Indiana Hoosiers vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/02/2022

Game Time: 4:00 pm ET, Sunday, January 2, 2022

Venue:  Bryce Jordan Center, State College, PA 

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Indiana -2.5, PSU +2.5; Over/Under:  128 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Indiana -2.5, PSU +2.5; Over/Under:  128 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Indiana -2.5, PSU +2.5; Over/Under:  128.5 points

 

Indiana Hoosiers:  10-2 (7th place, Big Ten)

Penn State Nittany Lions:  5-5 (13th place, Big Ten)

 

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Indiana Hoosiers:  4-1 last 5

Penn State Nittany Lions:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

Indiana is coming into this game with a 10-2 record overall and they are 0-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 3rd conference matchup of the year and they are currently 1-1 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Wisconsin Badgers but they have gone on a 3 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Merrimack College Warriors, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and the Northern Kentucky Norse in their last game. Trayce Jackson-Davis led the team in points in that game with 21 while Race Thompson was next on the team with 14 points. Xavier Johnson and Anthony Leal both led the team in assists in that game with 5 each while Jackson-Davis led the team in rebounds with 6. They were 58.2% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 77.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 61.7 PPG against them. Indiana has an ATS record of 8-4 this season and their O/U record is 4-8.

 

 

PSU is coming into this game with a 5-5 record overall and they are 4-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 3rd conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 0-2 in their conference games this season. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this game off of a loss in their one. Their last win was against the Wagner Seahawks while their 3 losses in that span came against the Miami Hurricanes, the Ohio State Buckeyes, and the Michigan State Spartans in their last game. Seth Lundy led the team in points in that game with 18 while John Harrar was next on the team with 16 points. Jalen Pickett led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Harrar led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 42.9% from the field, 25% from 3-point range, and 71.4% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 67.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 65.9 PPG against them. PSU has an ATS record of 3-7 this season and their O/U record is 4-6.

 

Indiana is coming into this game as a 2.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Indiana is still looking for their first road win of the season and they are 0-2 on the road but PSU is 0-2 in conference games and still looking for their first win there. Indiana has been playing much better than PSU on both offense and defense this season, averaging more points scored and allowing less points than them. They should be able to stop PSU with their defense here and their offense will be able to spread the gap in the score. The best bet to place in this game is on Indiana to cover the spread here.

 

Indiana Penn State Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Sunday, January 2, 2022 (4:00 pm ET start time) is Indiana 83 PSU 67.

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Indiana Hoosiers: Will be posted soon.

Penn State Nittany Lions: Will be posted soon.

 

 

Indiana Hoosiers:  T. Galloway (G) Mid Jan - Wrist injury. L. Duncomb (C) Out indefinitely - Suspension.

Penn State Nittany Lions:  J. Scott (F) Out indefinitely - Personal.

 

 

"Well, just put a 40-minute game together. I thought against Wisconsin we played all the way up to a minute and 40 where we were up two, got the ball, and we lose the ball, they come down and hit a three. We didn't recover from it.” - Mike Woodson on his team looking for their 1st win on the road this season.

 

 

“Everyone is here at practice. They haven’t all been cleared yet. We're just going through some different things, and what they need to do with our doctors.” - Micah Shrewsberry on his team’s health for this game.

 

 

 

T. Jackson-Davis 

Xavier Johnson 

M. Kopp 

P. Stewart 

R. Thompson 

 

M. Dread 

J. Harrar 

S. Lundy 

J. Pickett 

S. Sessoms

 

 

PPG: T. Jackson-Davis (21)

APG: X. Johnson (4)

Reb/G: R. Thompson (8.9)

 

PPG: S. Lundy (14.7)

APG: J. Pickett (4.4)

Reb/G: J. Harrar (10.6)

 

Coaches:

Indiana Hoosiers: Mike Woodson (1st season)

Penn State Nittany Lions: Micah Shrewsberry (1st season)