Iowa State Cyclones vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 12/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa State Cyclones vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Thursday, December 8, 2022

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Iowa Hawkeyes (6-1) will try to defeat the Iowa State Cyclones (7-1) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday.

The Iowa State Cyclones faced off with St. John's and walked away with a win by a score of 71-60 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Cyclones finished with 22 while St. John's accounted for 20 personal fouls. They also made 3 out of their 16 shots from 3-point range. St. John's ended up going 76.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 25 shots. On top of that, St. John's collected 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. St. John's recorded 6 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. When talking about the defense, Iowa State let their opponent shoot 35.8% from the field on 19 of 53 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 20 turnovers and getting 13 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 33 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Cyclones knocked down 18 of 28 attempts for a percentage of 64.3%. Iowa State finished the contest having earned a 42.9% FG percentage (24 out of 56) and buried 5 of their 13 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Aljaz Kunc is one player who came through in this matchup. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor and also earned 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and collected 8 rebounds. He finished with 12 points on 3 out of 6 shooting.

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Iowa State will play this contest with a record of 7-1 for the year. They are averaging 71.8 pts per contest (200th in the nation) on 44.1% from the floor. The Cyclones are shooting 31.8% on three-point shots (50 of 157) and 69.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Iowa State is pulling down 35.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 126 assists so far this season, which is 124th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.0 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Cyclones are forcing 20.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They give up 26.3% on shots from downtown while they are 10th in the nation in PPG allowed (56.8). The Cyclones defense is allowing a FG percentage of 37.3% (145 of 389) and they relinquish 33.9 boards per contest as a group. They are 40th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 79 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Iowa Hawkeyes went home defeated by a final of 74-62 against Duke. With respect to attacking the glass, Iowa allowed Duke to get 43 in total (10 offensive). They finished the game shooting 35.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 out of 20 and ended up shooting 11 out of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). The Hawkeyes allowed Duke to convert 28 of 63 tries from the field which left them shooting 44.4% in the matchup. Overall, the Hawkeyes finished shooting 25 for 63 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.7%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Iowa converted 3 out of 16 tries (18.8%). They were able to knock down 9 of them for a rate of 60.0%. Duke committed 14 fouls for the matchup which took the Hawkeyes to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 3 steals for the matchup. The Hawkeyes were able to collect 20 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in this contest.

Dasonte Bowen was important for the Hawkeyes for this contest. He buried 5 of 7 in the game for a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and had 1 rebound. He racked up 12 points in his 17 mins on the court and earned 1 assist in the matchup.

Iowa has a mark of 6-1 on the campaign. The Hawkeyes are committing 13.0 fouls per game and they connect on 73.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 18.3 times per game (12th in the nation) and they turn it over 9.3 times per game. Iowa has accumulated 605 pts this season (86.4 per contest) and they pull down 40.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Hawkeyes are hitting on 47.1% from the floor, which is 92nd in the country.

The Hawkeyes defensively are ranked 164th in college basketball in PPG given up with 67.9. They are able to force 14.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.5% from the field (134th in college basketball). The Iowa defense allows 31.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (45 of 141) and opponents are knocking down 75.0% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.4 dimes and 35.7 boards every game, which has them ranked 185th and 251st in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Iowa State

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