Indiana basketball betting odds as it faces 2 losing streaks vs. Wisconsin
Indiana basketball is trying to snap two losing streaks when Wisconsin visits in Big Ten play.
The Hoosiers (what's the origin of "Hoosier," anyway?) have lost three games in a row, most recently to Penn State, 85-66. IU (10-6, 1-4), which was never competitive after the opening minutes, gave up 18 3-pointers. Trayce Jackson-Davis averages 17.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 3.0 blocked shots, while Jalen Hood-Schifino adds 13.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists.
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What happened to Indiana basketball?
How missing injured starters Race Thompson and Xavier Johnson has hurt them on both ends against Iowa, Northwestern and Penn State over the past week:
∎ Only Jackson-Davis and Hood-Schifino scored in double figures against Iowa and Northwestern. Jackson-Davis has averaged 38 minutes and 20.7 points in the past three games, while Hood-Schifino plays 35 minutes and scores 21.7 points.
∎ Opponents have largely operated as they want on offense: Iowa, which scored 91 points, shot 47.7% from the field and committed 12 turnovers; Northwestern (84) shot 46.5% with 7 turnovers, and Penn State (85) 54.2% (58.1% on 3-pointers) with 7 turnovers.
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Indiana basketball vs. Wisconsin history
The Badgers have won 10 of the past 11 games against the Hoosiers, including two straight in Bloomington. IU's most recent win in the series, in 2019, came in double overtime in Bloomington.
Wisconsin basketball misses Tyler Wahl
Wisconsin (11-4, 3-2) has lost its past two games, most recently to Michigan State, 69-65. Leading scorer Tyler Wahl (ankle) missed those losses, and he remains out. Wahl averages 13.2 points and 6.4 rebounds, while Chucky Hepburn adds 13.0 points on 48.5% 3-point shooting and 3.4 assists, and Steven Crowl adds 12.9 points and 6.6 rebounds.
The Badgers' leader off the bench is freshman Connor Essigian, an Indiana All-Star from Central Noble High School who averages 10.3 points and makes 45.6% of his 3s.
What channel is IU basketball on vs. Wisconsin?
Time: 1 p.m. ET Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana.
TV: CBS, with Spero Dedes on play-by-play, and Bill Raftery and Jay Wright with analysis.
Radio: 105.1 FM in Bloomington, 93.1 FM in Indianapolis, and SiriusXM Channels 195 and 957.
Is Indiana favored vs. Wisconsin?
The Hoosiers are 4-point favorites, according to Draft Kings. The over/under is 136.5 points. ESPN's matchup predictor gives IU a 79.6% chance of winning. Indiana has not covered the spread in 7 straight games, while Wisconsin has not covered in 5 straight games.
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