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Michigan State football grades vs. Indiana: Offense gets passing grade for timely plays
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Chris Solari rates Michigan State football on a scale of A to F after the Spartans’ 24-21 win at Indiana.
THE GAME: Michigan State football’s late TD holds up in wild 24-21 win at Indiana
Offense: C+
When MSU needed big plays, quarterback Katin Houser delivered. The redshirt freshman, despite missing some receivers badly with passes and others who were wide open and didn’t get throws, had a career day with 245 yards and three touchdowns on 26-for-41 passing with two interceptions. He completed 16 of those throws to Maliq Carr and Montorie Foster and used his legs to create at times and to extend plays at others. Carr put together his best performance of his career, finishing with 10 catches, 100 yards and two big-time touchdowns, including on MSU’s first drive. Foster’s highlight-reel 29-yard scoring grab, one of his seven for 93 yards, was the team’s catch of the year until Carr’s pinball game-winning 36-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. Nate Carter’s third-quarter injury ended his day with 42 rushing yards, but senior transfer Jaren Mangham had his best game as a Spartan with 23 yards on 13 carries and five catches for 33 yards, including three first downs. MSU did all that despite losing starting center Nick Samac to a leg injury in the first quarter.
Defense: B-
This is graded on a curve with the injuries before and during the game on the defense. The Spartans allowed 258 yards through three quarters, but Brandon Wright, Jalen Sami, Aaron Brule and Simeon Barrow all got hurt in the final quarter. All but Wright returned to play through the pain and fatigue as Indiana put up 144 yards in the fourth, including 104 on the ground. MSU sacked Indiana quarterback Brendan Sorsby three times and hurried him two others, though the Spartans’ front seven lost him at times in the run game. The Hoosiers had two pass plays over 15 yards, a 38-yarder and a 24-yarder from Sorsby to Donaven McCulley, but Indiana’s top receiver had only one other catch and Sorsby finished 19-for-34 for 192 passing yards. Even though the Spartans gave up 402 total yards and 210 yards rushing, they also had four three-and-outs and forced a critical turnover on downs late in the third quarter.
Special teams: A
Barrow’s second blocked field goal in the past four games, coming at the end of the first half, proved to be a major difference-maker. Redshirt freshman Ryan Eckley put together perhaps his most consistent punting performance, averaging 51 yards on four attempts and landing three inside the Indiana 20-yard line, one of which pinned the Hoosiers at their 1-yard line. And when the Spartans needed Jonathan Kim, he delivered a 43-yard field goal in his only attempt. He also had four touchbacks among his five kickoffs.
COUCH: 3 quick takes (from afar) on Michigan State’s 24-21 win at Indiana
Coaching: C+
The good is clear: Harlon Barnett and his staff went on the road with fewer than 50 scholarship players due to injuries and other attrition and somehow came out with a second win in the past three weeks. They’ve done an impressive job keeping players motivated and engaged despite the turbulence since Mel Tucker’s firing and the volatility of the roster. The bad starts with the near-disaster at the end, as Indiana caught MSU off-guard and with field-goal personnel after a fourth-and-1 timeout with 18 seconds to play, bringing on its offense to pick up the first down and take a deep shot on the next play. It worked out, because Tom Allen’s short-term winning gamble ultimately backfired with Sorsby being called for intentional grounding, the Hoosiers having to burn their final timeout and kicker Chris Freeman backing up 5 yards from his original spot and missing a kick that could have sent the game to overtime. The Spartans’ offense also continued to try and run the ball in the middle after Samac’s injury despite averaging just 2.1 yards per carry. But also credit Jay Johnson for taking the training wheels off for Houser to throw 41 passes.
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Indiana Pacers (6-8, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (10-5, fourth in the Western Conference)
Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Houston will try to keep its five-game home win streak intact when the Rockets face Indiana.
The Rockets are 6-2 in home games. Houston ranks third in the Western Conference with 53.3 points per game in the paint led by Alperen Sengun averaging 11.6.
The Pacers are 2-6 on the road. Indiana gives up 117.6 points to opponents and has been outscored by 3.2 points per game.
