NCAA Basetball Handicapping: Indiana vs Penn State

Courtesy of  OddsShark.com The Indiana Hoosiers and the Penn State Nittany Lions will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Bryce Jordan Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Nittany Lions listed as 10-point favorites versus the Hoosiers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Indiana defeated Minnesota 81-78 in overtime as a 10.5-point underdog on Sunday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (137.5). Verdell Jones III netted a game-high 24 points for Indiana and Christian Watford added 16 points in the win. Penn State was upset 67-64 by Iowa on Saturday, as 3.5-point favorites. That game's 131 points made it OVER the posted total of 123. Talor Battle scored a game-high 31 points in a losing effort. Current streak: Penn State has lost 5 straight games. Team records: Indiana: 8-9 SU, 6-9-1 ATS Penn State: 8-9 SU, 6-8-1 ATS Indiana most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Iowa are 5-5 After playing Minnesota are 2-8 After a win are 2-8 Penn State most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Wisconsin are 2-8 After playing Iowa are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Penn State The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing on the road against Penn State Indiana is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing Penn State Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games Penn State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana Penn State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Penn State's last 5 games when playing Indiana Penn State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana Next up: Indiana home to Iowa, Sunday, January 24 Penn State at Wisconsin, Sunday, January 24