Point Spread: Indiana Double-Digit Favorite in Home Game With Morehead State

After a tough four-game stretch to start the month of December, Indiana resumes the mid-major portion of its schedule on Tuesday night with a home game against Morehead State. Here's the latest on the point spread, with a good history of what both teams have done vs. the spread this season.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana resumes the mid-major portion of its nonconference schedule on Tuesday night with a home game against Morehead State, a dangerous team that's favored to win the Ohio Valley Conference.

After a brutal December gauntlet of Maryland, Michigan, Auburn and Kansas, this might seem like a breather, but the Eagles are an 8-3 team riding a six-game winning streak. That's why the point spread is at a reasonable spot.

The Hoosiers are just 12.5-point favorites, according to the SISportsbook.com gambling website. The over/under is 141.5. It's the first of three final nonconference games at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Indiana plays North Alabama on Thursday, and Kennesaw State on Dec. 29.

The game starts at 6:30 p.m. ET. For all the information on how to watch the game, here is Jack Ankony's preview. CLICK HERE

The Hoosiers haven't been very good against the spread in this situation so far this season. They opened with three mid-major games, and even though they won them all against Florida Gulf Coast, Army and Wright State, they didn't cover in any of them and needed late rallies just to pull out the wins.

The Hoosiers seem to be playing much better now, though. Still, it's interesting seeing the line where it is. Indiana and Morehead State opened the season a year ago, and the Hoosiers were 24.5-point favorites. They won by 22, pulling away to win 79-57.

Here's what the Hoosiers have done against the spread so far this season:

Indiana by the numbers

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

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 at home to No. 2 Kansas 75-71 as a 7.5-point underdog at tipoff (covered). The score (146) went under the 147.5 total.

Morehead State results vs. spread this season

Morehead State is 8-3 overall, with its only losses coming against current No. 1 Purdue, then No. 24 Alabama and Penn State. 

The Eagles opened the season ranked No. 212 in the Kenpom.com computer rankings, and now they're at No. 157 as of Tuesday morning. 

Morehead State has played eight games with a point spread, and they are 6-2 vs. the number. Five of their eight games have gone over the total.

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

• Nov. 6  Lost at No. 24 Alabama 105-73 as a 21.5-point underdog (did not cover). The score (178) went over the 148.5 total.
• Nov. 8 — Beat Shawnee State 96-40 at home. No line.
• Nov. 10 — Lost at No. 3 Purdue 87-57 as a 29.5-point underdog (covered). The score (144) went over the 138.5 total.
• Nov. 14 — Beat Mercer 74-66 at home as a 4.5-point favorite (covered). The score (140) went over the 132.5 total.
• Nov. 17 — Lost at Penn State 74-51 as a 12.5-point underdog (did not cover). The score (125) went under the 136.5 total.
• Nov. 20 — Won at Bellarmine 64-51 as a 4.5-point underdog (covered). The score (115) went under the 132 .5 total.
• Nov. 22 — Beat Midway University 94-53 at home. No line.
• Nov. 29 — Won at Austin Peay 61-50 as a 1.5-point underdog (covered). The score (111) went under the 131.5 total.
• Dec. 3 — Beat Chattanooga 87-80 at home as a 1.5-point favorite (covered). The score (167) went over the 135.5 total.
• Dec. 10 — Won at North Alabama 86-77 as a 1.5-point underdog (covered). The score (163) went over the 141.5 total.
• Dec. 14 — Beat Saint Mary of the Woods College 102-33 at home. No line.

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