Bethune-Cookman vs Indiana

Indiana rides a 6-0 start and a huge average scoring margin at home into this one, facing a Bethune-Cookman team that’s 2-5 and on a multi-game skid, so even with backcourt depth thinned by ongoing injuries to Aleksa Ristic, Jason Drake and Josh Harris, the Hoosiers’ size, shooting and Assembly Hall environment make an outright upset extremely unlikely given how easily they handled Kansas State this week and how the program dominated Bethune-Cookman 101-49 in their last meeting, with the Wildcats still winless all-time against ranked opponents; the problem is that a -20000 moneyline offers almost no standalone value, so while Indiana is the clear side to win straight up, I’d grade this moneyline play only a C+ because the risk-return profile is poor unless it’s part of a carefully constructed parlay. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 29/11/2025 09:37am

Bethune-Cookman’s perimeter-heavy attack, led by Arterio Morris and Jakobi Heady, has already pushed totals into the 150s and beyond against high-major defenses, while Indiana is averaging close to 90 points behind Tucker DeVries and Reed Bailey during a six-game win streak, and both teams have been trending toward fast, offense-first games with the Wildcats’ porous defense and the Hoosiers’ elite efficiency and depth up front; with no major injuries expected to slow either side’s primary scorers and the last Indiana–Bethune-Cookman meeting as well as the Wildcats’ 95-90 overtime shootout at Auburn suggesting this matchup can explode if the game stays even remotely competitive into the second half, I like Over 149.5 at -114 and would grade this total play a solid B for a good blend of likelihood and payout. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 29/11/2025 09:37am

Tucker DeVries, Reed Bailey and Sam Alexis headline an Indiana roster that has already piled up double-digit wins over high-major opponents during this six-game heater, and even with Ristic, Drake and Harris still sidelined, the Hoosiers have enough depth with Tayton Conerway and Lamar Wilkerson to keep pressure on for 40 minutes, whereas Bethune-Cookman arrives 2-5, just 1-3 on the road and coming off a low-scoring loss to Stony Brook after earlier being stretched in lopsided results at Miami and Dayton; given that Indiana has historically blown out low- and mid-major visitors in Assembly Hall—including that 52-point dismantling of Bethune-Cookman in 2022—and that metrics show the Wildcats as a below-average rebounding and defensive group compared with Indiana’s top-25 efficiency profile, I’m willing to lay the -25.5 at -112 and grade the spread play a B, acknowledging some backdoor risk if the Hoosiers empty the bench late. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 29/11/2025 09:37am