Indiana has shown a lack of confidence and connectedness this season, a discouraging trend with its most difficult games coming up.

The Indiana Hoosiers begin a challenging stretch by visiting Purdue. Here are starting lineups, prediction and rankings.

West Lafayette, Indiana; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 10 Purdue faces Indiana after Braden Smith scored 24 points in Purdue's 91-64 victory over the Michigan Wolverines. The Boilermakers have gone 10-1 in home games.

Tight games, controversy, great performances and two titans on the sideline defined two decades of the Indiana-Purdue rivalry.

No. 10 Purdue has been king of the court historically against the Hoosiers. Friday night, the Boilers will look to continue their dominance in the latest chapter of the storied rivalry.

Democrats and Republicans are responding to the speech, which Braun used to lay out his agenda for his time as Indiana's governor.

Speaking to the Bartholomew County commissioners, Fletcher said 151,235 individual claims have been made by local residents on the property. The office returns over $1 million of unclaimed property to Hoosiers every week, achieving a record of more than $81 million in 2023 alone, Fletcher told the commissioners.

Senate Bill 451 from Republican Sen. Travis Holdman could lower Indiana's income tax rate further starting in 2030, but it depends on revenue growth.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Mike Braun is set to delivered his first State of the State address Wednesday evening. Braun will spoke before a joint session of the Indiana General Assembly in the House chamber. He took office in January after former Gov. Eric Holcomb reached his term limit.

The Purdue Boilermakers have been on a roll in January and want to keep the good times going against rival Indiana.