Well Butler Let me down today, I think that is 2 1st halfs they havenot covered on.
Anyways BIG TEN Home Dogs are all playing up to par, hitting on all of them so far.
So adding Indiana at Home, I didn't want to take the spread at -4 because I think Indiana wins by 2.
INDIANA Moneyline -175 1x
Hoping to bounce back from first league loss, Illinois visits Indiana
Jan 18, 1:07 AM (ET)
Illinois' Big Ten season is three games old, and already the eighth-ranked Fighting Illini have some ground to make up.
The road back will not be easy as their next matchup is at No. 18 Indiana on Saturday.
After opening the conference schedule with wins over Minnesota and Wisconsin, the Illini (12-2, 2-1) suffered a surprising 68-61 loss to unranked Iowa on Wednesday.
Illinois shot 40 percent from the field, but was just 4-of-19 from 3-point range. The Illini trailed most of the game and could get no closer than two points the entire second half.
"It takes more energy to play from behind," Illinois coach Bill Self said. "We played like we were struggling for survival. We were out of synch the whole night. A lot of it was due to them and a lot of it was just due to our ineffectiveness."
Senior forward Brian Cook, who leads the Big Ten with 21.6 points per games, had 20 points and 12 rebounds. However, he was just 8-of-19 from the field and missed all four of his 3-point attempts.
"I don't think we were as focused as we needed to be," said Cook, who has scored at least 20 points in each of the last six games. "It was a whole team thing."
The Illini had won four straight before falling to the Hawkeyes. Despite the stumble, they are still in position to get off to their best start since going 13-2 to begin the 1989-90 season.
Indiana (12-3, 2-1) is also off to an impressive start, and the Hoosiers recovered nicely from an early conference loss.
After losing to Ohio State 81-69 last Saturday, Indiana rebounded to cruise past Northwestern 71-57 on Wednesday.
Senior guard Tom Coverdale finished with 19 points and 10 assists for his second career double-double. Coverdale, who averages 13.5 points, became the 37th player in school history with 1,000 career points.
"Coverdale showed great leadership tonight and was at his best since the Maryland game," Indiana coach Mike Davis said. "If we can continue to have him play this way this team will win some basketball games."
Coverdale was not alone on Wednesday. Senior forward Kyle Hornsby, who scores 9.1 points per game, also finished with 19 points, making 7-of-9 from the field - including 5-of-6 from 3-point territory.
"He's a different Kyle Hornsby this year. His confidence is higher," Davis said. "Monday and Tuesday he worked real hard on his shot. Today after shootaround he stayed around extra and was real good. It's time for his shots to fall."
Indiana leads the all-time series 77-70. The teams split two games last season.
