Indiana vs. Michigan prediction: Why Michigan is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/20/2026]

Michigan and Indiana will meet in men's college basketball action at Crisler Center on Tuesday, with tipoff at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Michigan as the most likely winner of the Indiana vs. Michigan game.

This article offers a closer look at Tuesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Indiana vs. Michigan prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Tuesday's NCAA basketball game between Indiana and Michigan 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Michigan a 90% chance of defeating Indiana. Our predicted final score has Michigan winning 89-73.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Indiana and Michigan each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 163.5-point over/under also has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Indiana vs. Michigan odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Indiana vs. Michigan picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: