Iowa Hawkeyes vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 1/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa Hawkeyes vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Monday, January 15, 2024

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: BTN

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (12-4) host the Iowa Hawkeyes (10-6) at Williams Arena on Monday.

The Iowa Hawkeyes faced Nebraska and notched a win by a score of 94-76 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Hawkeyes ended up with 13 while Nebraska recorded 14 personal fouls. They also made 4 of 26 tries from long range. Nebraska finished 80.0% at the free throw line by making 12 of their 15 shots. Additionally, Nebraska pulled down 34 boards (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Nebraska distributed 14 assists and had 5 steals for the game. When discussing defense, Iowa allowed the other team to shoot 47.6% from the field on 30 of 63 shooting. They also dished out 30 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled 34 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Hawkeyes made 9 of 14 shots for a percentage of 64.3%. Iowa walked away from the contest with a 52.2% field goal percentage (35 out of 67) and made 15 of their 35 three-point shots.

Owen Freeman is one guy who had an impact in this game. He finished the game shooting 84.6% from the field and recorded 2 dimes. He was on the court for 32 minutes and collected 10 rebounds. He ended up with 22 points on 11 of 13 shooting.

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Iowa enters this game with a mark of 10-6 this year. They cough up possession 10.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 15.6 fouls every game. As a team, Iowa is grabbing 38.6 rebounds per game and has 316 assists for the year, which has them ranked 6th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Hawkeyes are shooting 35.4% on 3-pointers (120 of 339) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. They average 87.1 points per outing (5th in D-1) while shooting 47.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Hawkeyes are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 224th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 219 relinquished for the campaign. The Hawkeyes are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.4% (456 of 1,028) and they relinquish 38.0 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 33.6% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 319th in D-1 in points per game allowed (77.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Minnesota Golden Gophers took a loss by a score of 74-62 when they faced Indiana. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Minnesota permitted Indiana to pull down 38 overall (12 on the offensive side). They finished 42.9% from three-point range by connecting on 6 out of 14 and finished the game at 16 out of 27 from the charity stripe (59.3%). The Golden Gophers allowed Indiana to make 26 of 60 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 43.3% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Golden Gophers went 23 out of 59 from the field which had them shooting 39.0%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Minnesota made 3 of 20 attempts (15.0%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 54.2%. Indiana earned 18 personal fouls for the contest which took the Golden Gophers to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Golden Gophers recorded 28 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in this matchup.

Pharrel Payne was important for the Golden Gophers for this contest. He converted 7 out of 8 for this game for a field goal rate of 87.5%, and earned 10 rebounds. He had 17 points in his 30 mins on the court, but went home with no dimes.

Minnesota has a record of 12-4 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Golden Gophers are hitting on 48.2% from the floor, which is 35th in the country. Minnesota has totaled 1,246 pts for the season (77.9 per contest) and they grab 38.1 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 19.1 times per contest (7th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.4 times per contest. The Golden Gophers commit 16.1 fouls every game and they connect on 67.6% from the charity stripe.

The Minnesota defense concedes 33.5% on 3-point shots (92 of 275) and their opponents are connecting on 72.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.3 dimes and 32.6 boards per contest, which has them ranked 142nd and 64th in the nation. The Golden Gophers are ranked 77th in college hoops in points given up per game with 66.8. They are able to force 12.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.5% from the field (101st in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Iowa

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