North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 11/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: North Dakota (+19)

Carver-Hawkeye Arena is where the Iowa Hawkeyes (19-14 last year) will take on the North Dakota Fighting Hawks (13-20 last season) on Tuesday. Iowa is 19-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 155.5.

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against Oral Roberts and went home with a loss by a final score of 96-80 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Fighting Hawks walked away with 12 and Oral Roberts accumulated 14 fouls. They buried 10 of their 25 attempts from distance. Oral Roberts shot 100.0% from the charity stripe by making 12 of 12 shots. Moreover, Oral Roberts had 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Oral Roberts distributed 16 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. In relation to defending, North Dakota allowed the other team to shoot 50.7% from the field on 37 of 73 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 2 turnovers and having 1 steal. Regarding rebounding, they compiled 32 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Fighting Hawks knocked down 8 of 10 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. North Dakota walked away from the contest with a 53.3% FG percentage (32 out of 60) and knocked down 8 of their 23 shots from distance.

B.J. Omot is a player who came through for this contest. He notched 15 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 29 minutes played and also snagged 2 rebounds. He finished the contest at 54.5% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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North Dakota heads into this matchup after finishing with a record of 13-20 last year. They had an average of 72.1 points per game (166th in college hoops) while connecting on 44.1% from the field. The Fighting Hawks shot 35.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (304 of 868) and 68.3% from the free throw line. As a squad, North Dakota pulled down 33.4 rebounds per game and totaled 394 assists throughout last season, which ranked 255th in the nation in terms of passing. They turned the ball over 11.5 times per game and as a group committed 15.8 fouls per contest.

When they were on defense, the Fighting Hawks were able to force their opponents into 10.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They gave up 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they ranked 290th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (73.9). The Fighting Hawks defense gave up a shooting percentage of 47.0% (916 of 1,948) and they surrendered 35.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They were 55th in D-1 in allowing assists 364 relinquished over the course of last year.

In their last game, the Iowa Hawkeyes took a loss by a score of 83-75 against Auburn. In reference to attacking the glass, Iowa allowed Auburn to get 35 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 36.4% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 22 and finished the game at 17 out of 22 at the free throw line (77.3%). The Hawkeyes allowed Auburn to make 29 out of their 63 tries from the floor which had them shooting 46.0% for this game. When all was said and done, the Hawkeyes walked away from this one shooting 28 for 68 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.2%. In reference to 3-point shots, Iowa made 7 of 27 attempts (25.9%). They were able to knock down 12 of them for a clip of 70.6%. Auburn earned 18 personal fouls in this game which took the Hawkeyes to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. The Hawkeyes collected 25 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 37 in this matchup.

Payton Sandfort was important for the Hawkeyes in this game. He scored 21 points in his 23 mins on the hardwood and had 3 dimes for the contest. He knocked down 8 of 16 for this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Iowa had a win-loss record of 19-14 last season. As an offensive unit, the Hawkeyes shot 45.3% from the floor, which ranked them 132nd in college hoops. Iowa scored 2,642 points throughout last season (80.1 per game) and they collected 36.6 rebounds per contest. They assisted teammates 16.4 times per game (14th in the country) and they turned it over 9.8 times per game. The Hawkeyes were responsible for committing 14.8 fouls every game and they hit 73.8% from the free throw line.

The Iowa defense gave up 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc (234 of 640) and their opponents connected on 74.6% of their foul shots. They allowed 14.5 assists and 34.7 rebounds per contest, which had them ranked 310th and 220th in those categories. The Hawkeyes on the defensive side of the court were 308th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 74.7. They forced 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (351st in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Dakota (+19)

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