Iowa Hawkeyes vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 1/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa Hawkeyes vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Location: Kohl Center in Madison, WI

TV: BTN

The Wisconsin Badgers (9-3) will play the Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5) at Kohl Center on Tuesday.

The Iowa Hawkeyes faced UMBC and took home the win by a score of 103-81 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Hawkeyes walked away with 10 while UMBC totaled 17 fouls. They also buried 13 out of their 25 attempts from beyond the arc. UMBC finished the game at 44.4% when shooting free throws by converting 4 of their 9 tries. On top of that, UMBC pulled down 33 boards (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UMBC earned 16 assists and had 4 steals for this game. Pertaining to defending, Iowa allowed the other team to shoot 46.4% from the field on 32 out of 69 shooting. They also dished out 33 dimes in this matchup while forcing 15 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In relation to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 41 with 14 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Hawkeyes converted 13 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 81.3%. Iowa walked away from the contest with a 50.0% field goal percentage (42 out of 84) and made 6 of their 23 shots from downtown.

Tony Perkins is a guy who came through for the contest. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and also totaled 7 assists. He saw the court for 31 mins played and pulled down 6 rebounds. He ended up scoring 23 points on 9 of 18 shooting.

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Iowa comes into this matchup with a record of 7-5 for the campaign. They have an average of 86.6 points per outing (12th in the nation) while connecting on 47.7% from the field. The Hawkeyes are connecting on 33.5% on shots from beyond the arc (83 of 248) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Iowa is snagging 39.3 boards per game and has tallied 233 assists so far this season, which ranks 8th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 9.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 15.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Hawkeyes are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers every game and they draw 18.5 fouls. They concede 34.2% from beyond the arc and they are 314th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (77.5). The Hawkeyes are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.9% (344 of 784) and they surrender 37.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 267th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 171 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Wisconsin Badgers walked away with a victory by a final of 80-53 against Chicago State. Regarding rebounding, Wisconsin allowed Chicago State to get 33 overall (13 offensive). They finished 15.8% from three-point range by going 3 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 17 from the free throw line (58.8%). The Badgers permitted Chicago State to bury 20 of their 63 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 31.7% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Badgers went 28 out of 56 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Wisconsin knocked down 4 of 15 attempts (26.7%). They were able to convert 20 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 76.9%. Chicago State earned 22 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Badgers to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 4 steals in the matchup. The Badgers were able to snag 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in the matchup.

AJ Storr was important for the Badgers in the matchup. He accumulated 29 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist in the matchup. He buried 11 of 18 in this game giving him a rate of 61.1%, and had 2 rebounds.

Wisconsin has a win-loss mark of 9-3 this season. When it comes to offense, the Badgers are shooting 45.8% from the field, which ranks them 137th in the nation. Wisconsin has tallied 890 pts this season (74.2 per game) and they pull down 34.5 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 11.4 times per contest (319th in Division 1) and they turn it over 9.8 times per contest. The Badgers commit 15.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 76.6% from the free throw line.

The Wisconsin defense allows 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc (80 of 236) and opponents are making 69.1% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 10.2 dimes and 28.8 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 32nd and 6th in D-1. The Badgers are ranked 52nd in college basketball in PPG allowed with 64.9. They are able to force 12.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (274th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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