9 — Lost at Rutgers 66-57 as a 2.5-point underdog at tipoff (did not cover). The score (123) went under the 140.5 total.
• Jan. 12 — Beat Minnesota 74-62 as a 3.5-point favorite at tipoff (covered). The score (136) went under the 147.5 total.
• Jan. 16 — Lost to No. 2 Purdue 87-66 at home as a 9.5-point underdog at tipoff (did not cover). The score (153) went over the 151.5 total.
• Jan. 19 — Lost at No. 11 Wisconsin 91-79 as an 11.5-point underdog at tipoff (did not cover). The score (180) went over the 141.5 total.
• Jan. 27 — Lost at Illinois 70-62 as a 14.5-point underdog at tipoff (coverede). The score (132) went under the 154.5 total.
• Jan. 30 — Beat Iowa 74-68 as a 1.5-point underdog at tipoff (coverede). The score (142) went under the 160.5 total.

Penn State results vs. spread this season

Penn State is 10-11 overall and 4-6 in the Big Ten. They are just 1-4 in Big Ten road games, but the win came Wednesday at Rutgers. They have one of the nation's worst losses this year, falling at home to Bucknell as a 21.5-point favorite. 

The Nittany Lions opened the season ranked No. 85 in the Kenpom.com computer rankings. Now they're at No. 101 as of Saturday morning. Indiana, by the way, is at No. 89, up three spots after its win on Tuesday.

Penn State is just 9-12 against the spread this season, but they are 3-2 vs. the number in its past five Big Ten games. Fourteen of its 20 games have gone over the total.

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

• Nov. 6 — Beat Delaware State 79-45 at home as a 19.5-point favorite (covered). The score (124) went under the 138.5 over/under total.
• Nov. 10— Beat Lehigh 74-65 at home as a 17.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (139) went under the 147.5 over/under total.
• Nov. 14 — Beat St. Francis (Pa.) 83-53 at home as a 31.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (136) went under the 139.5 over/under total.
• Nov. 17— Beat Morehead State 74-51 at home as an 12.5-point favorite (covered). The score (125) went under the 136.5 over/under total.
• Nov. 23 — Lost to No. 12 Texas A&M 89-77 at the ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmee, Fla. Diego, Calif., as a 7.5-point underdog (did not cover). The score (166) went over the 137.5 over/under total.
• Nov. 24 — Lost to Butler 88-78 at the ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmee, Fla. Diego, Calif., as a 1.5-point underdog (did not cover). The score (166) went over the 144.5 over/under total.
• Nov. 26 — Lost to VCU 86-74 at the ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmee, Fla. Diego, Calif., as a 2.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (160) went over the 138.5 over/under total.
• Dec. 2 — Lost to Bucknell 76-67 at home as a 21.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (143) went over the 141.5 over/under total.
• Dec. 6 — Lost at Maryland 81-75 as an 8.5-point underdog (covered). The score (156) went over the 141.5 over/under total.
• Dec. 9— Beat Ohio State 83-80 at home as a 4.5-point underdog (covered). The score (163) went over the 147.5 over/under total.
• Dec. 16 — Lost at Georgia Tech 82-81 in overtime at Madison Square Garden in New York as a 2.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (156) went over the 141.5 over/under total.
• Dec. 21— Beat LeMoyne 72-55 at home as a 19.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (127) went under the 154.5 over/under total.
• Dec. 29— Beat Rider 90-63 at home as a 15.5-point favorite (covered). The score (153) went over the 148.5 over/under total.
• Jan. 4 — Lost at Michigan State 92-61 as an 13.5-point underdog (did not cover). The score (153) went over the 144.5 over/under total.
• Jan. 7— Beat Michigan 79-73 at home as a 3.5-point underdog (covered). The score (152) went under the 154.5 over/under total.
• Jan. 10— Lost to Northwestern 76-72 at home as a 1.5-point underdog (did not cover). The score (148) went over the 143.5 over/under total.
• Jan. 13— Lost at No. 1 Purdue 95-78 as an 18.5-point underdog (covered). The score (173) went over the 151.5 over/under total.
• Jan. 16— Beat Wisconsin 87-83 at home as a 5.5-point underdog (covered). The score (169) went over the 144.5 over/under total.
• Jan. 20— Lost at Ohio State 79-67 as a 9.5-point underdog (did not cover). The score (146) went under the 151.5 over/under total.
• Jan. 27— Lost to Minnesota 83-74 at home as a 3.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (157) went over the 151.5 over/under total.
• Jan. 31— Won at Rutgers 61-46 as a 6.5-point underdog (covered). The score (107) went under the 144.5 over/under total.