Betting tips for the Indiana-Iowa matchup on Tuesday night

This Tuesday night in a 9 p.m. (ET) tip on ESPN, the Indiana Hoosiers go on the road to Carver-Hawkeye Area to square off against the Iowa Hawkeyes in a Big Ten battle. VietBet has opened the Hawkeyes as slight one-point favorites for this conference clash.

Indiana has fallen to 5-9 in the Big Ten with straight-up losses in six of its last seven games. Last Wednesday the Hoosiers were able to cover as 4.5-point road underdogs in a tight 75-74 loss to Minnesota to go 3-4 against the spread during this slide. They are now 15-12 SU overall with a 12-13 record ATS.

The total went OVER VietBet's closing 146-point line in the loss to Minnesota after staying UNDER in four of their previous five games.

Junior guard James Blackmon Jr. continues to lead Indiana in scoring this season with 17 points per game and he put up 22 points in last Wednesday's loss. He has been hampered with a lower leg injury; however he appears to back to form following his last start. The Hoosiers, as a team, are averaging 80.3 PPG and they are giving up an average of 71.7 points on defense.

The betting line has held at mpst sportsbooks since the opening odds were posted, and the current NCAA basketball betting odds posted on this game by Elite-rated Vietbet have the Hawkeyes as slight favorites!

Indiana Hoosiers (+1) -110
Iowa Hawkeyes   (-1) -110

Over 159 points (-110)
Under 159 points (-110)

Iowa's current skid reached three games both SU and ATS with Saturday's 70-66 loss to Illinois as a 4.5-point home favorite with VietBet. Going back to a loss to Northwestern on Jan. 15, the Hawkeyes (14-13 SU, 9-14-1 ATS) are now 3-6 (SU and ATS) in their last nine games to fall to 6-8 SU in Big Ten play. The total has stayed UNDER or ended as a PUSH in three of their last four contests.

Peter Jok led Iowa in scoring in Saturday's loss with 16 points and he added 10 rebounds in the losing cause. He continues to lead the team in scoring overall with an average of 20.4 PPG. The Hawkeyes are averaging 79.9 PPG, but they have been held to just 66 points in each of their last two games. At the other end of the court they are allowing an average of 77.6 points a game.

Both of these teams are in desperate need of a victory to keep their seasons from completely becoming unhinged; however I am going to lean towards Indiana in this one as a slight road underdog in a SU win.

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