Indiana Hoosiers NCAA Basketball Betting
On paper, you could certainly make an argument that this is the best roster in the Big Ten. The starting lineup has the star power and the experience but perhaps more important, there's the depth on this team that should have been present last season. Of course, you can never be sure how a team like this will gel, but with several pieces who have been with the program already entrenched on the roster, they should have a high floor.
It also feels like the Big Ten itself sets up perfectly for Indiana to make a run at the league title. Purdue remains the conference favorite until further notice, but a slight step-back without Zach Edey may be expected. But beyond them, the rest of the league feels wide open, with Rutgers, UCLA, Michigan State, and Illinois all likely to be in the hunt.
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There will be no excuses for Mike Woodson and the Hoosiers this year. This looks to be their best team since Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller were in Bloomington. Now, it's time for them to go out and finish the job on the hardwood - a league title and deep NCAA Tournament run, while lofty, is certainly within reach.
After making a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances in Mike Woodson's first two years in charge, Indiana was looking to reach even greater heights in 2023-24. After all, they were fresh off their first postseason win since 2015-16 and had further bolstered their roster with the addition of highly touted true freshman Mackenzie Mgbako.
The Hoosiers took their lumps during a tough non-conference but had a solid start to Big Ten play, entering February in position to reach the NCAA Tournament. Instead, a four-game skid in late February, punctuated by a bad loss to Penn State on the road, proved to be their undoing. Only four straight victories to end the regular season were able to gain them entry into the Big Dance without a strong resume to fall back on, and a blowout loss in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals to Nebraska was a fitting end to the season.
At 19-14 overall and 10-10 in the Big Ten, it was hard to call the 2023-24 campaign a total bust for Indiana. But Hoosier fans expect more, and watching their arch-rival Purdue go all the way to the National Championship Game added insult to injury.
2024-25 may just be the team Hoosier fans have been waiting for. Woodson, evidently feeling some heat after a frustrating winter, went out and hit the portal hard, utilizing Indiana's sizeable NIL war chest to bring in some of the biggest names on the market. Those new additions, plus the return of both Mgbako and flourishing big Malik Reneau, give Indiana arguably the top roster in all of the Big Ten.
Bloomington is abuzz with all the possibilities on the hardwood this winter. But this isn't the first time an Indiana team has entered the season with significant hype, and the results have sometimes matched. Is this team truly ready to return the Hoosiers to National Title contention?
There's always plenty of attention on the Hoosiers at a basketball-crazed school like Indiana, but this season feels different. Even after the frustrations of the 2023-24 campaign, the key returns of Mgbako, Reneau, and Galloway would have the Hoosiers dreaming of big things, but now you add three of the biggest names on the transfer market in Rice, Ballo, and Carlyle?
We'll learn about whether Indiana is actually ready to contend for a Big Ten Title with how they fare in late January and early February. They travel to Purdue and Wisconsin back-to-back, with a one-game respite in Assembly Hall before meeting up with Michigan State in East Lansing.
Things have never been the same in Bloomington since the General left under fire.
Latest NCAA Tournament Results
| YEAR |
RESULT |
| 2023 |
Lost Second Round vs. (5) Miami (FL), 69–85 |
| 2022 |
Lost First Round vs. (5) Saint Mary's, 53–82 |
| 2016 |
Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (1) North Carolina, 86–101 |
| 2015 |
Lost Second Round vs. (7) Wichita State, 76–81 |
| 2013 |
Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (4) Syracuse, 50–61 |
| 2012 |
Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (1) Kentucky, 90–102 |
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