Wisconsin Badgers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 12/11/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Sunday, December 11, 2022

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: Hulu Live TV

Carver-Hawkeye Arena is the site where the Iowa Hawkeyes (7-2) will meet the Wisconsin Badgers (7-2) on Sunday.

The Wisconsin Badgers stepped onto the hardwood against Maryland and notched a win by a score of 64-59 in their last game. Wisconsin ended with a 42.6% FG percentage (20 of 47) and converted 7 out of their 21 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Badgers made 17 of 27 shots for a percentage of 63.0%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled 28 with 1 of them being offensive. They also doled out 14 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning defense, Wisconsin allowed the other team to go 38.2% from the floor on 21 of 55 shooting. Maryland recorded 9 assists and had 4 steals in the game. Additionally, Maryland totaled 37 boards (8 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Maryland walked away from this one shooting 58.3% when shooting free throws by converting 7 of 12 attempts. They converted 10 out of their 24 shots from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Badgers ended up finishing with 18 while Maryland totaled 20 personal fouls.

Chucky Hepburn is one player who was a contributor for this contest. He walked away with 13 points on 4 of 8 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins and also collected 4 boards. He finished 50.0% from the floor and distributed 2 dimes.

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Wisconsin steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 7-2 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.2 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Wisconsin is snagging 33.9 boards per game and is sitting with 110 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 266th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Badgers are hitting 37.0% on 3-pointers (78 of 211) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 66.1 pts per game (308th in Division 1) while shooting 40.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Badgers are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.7 fouls. They currently rank 25th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 83 conceded on the season. The Badgers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.5% (195 of 481) and they relinquish 36.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They give up 29.2% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 27th in college hoops in PPG allowed (59.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Iowa Hawkeyes got the victory with a final of 75-74 when they played Iowa State. With respect to team rebounding, Iowa allowed Iowa State to snag 43 in total (10 offensive). They finished 35.0% from distance by going 7 of 20 and ended up shooting 11 of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). The Hawkeyes permitted Iowa State to bury 28 of 63 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.4% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Hawkeyes walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 48 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Iowa converted 12 out of 23 attempts (52.2%). They were able to knock down 15 of them for a percentage of 78.9%. Iowa State was called for 14 personal fouls in this game which took the Hawkeyes to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. The Hawkeyes earned 27 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the contest.

Filip Rebraca ended up being a major contributor for the Hawkeyes for this game. He made 9 out of 11 in this matchup for a rate of 81.8%, and had 11 rebounds. He accumulated 22 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 4 dimes for the game.

Iowa has a win-loss record of 7-2 so far this year. The Hawkeyes commit 13.1 fouls every game while shooting 73.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.2 times per game (23rd in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.0 times per game. Iowa has tallied 742 points on the year (82.4 per game) and they pull down 39.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Hawkeyes are shooting 46.5% from the field, which ranks them 107th in college basketball.

The Iowa defense gives up 30.1% from downtown (55 of 183) and their opponents are knocking down 75.3% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 12.4 dimes and 36.0 total boards per game, which is 187th and 264th in Division 1. The Hawkeyes are ranked 145th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 67.2. They are able to force 14.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.7% from the field (142nd in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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