Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 2/11/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Sunday, February 11, 2024

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: BTN

Carver-Hawkeye Arena is the site where the Iowa Hawkeyes (13-10) will go up against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-7) on Sunday.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers stepped onto the hardwood against Michigan State and walked away with a win by a score of 59-56 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Golden Gophers finished with 12 and Michigan State had 13 personal fouls. They also knocked down 7 of their 18 attempts from distance. Michigan State ended up going 41.2% from the free throw line by burying 7 of 17 tries. Furthermore, Michigan State snagged 25 rebounds (2 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Michigan State doled out 16 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. In reference to the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 44.7% from the field on 21 of 47 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and having 3 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they earned 26 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Golden Gophers knocked down 12 of their 19 shots for a rate of 63.2%. Minnesota ended the contest having earned a 43.2% FG percentage (19 of 44) and converted 9 out of their 23 3-pointers.

Cam Christie is a player who had an impact in the matchup. He ended up going 62.5% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He played for 36 mins played and pulled down 6 rebounds. He walked away with 19 points on 5 out of 8 shooting.

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Minnesota comes into this one with a record of 15-7 this year. They lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Minnesota is collecting 36.9 boards per contest and has tallied 402 assists on the campaign, which is 16th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Gophers are hitting 34.1% on shots from 3-point land (171 of 502) and 68.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 75.7 pts per game (144th in the country) while going 47.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Golden Gophers have forced 11.6 turnovers per game and they draw 17.4 personal fouls. They are 176th in D-1 in allowing assists with 296 surrendered so far this season. The Golden Gophers are giving up a FG percentage of 42.5% (550 of 1,295) and they relinquish 32.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 34.0% on 3-point attempts while they are 75th in college basketball in points per game allowed (67.6).

The last time they took the court, the Iowa Hawkeyes took a defeat with a final score of 89-79 against Penn State. The Hawkeyes were able to snag 18 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 27 for this game. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. Penn State was called for 14 personal fouls in this game which took the Hawkeyes to the charity stripe for 10 tries. They were able to convert 9 of the free throws for a clip of 90.0%. In regard to three-point attempts, Iowa converted 4 of their 15 tries (26.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Hawkeyes walked away from this one shooting 33 out of 59 from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.9%. The Hawkeyes allowed Penn State to make 26 of 50 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.0% for the matchup. They went 52.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 12 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 31 at the free throw line (80.6%). In reference to cleaning the glass, Iowa allowed Penn State to get 26 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Ben Krikke pitched in for the Hawkeyes for the game. He made 10 of 18 in this game for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He accumulated 22 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists.

Iowa has a win-loss mark of 13-10 for the year. As an offense, the Hawkeyes are connecting on 48.0% from the field, which ranks them 31st in the nation. Iowa has accounted for 1,931 points for the campaign (84.0 per game) and they average 36.1 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 18.1 times per game (10th in the country) and they are turning it over 10.1 times per game. The Hawkeyes have committed 16.4 personal fouls per game and they shoot 77.6% from the charity stripe.

The Iowa defense gives up 34.4% on 3-point attempts (179 of 520) and their opponents are converting on 71.3% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 14.7 assists and 37.0 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 309th and 289th in the country. The Hawkeyes on the defensive end are ranked 321st in college basketball in points allowed per game with 77.7. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (271st in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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