The No. 3 seed Indiana Hoosiers and the No. 10 seed Penn State Nittany Lions will square off for the second time this season when they meet in the 2023 Big Ten Tournament semifinals on Saturday afternoon. Penn State drilled 18 3-pointers en route to an 85-66 win in the Jan. 11 meeting between these teams, but Indiana finished with a better record in league play. The Hoosiers have won 14 of the last 19 meetings between these teams. You can watch Saturday's game on CBS and stream the game on Paramount+.
Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET at the United Center in Chicago. The latest Indiana vs. Penn State odds from Caesars Sportsbook list the Hoosiers as 4-point favorites, while the over/under for total points is 140. Saturday's showdown will be televised on CBS and streamed live on Paramount+ with their must-have Premium plan.
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How to watch Indiana vs. Penn State
- Indiana vs. Penn State date: Saturday, March 11
- Indiana vs. Penn State time: 3:30 p.m. ET
- Indiana vs. Penn State TV channel: CBS
- Indiana vs. Penn State live stream: Paramount+ (try free for 7 days)
College basketball picks for Penn State vs. Indiana
Before tuning into the Indiana vs. Penn State game, you need to see the college basketball picks from SportsLine's advanced computer model. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. The model enters conference tournament week 76-51 on all-top rated college basketball picks this season, returning nearly $1,200 for $100 players. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.
For Penn State vs. Indiana, the model projects that the Nittany Lions cover the spread. Penn State's successful run in March is nothing unique to this season, as the Nittany Lions have now covered the spread in nine of their last 10 March games. They opened their Big Ten Tournament run with a 79-76 win over No. 7 seed Illinois on Thursday before adding a 67-65 win over No. 2 seed Northwestern in overtime on Friday.
Penn State had four players score in double figures against the Wildcats, led by senior guard Seth Lundy's 16 points and seven rebounds. Senior guard Jalen Pickett added 15 points and nine rebounds, while grad transfer Andrew Funk had 14 points and seven boards. Lundy and Funk combined for 14 3-pointers in Penn State's win against Indiana in the regular season, accounting for most of the school's record-tying 18 triples in that game.
The Nittany Lions are the most experienced team in college basketball, according to KenPom, which has translated to the sixth-lowest turnover rate and eighth-highest 3-point percentage in the country. They have covered the spread in four of their last six games against Indiana, which is 2-5 against the spread in its last seven games this season. SportsLine's model recommends backing Penn State, as it is covering the spread in well over 60% of simulations. Stream the game here.
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