Northern Illinois Huskies vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 12/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Illinois Huskies vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Friday, December 29, 2023

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: ESPN+

The Northern Illinois Huskies (6-5) are headed to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday where they will compete against the Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5).

The Northern Illinois Huskies faced UNI and took a loss by a score of 76-63 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Huskies walked away with 20 and UNI recorded 16 personal fouls. They made 8 of 17 shots from three-point range. UNI finished the contest at 76.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of their 26 shots. In addition, UNI pulled down 24 rebounds (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UNI distributed 14 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. In terms of defense, Northern Illinois let their opponent shoot 49.0% from the field on 24 of 49 shooting. They also distributed 7 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they collected 28 with 8 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Huskies made 9 of 13 tries for a percentage of 69.2%. Northern Illinois ended the contest having earned a 41.1% FG percentage (23 out of 56) and made 8 out of their 25 3-point attempts.

David Coit is a guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He notched 17 points on 5 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins played and totaled 2 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 38.5% from the field and recorded 3 assists.

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Northern Illinois comes into this game with a win-loss record of 6-5 so far this year. They are turning it over 12.4 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, Northern Illinois is snagging 37.9 rebounds per game and has totaled 127 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 338th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Huskies are shooting 33.1% on 3-pointers (80 of 242) and 65.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 80.5 points per game (68th in D-1) while hitting 47.8% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Huskies have forced 11.7 turnovers per game and they draw 20.7 fouls. They currently rank 235th in college basketball in giving up assists with 162 surrendered for the campaign. The Huskies are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.0% (303 of 721) and they surrender 37.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 34.4% on 3-point shots while they are 298th in college basketball in points per game allowed (76.2).

When they last played, the Iowa Hawkeyes took home the win by a final score of 103-81 against UMBC. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Iowa allowed UMBC to snag 33 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 52.0% from three-point range by hitting 13 of 25 and ended up shooting 4 out of 9 at the free throw line (44.4%). The Hawkeyes permitted UMBC to knock down 32 of their 69 tries from the floor which had them shooting 46.4% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Hawkeyes went 42 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. With respect to shots from distance, Iowa converted 6 of their 23 tries (26.1%). They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. UMBC had 17 fouls in this game which took the Hawkeyes to the free throw line for 16 shots. They also turned it over 4 times, while getting 10 steals in this contest. The Hawkeyes were able to collect 27 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for this contest.

Tony Perkins ended up being important for the Hawkeyes in this contest. He buried 9 of 18 in this game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds. He tallied 23 points in his 31 mins of playing time and added 7 dimes in this matchup.

Iowa has a win-loss record of 7-5 so far this season. As an offense, the Hawkeyes are connecting on 47.7% from the floor, which ranks 59th in Division 1. Iowa has earned 1,039 pts on the season (86.6 per contest) and they grab 39.3 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 19.4 times per game (7th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 9.9 times per contest. The Hawkeyes commit 15.3 fouls per game while shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe.

The Hawkeyes on the defensive end are ranked 315th in college basketball in PPG given up with 77.5. They are able to force 13.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (243rd in the country). The Iowa defense concedes 34.2% from downtown (97 of 284) and their opponents are converting on 70.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 14.3 dimes and 37.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 287th and 301st in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northern Illinois

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