--- title: Why IU’s 8.5 Win Total is a Steal description: A look at how IU makes it to 9 wins this year. image: https://whosyourguysports.com/hubfs/image-png-1.png --- [Skip to content](https://whosyourguysports.com/whosyourguysports-blog/why-ius-8.5-win-total-is-a-steal#main-content) [![newblockandtext center align](https://whosyourguysports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/newblockandtext%20center%20align.png?width=1200&height=600&name=newblockandtext%20center%20align.png)](https://whosyourguysports.com/) - Teams Show submenu for Teams - Indiana Hoosiers Show submenu for Indiana Hoosiers - [Football](https://whosyourguysports.com/indianahoosiersfootball) - Notre Dame Fighting Irish Show submenu for Notre Dame Fighting Irish - [Football](https://whosyourguysports.com/notre-dame-fighting-irish-football) - Purdue Boilermakers Show submenu for Purdue Boilermakers - [Football](https://whosyourguysports.com/purdue-boilermakers-football) - [Indianapolis Colts](https://whosyourguysports.com/indianapolis-colts) - [Indiana Pacers](https://whosyourguysports.com/indiana-pacers) - [Indiana Fever](https://whosyourguysports.com/indiana-fever) - [Blog](https://whosyourguysports.com/whosyourguysports-blog) - Shop Show submenu for Shop - [Bison Helmet](https://whosyourguysports.com/bison-head) - Teams Show submenu for Teams - Indiana Hoosiers Show submenu for Indiana Hoosiers - [Football](https://whosyourguysports.com/indianahoosiersfootball) - Notre Dame Fighting Irish Show submenu for Notre Dame Fighting Irish - [Football](https://whosyourguysports.com/notre-dame-fighting-irish-football) - Purdue Boilermakers Show submenu for Purdue Boilermakers - [Football](https://whosyourguysports.com/purdue-boilermakers-football) - [Indianapolis Colts](https://whosyourguysports.com/indianapolis-colts) - [Indiana Pacers](https://whosyourguysports.com/indiana-pacers) - [Indiana Fever](https://whosyourguysports.com/indiana-fever) - [Blog](https://whosyourguysports.com/whosyourguysports-blog) - Shop Show submenu for Shop - [Bison Helmet](https://whosyourguysports.com/bison-head) ![menu-toggle](https://21645388.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21645388/menu-toggle.svg) ![menu-close](https://21645388.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21645388/menu-close.svg) [Hoosiers Football](https://whosyourguysports.com/whosyourguysports-blog/tag/hoosiers-football) # Why IU’s 8.5 Win Total is a Steal [By - D.B. Hoosier,](https://whosyourguysports.com/whosyourguysports-blog/author/d-b-hoosier) Aug 30, 2025 ![ Featured Image](https://whosyourguysports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-1.png?width=598&height=173&name=image-png-1.png) Vegas has IU football’s win total set at **8.5** this season. And honestly? That feels like stealing. I don’t know if the oddsmakers forgot how to count, or if they’re just assuming IU will revert back to its old ways. ![](https://whosyourguysports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-1.png?width=598&height=173&name=image-png-1.png) Let’s take a look at how we make it to 9 wins: - **Old Dominion – Win**. If we can’t handle ODU, cancel the program and start the world’s largest pickleball club in Bloomington. - **Kennesaw State – Win**. One of the worst programs in college football. Easy W. - **Indiana State – Win**. The Sycamores are basically a warmup scrimmage. That’s 3–0 before Big Ten play even starts. BIG10 play: - **Illinois: Toss-Up**. Bret Bielema might drag this one into a cornfield fistfight. Still, winnable. - **Iowa: Toss-Up**. Feels like a 13–10 game where both fanbases beg for the clock to run out. - **Oregon: Loss**. IU could win this one, but let’s count it as a loss for this exercise. - **Michigan State: Win**. They’re still trying to remember who their coach is. - **UCLA: Win**. Welcome to the Midwest in late October. These Cali boys going to be cold. - **Maryland: Win**. Good team, but IU gets this one at home. - **Penn State:  Loss**. No way around it, they are pretty good. - **Wisconsin:  Win**. The Badgers are not what they used to be. They kind of suck. - **Purdue:  Win**. Bucket game, at home, senior day. Always an easy W. So conservatively? **Nine wins**. Realistically? **Ten is on the table.** The non-conference slate is a cupcake tower. The home schedule is favorable. And for the first time in forever, IU has a quarterback who at least gets mentioned in NFL Draft circles. He’s got plenty to prove, but the ceiling is real. This bet basically comes down to Weeks 4 and 5 against Illinois and Iowa. Go 1–1 in that stretch, and you’re cruising toward cashing. Go 2–0? We’re cooking with chili in November. The kicker: the over is sitting at **+105 (***DraftKings*). A conservative nine wins makes this almost free money. When Vegas hands out value like this, you don’t ask questions, you just hammer it. 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