Iowa Hawkeyes vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 1/6/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa Hawkeyes vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Thursday, January 6, 2022

Location: Kohl Center in Madison, WI

TV: FS1

Kohl Center is the location where the Wisconsin Badgers (11-2) will try to beat the Iowa Hawkeyes (11-3) on Thursday.

The Iowa Hawkeyes took the court against Maryland and went home with a win by a final score of 80-75 in their last game. Iowa walked away from the game with a 49.2% FG percentage (30 out of 61) and converted 8 of their 20 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Hawkeyes knocked down 12 of 19 attempts for a rate of 63.2%. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected 32 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 17 assists in this contest while forcing 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about defense, Iowa allowed their opponent to shoot 45.9% from the floor on 28 of 61 shooting. Maryland recorded 11 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. In addition, Maryland pulled down 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Maryland walked away from this one shooting 58.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of their 17 tries. They made 9 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc. In reference to fouls, the Hawkeyes ended up finishing with 15 and Maryland recorded 20 fouls.

Keegan Murray is a guy who came through for the contest. He totaled 35 points on 14 of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and grabbed 8 boards. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Iowa steps onto the hardwood with a record of 11-3 on the year. They turn it over 8.7 times per contest and as a squad are committing 15.7 fouls per game. As a team, Iowa is pulling down 37.5 boards per game and has accounted for 244 assists for the year, which is 14th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Hawkeyes are hitting 35.4% on shots from 3-point land (123 of 347) and 78.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 87.4 points per contest (2nd in the country) while going 47.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Hawkeyes are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 294th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 193 surrendered for the season. The Hawkeyes defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.3% (359 of 848) and they relinquish 35.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 32.4% from beyond the arc and they rank 230th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (70.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Wisconsin Badgers walked away with a victory by a final of 74-69 when they played Purdue. In relation to rebounding, Wisconsin permitted Purdue to get 34 overall (10 offensive). They shot 40.0% from downtown by connecting on 8 of 20 and finished the contest at 15 out of 24 at the free throw line (62.5%). The Badgers permitted Purdue to knock down 23 of their 56 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.1% in the game. In all, the Badgers finished shooting 27 for 60 from the floor which had them sitting at 45.0%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Wisconsin buried 6 of their 24 attempts (25.0%). They were able to convert 14 of the free throw tries for a clip of 73.7%. Purdue earned 17 personal fouls for this game which took the Badgers to the free throw line for 19 shots. They also turned it over 7 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Badgers pulled down 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this game.

Jonathan Davis pitched in for the Badgers for this game. He earned 37 points in his 38 mins on the court and totaled 3 assists in this contest. He converted 13 out of 24 for the game giving him a rate of 54.2%, and had 14 rebounds.

Wisconsin has a record of 11-2 on the season. The Badgers commit 16.9 personal fouls per game and they shoot 76.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 10.3 times per contest (335th in D-1) and they turn it over 8.2 times per contest. Wisconsin has scored 918 pts for the campaign (70.6 per contest) and they grab 36.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Badgers are shooting 40.8% from the field, which has them ranked 311th in the nation.

The Wisconsin defense concedes 33.7% on shots from beyond the arc (87 of 258) and opponents are knocking down 64.0% of their free throw shots. They surrender 10.7 assists and 36.6 boards per contest, which ranks them 67th and 268th in those categories on the defensive end. The Badgers on the defensive end are ranked 76th in college hoops in PPG given up with 63.6. They are able to force 12.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.9% from the field (152nd in college hoops).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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