For the first time since he took the job in 2019, Fred Hoiberg has what looks like a nice Nebraska team that will win a good number of Big Ten games. They’ve already got a seven point win over Michigan State under their belts, and it’s only December.
That said, they opened their Big Ten slate this year with a loss to Minnesota just four days before the win over Michigan State. Their other loss came to a legit Creighton team, but they managed to pick up respectable non-conference wins against Kansas State and Oregon State.
Those wins along with their more comfortable margins of victory in buy games makes Indiana the underdog according to KenPom, Bart Torvik, and Vegas.