@Boilpotato. To expand on this. IU is getting 8.5 today at home. You throw any team with any freaking grit in IUs exact position today? It is a slam dunk value bet.
IU cements it’s tourney resume with a win today. They could lose by 30 in the last 2 games, and they would still be safely in.
In this league, and college basketball in general, when you have a decent team coming off some embarrassing losses they tend to play with passion and their hair on fire. It is pretty easy to coach up 18-22 year olds to give maximum effort in the thing they love to do the most.
If IU puts forth maximum effort today and plays with the hair on fire passion you have seen from MSU, they will easily cover and will have a chance to win.
MI will lose a game or two down the stretch. MSU will almost assuredly beat them. If we don’t, I’d bet the farm MSU does.
I’ll bet IU today knowing they should cover easy.