Hoosiers Facing Largest Point Spread of Woodson Era at Illinois on Saturday

Mike Woodson has coached 89 games at Indiana, and he's never been this big of an underdog as he is at Illinois on Saturday. The 14.5-point line surpasses the previous mark by two. Here's the latest on the point spread, plus a great history of both teams.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill — We are deep into Mike Woodson's third season as the man in charge at Indiana, and we have a first on Saturday when the Hoosiers take on Illinois at the State Farm Center.

Illinois is a whopping 14.5-point favorite according to the SISportsbook.com gambling website. It's the largest point spread under Woodson for the underdog Hoosiers, who were 12.5-dogs against current No. 1 Connecticut in November. The over/under is 154.5

The previous record before this season was 10 last year at Purdue. The Hoosiers won that game outright, by the way. And for good measure, Indiana also won in Champaign last year as 6.5-point underdog. 

Illinois is a big favorite for a good reason. The No. 10 Illini have been played well of late, and they have covered in 13 of their past 15 games. 

Indiana is just 1-3 in true road games this year. They've also only covered once, in the win at Michigan in December.

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

Indiana by the numbers

• Indiana overall record: 12-7
• Indiana overall vs. spread: 8-11
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• Indiana home record: 9-2
• Indiana home vs. spread: 6-5
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• Indiana road record: 1-3
• Indiana road vs spread: 1-3
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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: 2-7
• Indiana vs. spread as underdog: 3-9
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• Indiana over total: 10
• Indiana under total: 9

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 160.5 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 Purdue 91-79 as an 11.5-point underdog at tipoff (did not cover). The score (180) went over the 141.5 total.

Illinois results vs. spread this season

Illinois is 14-5 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten, tied for third in the league with Northwestern and trailing both Wisconsin and Purdue.  

The Fighting Illini opened the season ranked No. 19 in the Kenpom.com computer rankings. Now they're at No. 10 as of Saturday morning. Indiana, by the way, is at No. 93.

Illinois is 13-6 against the spread this season, and they have covered in 13 of their past 15 games. Thirteen of its 19 games have gone over the total, including the last nine in a row.

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

• Nov. 6 — Beat Eastern Illinois 80-52 at home as a 30.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (132) went under the 144.5 over/under total.
• Nov. 10— Beat Oakland 64-53 at home as an 24.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (117) went under the 133.5 over/under total.
• Nov. 14 — Lost to No. 4 Marquette 71-64 at home as a 1.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (135) went under the 146.5 over/under total.
• Nov. 17— Beat Valparaiso 87-64 at home as an 29.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (161) went over the 138.5 over/under total.
• Nov. 19 — Beat Southern 88-60 at home as a 24.5-point favorite (covered). The score (148) went over the 147.5 over/under total.
• Nov. 24— Beat Western Illinois 84-52 at home as an 27.5-point favorite (covered). The score (136) went under the 145.5 over/under total.
• Dec. 2 — Won at Rutgers 76-58 as a 1.5-point underdog (covered). The score (134) went under the 138.5 over/under total.
• Dec. 5— Beat No. 11 Florida Atlantic 98-89 at Madison Square Garden in New York as an 2.5-point underdog (covered). The score (187) went over the 147.5 over/under total.
• Dec. 9 — Lost at No. 17 Tennessee 86-79 as a 7.5-point underdog (covered). The score (165) went over the 145.5 over/under total.
• Dec. 17— Beat Colgate 74-57 at home as an 16.5-point favorite (covered). The score (131) went under the 141.5 over/under total.
• Dec. 22 — Beat Missouri 97-73 in St. Louis, Mo., as a 6.5-point favorite (covered). The score (170) went over the 150.5 over/under total.
• Dec. 29— Beat Farleigh Dickinson 104-71 at home as a 25.5-point favorite (covered). The score (175) went over the 162.5 over/under total.
• Jan. 2 — Beat Northwestern 96-66 as a 5.5-point favorite (covered). The score (162) went over the 142.5 over/under total.
• Jan. 5— Lost at No. 1 Purdue 83-78 as a 10.5-point underdog (covered). The score (161) went over the 153.5 over/under total.
• Jan. 11 — Beat Michigan State 71-68 as a 5.5-point favorite (covered). The score (162) went over the 142.5 over/under total.
• Jan. 14— Lost to Maryland 78-67 as a 9.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (145) went over the 139.5 over/under total.
• Jan. 18— Won at Michigan 88-73 as a 2.5-point favorite (covered). The score (161) went over the 152.5 over/under total.
• Jan. 21 — Beat Rutgers 86-63 at home as a 10.5-point favorite (covered). The score (149) went over the 142.5 over/under total.
• Jan. 24— Lost at Northwestern 96-91 in overtime as a 4.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (187) went over the 146.5 over/under total.