Point Spread: Michigan Big Favorite in Indiana's First True Road Game

Indiana won its first Big Ten game on Friday against Maryland and now they hit the road in search of another one, taking on Michigan in Ann Arbor on Tuesday night. Here's the latest on the point spread, with a great history of what both teams have done against the number this season.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Indiana has played three games away from Assembly Hall so far this season, two at Madison Square Garden in New York and one at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. So Tuesday night's game against Michigan at the Crisler Center here in Ann Arbor is their first true road game in a hostile environment.

It's never easy to win on the road in the Big Ten. That's why Michigan is a 7.5-point favorite over the Hoosiers in the 9 p.m. ET conference showdown, according to the SISportsbook sports gambling website. The over/under is 144.5.

There has been six Big Ten games so far in December, and the home team has won five of them — and convincingly. Only Illinois has won on the road, winning at Rutgers.

Michigan is just 4-4 on the season, and they've lost two games as favorites. They also seem to be playing a lot of high-scoring games at home. All three of their home games have gone far over the total.

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

Indiana by the numbers

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

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.

Michigan results vs. spread this season

Michigan is coached by Phil Martelli at the moment as Juwan Howard recovers from a medical procedure. Michigan is 4-4 overall, with two of their three wins coming at home. They've lost two neutral site games and one true road game at Oregon.

The two teams played twice last year, with Indiana winning both games. They won 62-61 in Ann Arbor on Feb. 11 and 75-73 in overtime on March 5 in Bloomington.  Indiana covered in the win at Michigan as a 2.5-point underdog, but didn't in the home win as 4.5-point favorites.

Michigan opened the season ranked No. 44 in the Kenpom.com computer rankings, but now they're at No. 49 as of Tuesday morning.

MIchigan has been favored twice this season in games they lost outright. That's something to consider on Tuesday night as well. 

Here's what Michigan has done this season, straight up and against the spread.

• Nov. 7 — Beat UNC Asheville 99-74 at home as a 10.5-point favorite (covered). The score (173) went over the 144.5 total.
• Nov. 10 — Beat Youngstown State 92-62 at home as a 16.5-point favorite (covered). The score (154) went over the 152.5 total.
• Nov. 13 — Beat St. John's 89-73 on the road as a 2.5-point underdog (covered). The score (162) went over the 155.5 total.
• Nov. 17 — Lost to Long Beach State 94-86 at home as a 14.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (180) went over the 158.5 total.
• Nov. 22 — Lost to Memphis 71-67 at Nassau, Bahamas in the Battle 4 Atlantis home as a 1.5-point underdog (did not cover). The score (138) went under the 153.5 total.
• Nov. 23 — Beat Stanford 83-78 at Nassau, Bahamas in the Battle 4 Atlantis as a 2.5-point favorite (covered). The score (161) went under the 149.5 total.
• Nov. 24 — Lost to Texas Tech 73-57 at Nassau, Bahamas in the Battle 4 Atlantis as a 2.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (130) went over the 138.5 total.
• Dec. 2 — Lost at Oregon 86-83 in overtime as a 2.5-point underdog (did not cover). The score (169) went over the 149.5 total.