Indiana Hoosiers

Indiana Hoosiers

Oct 5, 2024

Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern Wildcats
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Indiana vs Northwestern Betting Pick & Preview – 10/5/2024

The Indiana Hoosiers will face off against the Northwestern Wildcats on October 5, 2024, where the Hoosiers are favorited by 14 points. Early betting action sees 71% siding with the Hoosiers on the spread, while 29% are backing the Wildcats. The total of 41.5 has generated a split among bettors, with 47% leaning towards the under and 53% towards the over. Don't miss this exciting Indiana vs Northwestern matchup as Indiana looks to stay unbeaten in this Big Ten road test.

Indiana 5-0 Heading Into Big Ten Road Test

The Indiana Hoosiers are ranked in the top-25 going into this weekend's Indiana vs Northwestern matchup in Illinois. Indiana put up 42 points against Maryland in their last outing, marking the fourth straight game in which they have scored over 40 points. This week, the Hoosiers take on a Northwestern team that is strong on defense. But it shouldn't take much scoring from Indiana to put this game out of reach given how bad Northwestern has been on the offensive side of the ball for much of this college football season.

Can Northwestern Offense Wake Up?

Northwestern is 2-2 going into this week's college football action, having an 0-1 record in conference play in the Big Ten. The Wildcats lost their first conference game of the season last time out, when they managed just five points in a 24-5 loss to the Washington Huskies on the road. If Northwestern wants a shot at handing Indiana its first loss of this season, the Wildcats have to be better offensively, as they have averaged just under 13 points per game against their three FBS opponents so far this year.

Indiana vs Northwestern Best Bet

Laying 14 points is a tough call in a conference like the Big Ten where defense is so much a part of the fabric of the league's identity. But we will do just that with the Indiana Hoosiers in this matchup. This Indiana vs Northwestern game features an offensive mismatch in the favor of the Hoosiers, who should be able to win this game with plenty of margin to remain in the top-25 when this week is in the books.

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Consensus

Spread Pick Consensus

-12.5/-112
76% IND
+12.5/-108
24% NW

Moneyline Pick Consensus

-571
98% IND
+412
2% NW

Total Pick Consensus

40.5/-112
43% UN
40.5/-108
57% OV

Stats

  • Team Stats
  • Passing
  • Rushing
  • Special Teams

Offense/Defense

IND
Team Stats
NW
6
GM
5
47.5
PPG
20.8
67.7
PLAYS-PG
63.8
515.7
YDS/G
347.4
7.6
YPP
5.4
27.5
1st DPG
19.4
14.5
1st DPass
13.2
11.3
1st DRush
5.4
1.7
1st Pen
0.8
5.8
Pen-Gm
4.8
54.2
Pen-Yds
35.8
0.3
FUM-G
0.4
0.3
INT-G
0.8

Defense/Offense

IND
Team Stats
NW
6
GM
5
14.8
PPG
18.6
58.0
PLAYS-PG
62.8
255.7
YDS/G
302.8
4.4
YPP
4.8
14.3
1st DPG
18.0
7.3
1st DPass
8.0
5.0
1st DRush
8.0
2.0
1st Pen
2.0
6.5
Pen-Gm
4.8
53.0
Pen-Yds
39.2
0.5
FUM-G
0.6
0.7
INT-G
0.6

Offense/Defense

IND
Rushing
NW
39.0
ATT
29.6
200.3
Y/G
93.2
5.1
Y/A
3.1
3.8
TD/G
0.6

Defense/Offense

IND
Rushing
NW
27.8
ATT
30.4
83.8
Y/G
127.4
3.0
Y/A
4.2
0.7
TD/G
1.2

Offense/Defense

IND
Passing
NW
20.7
CMP
22.2
28.7
ATT
34.2
72.1
CMP%
64.9
315.3
Y/G
254.2
11
Y/A
7.4
2.5
TD/G
1.8

Defense/Offense

IND
Passing
NW
18.5
CMP
17.8
30.2
ATT
32.4
61.3
CMP%
54.9
171.8
Y/G
175.4
5.7
Y/A
5.4
1.2
TD/G
0.8

IND
Special Teams
NW
1.7
Punts-GM
4.8
44.4
Punt Avg
41.5
0.5
Kick Ret GM
2.4
23.3
Kick Ret Avg
29.0
2.2
Punt Ret GM
1.6
7.8
Punt Ret Avg
9.5

Odds

  • Spread
  • MoneyLine
  • Over/Under
Open
Current
Book
IND NW
IND NW
Consensus
-11.5 (-108)
+11.5 (-107)
-13.0 (-108)
+13.0 (-111)
-10.5 (-112)
+10.5 (-110)
-12.5 (-112)
+12.5 (-108)
-11.5 (-105)
+11.5 (-104)
-13.5 (-105)
+13.5 (-115)
-13.5 (-109)
+13.5 (-109)
-13.0 (-109)
+13.0 (-112)
-11.5 (-110)
+11.5 (-110)
-13.0 (-110)
+13.0 (-110)
-12.5 (-115)
+12.5 (-110)
-13.5 (-115)
+13.5 (-105)
Open
Current
Book
IND NW
IND NW
Consensus
-580
+425
-571
+412
-575
+425
-535
+400
-550
+400
-630
+450
-770
+500
-625
+420
-550
+400
-550
+400
-600
+425
-600
+425
Open
Current
Book
Over Under
Over Under
Consensus
42.5 (-110)
42.5 (-110)
40.5 (-114)
40.5 (-108)
42.5 (-108)
42.5 (-112)
40.5 (-108)
40.5 (-112)
43.5 (-110)
43.5 (-110)
40.5 (-115)
40.5 (-105)
42.5 (-113)
42.5 (-107)
40.5 (-113)
40.5 (-108)
42.0 (-105)
42.0 (-115)
40.5 (-115)
40.5 (-105)
42.0 (-110)
42.0 (-110)
39.5 (-115)
39.5 (-105)