Iowa State Cyclones vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 3/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa State Cyclones vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Iowa State (+3)

The Wisconsin Badgers (25-7) will try to defeat the Iowa State Cyclones (21-12) at Fiserv Forum on Sunday. Iowa State opens this matchup as 3-point dogs. The over/under has been set at 124.

The Iowa State Cyclones played LSU and took home the win by a score of 59-54 in their last contest. Iowa State walked away from the contest having earned a 35.7% FG percentage (20 of 56) and knocked down 12 out of their 37 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Cyclones buried 7 of their 10 shots for a percentage of 70.0%. In terms of pulling down boards, they earned a total of 27 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 14 assists for this game while creating 19 turnovers and earning 15 steals. Regarding defending, Iowa State allowed 37.0% from the floor on 17 of 46 shooting. LSU earned 11 assists and had 7 steals for this game. Additionally, LSU pulled down 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. LSU shot 69.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 23 tries. They also converted 4 out of their 19 attempts from 3-point land. When it comes to personal fouls, the Cyclones finished with 19 and LSU totaled 13 personal fouls.

Tyrese Hunter is one guy who came through in this matchup. He notched 23 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He went 61.5% from the floor and also earned 3 dimes.

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Iowa State enters this contest with a record of 21-12 on the year. They currently have an average of 66.2 points per game (298th in college basketball) while shooting 43.6% from the floor. The Cyclones are shooting 32.2% on three-point shots (227 of 706) and 68.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Iowa State is collecting 31.9 boards per game and has racked up 485 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 56th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Cyclones have forced 16.7 turnovers every game while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 122nd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 379 relinquished so far this year. The Cyclones defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.7% (720 of 1,687) and they relinquish 33.2 boards per contest as a group. They give up 29.4% on 3-point shots while they are 23rd in college basketball in PPG allowed (62.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Wisconsin Badgers got the victory with a final of 67-60 when they played Colgate. When talking about rebounds, Wisconsin allowed Colgate to get 33 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 45.5% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 of 22 and ended up going 6 out of 7 at the charity stripe (85.7%). The Badgers allowed Colgate to knock down 22 of their 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.6% for the matchup. In all, the Badgers ended up going 26 for 62 from the floor which had them at 41.9%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Wisconsin knocked down 6 of 17 attempts (35.3%). They were able to make 9 of them for a rate of 75.0%. Colgate committed 13 personal fouls for this game which took the Badgers to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They turned the ball over 5 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Badgers were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the game.

Johnny Davis was important for the Badgers for this game. He earned 25 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in the matchup. He converted 8 of 20 for the game for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and added 8 rebounds.

Wisconsin has a mark of 25-7 for the campaign. The Badgers are committing 16.8 fouls per game while shooting 74.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.2 times per contest (310th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 8.4 times per game. Wisconsin has totaled 2,259 points for the campaign (70.6 per game) and they average 35.0 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Badgers are hitting on 42.5% from the floor, which ranks them 268th in college basketball.

The Wisconsin defense surrenders 32.7% on shots from 3-point land (201 of 614) and their opposition knocks down 68.3% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 11.5 assists and 34.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 94th and 185th in those categories. The Badgers on the defensive end are ranked 90th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 66.3. They have forced 11.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.8% from the field (210th in college basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Wisconsin (-3) and under 124 points

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