Iowa Hawkeyes vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 2/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa Hawkeyes vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Location: Kohl Center in Madison, WI

TV: ESPN+

Kohl Center is where the Wisconsin Badgers (15-11) will go up against the Iowa Hawkeyes (17-10) on Wednesday.

The Iowa Hawkeyes took the court against Northwestern and ended up losing by a score of 80-60 in their last contest. Iowa finished having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (23 out of 54) and made 3 out of their 24 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Hawkeyes converted 11 of 16 tries for a rate of 68.8%. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned 33 with 8 of them being offensive. They also distributed 13 assists for the contest while creating 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to defense, Iowa allowed the other team to shoot 49.1% from the floor on 27 out of 55 shooting. Northwestern earned 15 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. On top of that, Northwestern pulled down 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Northwestern ended up shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by burying 16 of their 20 attempts. They buried 10 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Hawkeyes ended up with 16 while Northwestern accumulated 17 fouls.

Kris Murray is someone who was a major factor for this game. He walked away from this one shooting 38.5% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He was on the court for 35 mins played and also snagged 5 boards. He accumulated 14 points on 5 out of 13 shooting.

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Iowa enters this matchup with a mark of 17-10 for the season. They cough up possession 10.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 14.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Iowa is collecting 36.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 449 assists this year, which is 19th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Hawkeyes are hitting 34.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (209 of 611) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. They average 80.3 points per contest (22nd in D-1) while shooting 45.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Hawkeyes are forcing 13.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 fouls. They are ranked 257th in D-1 in giving up assists with 385 surrendered so far this season. The Hawkeyes are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.6% (768 of 1,647) and they surrender 35.0 boards per contest as a team. They are conceding 35.5% on shots from distance while they are 291st in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (73.7).

When they last played, the Wisconsin Badgers took a loss by a score of 58-57 when they faced Rutgers. Concerning rebounds, Wisconsin permitted Rutgers to collect 29 in total (3 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 41.2% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 17 and finished the game at 5 of 5 at the free throw line (100.0%). The Badgers permitted Rutgers to bury 23 out of their 52 tries from the floor which had them shooting 44.2% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Badgers finished 19 out of 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.3%. Regarding three-point shots, Wisconsin knocked down 12 of their 36 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw tries for a clip of 77.8%. Rutgers earned 10 personal fouls for the contest which took the Badgers to the charity stripe for a total of 9 shots. They also turned the ball over 5 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. The Badgers earned 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for the matchup.

Jordan Davis pitched in for the Badgers for this contest. He made 5 out of 10 in this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He accumulated 14 points in his 20 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't record an assist.

Wisconsin has a win-loss mark of 15-11 this season. As an offensive team, the Badgers are shooting 41.1% from the field, which is ranked 336th in the country. Wisconsin has earned 1,681 pts so far this season (64.7 per game) and they pull in 31.2 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.1 times per contest (274th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 8.7 times per game. The Badgers are responsible for committing 15.8 fouls per game and they hit 65.9% from the free throw line.

The Badgers defensively are ranked 29th in college basketball in PPG given up with 63.2. They are able to force 12.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (218th in college basketball). The Wisconsin defense allows 33.5% from downtown (165 of 493) and their opponents are knocking down 68.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 10.2 assists and 35.7 boards per contest, which is ranked 21st and 282nd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iowa

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