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Roman Hemby (IND) rushing yards total over/under for Thursday's big Rose Bowl game between Alabama and Indiana was coming in at 63.5.
Hemby totaled 13 rushes for 52 yards and reeled in their only target for seven yards during the 13-10 victory over Ohio State.
There has been consistency from Hemby since Week 9. From then on, each of Indiana's six games includes between 12 and 18 rushing attempts on his part. In five of the six matchups, he also logged one reception. So in total, the six-game span includes 86 rushing attempts and five catches for more than 500 yards of offense from Hemby.
Kaelon Black (IND) was coming in with an over/under of 58.5 rushing yards for Thursday's big game.
Black had 13 carries for 66 yards and two touchdowns and hauled in their only target for six yards during the 56-3 victory over Purdue.
Black had a solid day against the Boilermakers, running for 66 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 13 rushing attempts. The 5-foot-10 running back found the end zone on runs of one and 16 yards in the first and second quarters, respectively, building the Hoosiers' insurmountable lead. Black has been a productive member of the Indiana backfield in 2025, finishing the regular season with 729 yards and seven touchdowns on 5.7 yards per attempt through 12 games. His next chance to make an impact will come against Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship on Saturday.
Total Rushing Yards Prop Bet - Alabama vs. Indiana
Fernando Mendoza (IND)
O 18.5-114
U 18.5-114
Roman Hemby (IND)
O 63.5-114
U 63.5-114
Jam Miller (BAMA)
O 27.5-114
U 27.5-114
Kaelon Black (IND)
O 58.5-114
U 58.5-114
Daniel Hill (BAMA)
O 31.5-114
U 31.5-114
What's at Stake
Undefeated Big Ten champion Indiana is playing in the Rose Bowl for the first time since Jan. 1, 1968, and finds itself three wins away from cementing the unlikeliest rise in recent college football history with a national title. The Hoosiers are in the CFP for the season straight season, having lost 27-17 at Notre Dame in the first round last year. Alabama is making its ninth CFP appearance but first under coach Kalen DeBoer. The Crimson Tide rallied from a 17-point deficit to win at Oklahoma on Dec. 19 to reach “The Granddaddy of Them All” for the ninth time, not including a BCS championship game victory in Pasadena, California, following the 2009 season. The winner advances to the CFP semifinals to play the Orange Bowl winner, No. 4 seed Texas Tech or No. 5 seed Oregon, in the Peach Bowl.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
