Indiana Hoosiers vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 1/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: ESPN+

Breslin Center is the location where the Michigan State Spartans (14-2) will play the Indiana Hoosiers (12-4) on Tuesday.

The Indiana Hoosiers faced off with Nebraska and ended up losing by a score of 83-77 in their last game. Indiana wrapped up the game having earned a 46.4% field goal percentage (26 out of 56) and made 11 of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Hoosiers buried 14 of 17 attempts for a rate of 82.4%. Regarding pulling down boards, they compiled 28 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 16 dimes for the game as well as creating 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to defending, Indiana allowed the other team to go 48.3% from the floor on 29 out of 60 shooting. Nebraska doled out 18 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. Moreover, Nebraska totaled 27 boards (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Nebraska ended up going 78.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 14 shots. They made 14 out of their 34 tries from three-point range. In relation to fouls, the Hoosiers finished with 15 and Nebraska totaled 12 fouls.

Lamar Wilkerson is one player who was a major factor for this game. He notched 32 points on 9 out of 20 shooting. He played for 39 mins and also collected 4 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 45.0% from the field and also dished out 4 dimes.

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Indiana will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 12-4 for the campaign. They turn it over 10.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.3 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Indiana is pulling down 36.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 292 dimes on the year, which is 41st in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Hoosiers are connecting on 36.3% on 3-point shots (169 of 465) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.5 pts per game (55th in the country) while hitting 48.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Hoosiers are forcing 11.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.8 fouls. They surrender 29.8% on three-point shots while they are 58th in college in opponents PPG (68.0). The Hoosiers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 39.7% (370 of 933) and they surrender 31.9 boards per game as a squad. They are 6th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 156 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Michigan State Spartans walked away with a victory by a final of 76-66 against Northwestern. The Spartans earned 30 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 41 in the game. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 3 steals for the contest. Northwestern had 24 fouls for the contest which got the Spartans to the free throw line for a total of 33 shots. They were able to bury 23 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 69.7%. In terms of shooting from distance, Michigan State converted 5 of their 18 attempts (27.8%). In all, the Spartans finished the game shooting 24 for 49 from the field which had them at 49.0%. The Spartans permitted Northwestern to make 22 of 58 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 37.9% for this game. They shot 23.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 out of 26 and ended up going 16 of 20 at the free throw line (80.0%). When discussing team rebounding, Michigan State allowed Northwestern to grab 22 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Carson Cooper ended up being important for the Spartans in the matchup. He converted 6 out of 6 for this game for a field goal percentage of 100.0%, and added 9 rebounds. He scored 18 points in his 33 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Michigan State has a win-loss record of 14-2 on the campaign. The Spartans commit 16.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 19.1 times per contest (11th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.6 times per contest. Michigan State has tallied 1,262 pts on the year (78.9 per contest) and they average 42.7 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Spartans are connecting on 46.5% from the field, which is ranked 127th in the nation.

The Michigan State defense allows 30.3% on 3-point attempts (129 of 426) and opponents are making 74.2% of their foul shots. They give up 12.6 dimes and 29.0 total rebounds per game, which is 118th and 5th in the nation. The Spartans on defense are ranked 14th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 64.5. They are forcing their opponents into 11.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.4% from the floor (12th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Michigan State

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