Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 12/21/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: Youtube TV

The Eastern Illinois Panthers (3-9) are hitting the road to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Iowa Hawkeyes (8-3).

The Eastern Illinois Panthers played IUPUI and notched a win by a score of 70-59 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Panthers ended up with 18 while IUPUI accounted for 25 personal fouls. They also made 5 out of their 20 tries from beyond the perimeter. IUPUI finished the contest at 75.0% when shooting free throws by burying 12 of 16 shots. Moreover, IUPUI collected 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. IUPUI earned 13 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. In relation to the defense, Eastern Illinois let their opponent shoot 38.2% from the field on 21 of 55 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists in the game while creating 20 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they compiled 29 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Panthers knocked down 21 of their 34 attempts for a rate of 61.8%. Eastern Illinois wrapped up the contest having earned a 46.9% FG percentage (23 out of 49) and converted 3 of their 10 shots from 3-point land.

Yaakema Rose is a guy who played a role in this game. He left the arena with 27 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He played for 34 minutes played and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the floor and dished out 3 dimes.

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Eastern Illinois enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 3-9 for the year. They turn it over 13.3 times per game and as a team they commit 18.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Eastern Illinois is grabbing 33.8 rebounds per contest and has totaled 156 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 179th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Panthers are connecting on 27.6% on shots from distance (53 of 192) and 61.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 66.9 points per game (306th in the nation) on 41.8% from the field.

On defense, the Panthers are forcing their opponents into 17.6 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 303rd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 168 surrendered for the season. The Panthers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.7% (282 of 676) and they relinquish 39.9 boards per contest as a group. They give up 34.2% from 3-point land and they are 163rd in college basketball in PPG allowed (67.8).

For their last game, the Iowa Hawkeyes got the victory with a final of 106-75 when they played SE Missouri State. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Iowa allowed SE Missouri State to grab 27 overall (6 offensive). They went 28.6% from beyond the arc via 8 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 8 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Hawkeyes permitted SE Missouri State to convert 30 of their 71 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 42.3% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Hawkeyes finished shooting 38 out of 66 from the field which gave them a rate of 57.6%. In relation to 3-point shots, Iowa converted 8 of their 22 tries (36.4%). They were able to make 22 of them for a rate of 66.7%. SE Missouri State had 23 personal fouls in this contest which got the Hawkeyes to the charity stripe for a total of 33 attempts. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. The Hawkeyes snagged 34 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for the game.

Filip Rebraca ended up being important for the Hawkeyes for this game. He buried 12 of 13 in the game for a field goal rate of 92.3%, and added 9 rebounds. He scored 30 points in his 26 mins on the court and added 6 dimes for this game.

Iowa has a win-loss mark of 8-3 this year. The Hawkeyes are responsible for committing 13.4 personal fouls per game and they connect on 72.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 17.5 times per contest (21st in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 10.5 times per contest. Iowa has 923 pts for the campaign (83.9 per contest) and they pull in 40.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Hawkeyes are connecting on 47.2% from the floor, which is 83rd in college hoops.

The Iowa defense concedes 29.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (69 of 233) and their opponents are converting on 74.1% of their free throw attempts. They allow 12.9 dimes and 35.2 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 202nd and 239th in college hoops. The Hawkeyes are ranked 189th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 68.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the field (172nd in the country).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Iowa

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