Indiana vs Penn State 3/12/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Travis |

Last Updated: 03/12/2020 at 10:32 AM ET

The Indiana Hoosiers travel to Indianapolis, IN on Thursday for a game against the Penn State Nittany Lions in a 2nd round matchup of the Big Ten Conference Tournament. In their last game, Indiana defeated Nebraska by the score of 89-64.  Armaan Franklin led the Hoosiers in points on the night with 13, while shooting 3 of 6 from the field and 4 of 7 from the free throw line.  Rob Phinisee led Indiana in assists with 7 while playing a total of 14 minutes against Nebraska.  Trayce Jackson-Davis led the Hoosiers in rebounds in the game as he recorded a total of 17 with 3 coming offensively. 

After the win against Nebraska, Indiana is now 20-12 on the season and will be looking to extend their season at least one more game against Penn State.  Trayce Jackson-Davis has been the leading scorer this season for Indiana has he has averaged 13.6 points per game so far this year, while shooting 56.8% from the field and 68.7% from the free throw line.  Jackson-Davis is also Indiana’s leading rebounder and has averaged 8.2 rebounds per game, including an average of 3 per game coming offensively.  Rob Phinisee is Indiana’s leader in assists as he has averaged 3.3 per game this season. 

The Penn State Nittany Lions travel to Indianapolis on Thursday for their game against the Indiana Hoosiers after losing their season finale to Northwestern by the score of 80-69.  Lamar Stevens led the Nittany Lions in points in the game with 18 while shooting 5 of 20 from the field and 6 of 9 from the free throw line.  John Harrar was the leading rebounder for Penn State as he pulled in 14 boards with 5 coming offensively.  Jamari Wheeler led Penn State in assists on the night with 4 while playing a total of 35 minutes in the game against Northwestern.

With the loss against Northwestern, Penn State finished the regular season with a record of 21-10 overall and 11-9 in conference play, placing the Nittany Lions in 5th place in the Big Ten.  Lamar Stevens has led the Nittany Lions in points per game this season with 17.6 while shooting 42.3% from the field and 71.9% from the free throw line.  Mike Watkins has been the leading rebounder on the year for Penn State as he has averaged 7.6 rebounds per game.  Jamari Wheeler is the leader in assists for Penn State as he has averaged 3.2 assists per game this year.

The Indiana Hoosiers have scored an average of 70.9 points per game this season, while allowing 66.8 points per game.  The Penn State Nittany Lions have scored 75.1 points per game while allowing 68.2 points per game this year.  In their last 5 games, the Hoosiers are 2-3, while the Nittany Lions are 1-4 and have lost 3 games in a row.  These two teams have met twice this season, with each team winning a game while playing on the road.  Penn State won at Indiana by the score of 64-49 while Indiana won at Penn State, 68-60.  With Penn State struggling down the stretch, I believe this is a game that Penn State will finally turn it back on.  The Nittany Lions have had 4 days off while Indiana just played the night before.  Final score prediction, the Penn State Nittany Lions win and cover ATS, 66-60.

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