BELLARMINE KNIGHTS @ IU

Indiana’s defensive pressure made the opener lopsided

Indiana forced 22 turnovers against Eastern Illinois and held a 29-8 edge in points off turnovers. Bellarmine’s ball security will be tested.

Burton offers Indiana a steady lead guard

Markus Burton opened with 19 points and five assists, committing one turnover in 24 minutes.

Indiana has scoring options beyond its starters

Bryce Lindsay scored 14 points and Trevor Manhertz added 11 off the bench.

Bellarmine looks for a more composed road performance

Bellarmine committed 23 turnovers and scored 30 points after halftime in its season-opening loss at Vanderbilt.

Moody is out for an extended period

Indiana announced that guard Prince-Alexander Moody suffered a knee injury and will miss an extended period.

Bellarmine has early contributors to watch

Freshman Demarcus Surratt led Bellarmine with nine points in his collegiate debut, and Jacob Wassler added eight.

No regular-season history between the programs

Indiana’s game notes call this the first regular-season meeting between the schools; previous matchups were exhibitions.

Pick Ideas

Angles drawn from the matchup analysis above and refreshed as the news changes. They are a separate read from the LineCrush pick for this matchup, so the two can land on different sides.

Wait for a posted spread before considering Indiana ATS

With no spread listed, wait for a number before considering Indiana ATS.

Conditional look at Indiana’s team total

If posted at a reasonable number, consider Indiana’s team-total over: Indiana scored 91 and Bellarmine allowed 93 in its opener.

Pass on the full-game total until it is posted

No total was listed, so pass until one is posted.