The Rockets average 11.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.4 fewer makes per game than the Pacers give up (13.1). The Pacers average 12.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 more makes per game than the Rockets give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sengun is shooting 46.8% and averaging 17.5 points for the Rockets.
Tyrese Haliburton is scoring 16.1 points per game and averaging 3.7 rebounds for the Pacers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 7-3, averaging 115.1 points, 52.9 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 8.9 steals and 6.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 105.6 points per game.
Pacers: 5-5, averaging 115.9 points, 40.4 rebounds, 27.9 assists, 8.2 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.7 points.
INJURIES: Rockets: Cam Whitmore: day to day (knee).
Pacers: Myles Turner: day to day (calf), Aaron Nesmith: out (ankle), Andrew Nembhard: out (knee), Isaiah Jackson: out (calf), James Wiseman: out (calf), Ben Sheppard: day to day (oblique).
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A woman suspected in a Springfield Township homicide Monday morning was fatally shot after a vehicle pursuit in Indiana.
Springfield Township police responded to a home in the 2700 block of Lincoln Avenue around 7 a.m. for a shooting, according to a press release from Springfield Township police. There, they found 33-year-old Lacresha Black suffering from gunshot wounds on her front porch. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives identified the suspect as Terea Brown, 42, who officials said fled the scene in a dark-colored Chevrolet Cruise before officers arrived. A regional broadcast was issued to law enforcement agencies with Brown’s description and vehicle information.
Brown had traveled to Clinton County, Indiana, where she was involved in a vehicle pursuit with Indiana State Police, according to the press release. A gunshot was fired from inside Brown’s vehicle after the pursuit, police said, and pursuing troopers returned fire. She was pronounced dead.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Springfield Township police at 513-729-1300 or Indiana State Police investigators at 765-567-2125.
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A huge battle between top-five ranked Big Ten teams kicks off as No. 2 Ohio State welcomes No. 5 Indiana on Saturday. Here’s how the oddsmakers are predicting the game right now.
Ohio State moved to 6-1 in Big Ten play but still sits in third place in the standings thanks to that 1-point loss at Oregon earlier this year, and this game will determine second place in the league.
Standing in the Buckeyes’ way is arguably the surprise team in college football this season: undefeated Indiana, playing its first-ever 10-win season behind the nation’s second-ranked scoring offense under first-year head coach Curt Cignetti.
What do the wiseguys expect will happen as the Buckeyes host the Hoosiers this weekend?
Let’s check in with the early predictions for Ohio State vs. Indiana in this Week 12 college football game, according to the oddsmakers.
Ohio State is an 11.5 point favorite against Indiana, according to the lines at FanDuel Sportsbook.
The book lists the total at 52.5 points for the game.
And it set the moneyline odds for Ohio State at -465 and for Indiana at +350 to win outright.
Ohio State: -11.5 (-110)
Indiana: +11.5 (-110)
Over 52.5 points: -104
Under 52.5 points: -118
Ohio State is 5-5 against the spread (50%) overall so far this season …
Indiana is 8-2 (80%) ATS in ‘24, the third-best mark nationally …
Ohio State is 3-3 against the spread at home this year …
Indiana is 3-0 ATS on the road …
The total went under in 6 of Ohio State’s last 7 games …
Indiana is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road …
Ohio State is 8-4 against the spread in its last 12 home games …
Indiana is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road against Ohio State …
Ohio State is 4-2 against the spread in its last 6 games in November …
The total went over in 7 of Indiana’s last 9 games …
A plurality of bettors expect the Hoosiers to give the Buckeyes a good scare this weekend, according to the spread consensus picks for the game.
Indiana is getting 66 percent of bets to either win outright in an upset, or to keep the margin under a dozen points in a loss.
The other 44 percent of wagers project Ohio State will win the game and cover the big spread.
The game’s implied score suggests a comfortable win for the Buckeyes against the Hoosiers.
When taking the point spread and total into consideration, it’s implied that Ohio State will defeat Indiana by a projected score of 32 to 21.
Our early pick: Indiana +11.5 … Ohio State hasn’t performed well against the spread and its defense has been prone to exposure by aggressive passing offenses. Buckeyes by 10.
When: Sat., Nov. 23
Time: 12 p.m. Eastern
TV: Fox network
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