Bodog Beat

Do you have your money on Indiana? (AP Images)

Someday, they’ll make a movie about Mike Santa. The Indiana Hoosiers (6-22 SU, 11-11 ATS) promoted their manager (i.e. towel engineer) to the roster as a reserve guard, which says just about all you need to know about the scope of Tom Crean’s rebuilding project in Bloomington. Crean has the youngest team in Division I, and they’ll be treated like redheaded stepchildren on Tuesday when they welcome the Michigan State Spartans (23-5 SU, 14-10-1 ATS).

The Spartans have won six of their last seven games at 5-2 ATS as they make a push for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. But if the betting line gets a bit out of hand, Crean can steal a payday from under the nose of former mentor Tom Izzo. The Spartans are just 3-6 ATS as double-digit favorites this year. Indiana is 6-4 ATS when spotted more than a dozen points.