Point Spread: Kansas Favored in Assembly Hall Showdown With Indiana on Saturday

Indiana gets Kansas on its home floor at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Saturday as the two teams wrap up their home-and-home series. The No. 2-ranked Jayhawks are favored. Here's the latest on the point spreads, and what both teams have done against the spread this season.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The back end of the Indiana-Kansas home-and-home series takes place on Saturday, and this time it's the Hoosiers with the homecourt advantage at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

Oddsmakers don't think that will bother Kansas much. The No. 2-ranked Jayhawks are a 6.5-point favorite according to the Fanduel.com gambling website as of 6 p.m. ET on Friday night. The over/under is 147.5.

The Jayhawks are 9-1 this season, and Indiana is 7-2, losing high-profile neutral site games to No. 4 Connecticut and Auburn. UConn is the one common foe this season. Kansas won by four at home over the Huskies, and Indiana lost by 20 at Madison Square Garden. 

The game starts at 12:30 p.m. ET. Here's all the information on how to watch the Indiana-Kansas showdown, with a great preview of the game from HoosiersNow.com reporter Jack Ankony as well. CLICK HERE

Indiana lost at No. 8 Kansas 84-62 as a 5.5-point underdog. It was Jalen Hood-Schifino's first game back after missing three outings with a back injury, and Xavier Johnson broke his foot in the first half. They only played seven minutes together.

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

Indiana by the numbers

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

Kansas results vs. spread this season

Kansas is coached by Bill Self and is 9-1 overall, with its only loss coming to No. 4 Marquette in Hawaii. The Jayhawks were preseason No. 1, and are currently ranked No. 2 in both the Associated Press and Coaches polls. They have played four neutral site games, but this is their first true road game.

Kansas opened the season ranked No. 2 in the Kenpom.com computer rankings, behind only Purdue. and now they're at No. 12 as of Friday evening.

The Jayhawks have been favored in every game this season, but has lost outright once and is just 4-6 vs. the spread. Five of their games have gone over the total, and five under. All good facts to know heading into Saturday's national TV showdown.

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

• Nov. 6 — Beat North Carolina Central 99-56 at home as a 30.5-point favorite (covered). The score (155) went over the 139.5 total.
• Nov. 10 — Beat Manhattan 99-61 at home as a 34.5-point favorite (covered). The score (160) went over the 142.5 total.
• Nov. 14 — Beat No. 17 Kentucky 89-84 at the United Center in Chicago as a 6.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (172) went over the 148.5 total.
• Nov. 20 — Beat Chaminade 83-56 at the Maui Invitational in Hawaii as a 42.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (139) went under the 146.5 total.
• Nov. 21 — Lost to No. 4 Marquette 73-59 at the Maui Invitational in Hawaii as a 3.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (132) went under the 155.5 total.
• Nov. 22 — Beat No. 7 Tennessee 69-60 at the Maui Invitational in Hawaii as a 1.5-point favorite (covered). The score (129) went under the 141.5 total.
• Nov. 28 — Beat Eastern Illinois 71-63 at home as a 38.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (134) went under the 142.5 total.
• Dec. 1 — Beat No. 4 Connecticut 69-65 at home in Big 12-Big East Challenge as a 2.5-point favorite (covered). The score (134) went under the 148.5 total.
• Dec. 5 — Beat Kansas City 88-69 at home as a 26.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (157) went over the 139.5 total.
• Dec. 9 — Beat Missouri 73-64 at home as a 12.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (137) went over the 146.5 total.

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