Iowa Hawkeyes vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 1/16/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa Hawkeyes vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Sunday, January 16, 2022

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: BTN

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (10-4) will try to defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes (12-4) at Williams Arena on Sunday.

The Iowa Hawkeyes faced off with Indiana and took home the win by a score of 83-74 in their last contest. Iowa wrapped up the game having earned a 44.4% field goal percentage (28 of 63) and converted 6 of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Hawkeyes converted 21 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 84.0%. Regarding grabbing boards, they compiled 31 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 9 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 23 turnovers and earning 15 steals. With respect to the defense, Iowa allowed the other team to go 50.9% from the field on 27 out of 53 shooting. Indiana dished out 17 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Indiana snagged 27 boards (10 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Indiana finished the game at 61.9% at the free throw line by burying 13 of their 21 attempts. They converted 7 out of their 22 attempts from three-point range. When talking about fouls, the Hawkeyes walked away with 21 and Indiana recorded 21 fouls.

Kris Murray is someone who was a contributor in the matchup. He finished shooting 66.7% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists. He played 29 minutes and also pulled down 11 rebounds. He ended up scoring 29 points on 12 of 18 shooting.

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Iowa will take the court with a record of 12-4 this year. They are giving up possession 8.9 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.4 personal fouls every game. As a team, Iowa is snagging 36.7 boards per contest and has accumulated 272 assists on the season, which is 21st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Hawkeyes are hitting 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc (136 of 384) and 77.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 86.5 points per contest (4th in college hoops) while going 47.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Hawkeyes are forcing 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They rank 297th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 225 relinquished on the year. The Hawkeyes defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.3% (419 of 967) and they relinquish 35.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 32.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 253rd in Division 1 in PPG allowed (71.8).

The last time they took the court, the Minnesota Golden Gophers took a defeat with a final score of 71-69 when they played Michigan State. Concerning rebounding, Minnesota permitted Michigan State to pull down 31 overall (5 on the offensive side). They finished 42.9% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). The Golden Gophers permitted Michigan State to bury 27 of 52 tries from the field which had them shooting 51.9% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Golden Gophers walked away from this one shooting 27 for 62 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.5%. With respect to three-point shots, Minnesota converted 6 out of their 18 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 64.3%. Michigan State earned 16 fouls in this contest which got the Golden Gophers to the free throw line for a total of 14 tries. They turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Golden Gophers were able to collect 18 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the game.

Eric Curry pitched in for the Golden Gophers in the matchup. He buried 8 out of 12 in this matchup giving him a rate of 66.7%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. He racked up 19 points in his 29 mins on the court and accumulated 1 assist for the contest.

Minnesota has a mark of 10-4 on the season. The Golden Gophers commit 13.8 fouls per game and they shoot 70.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 12.3 times per game (260th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 9.1 times per game. Minnesota has totaled 974 pts on the campaign (69.6 per game) and they pull down 32.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Golden Gophers are shooting 45.0% from the floor, which ranks 148th in D-1.

The Golden Gophers on the defensive side of the court are 94th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 65.3. They are able to force 11.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (180th in D-1). The Minnesota defense allows 27.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (76 of 274) and their opposition knocks down 73.1% of their foul shots. They have given up 12.4 dimes and 38.1 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 162nd and 315th in college basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota and under the total points

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