Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 1/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Friday, January 12, 2024

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: BTN

The Iowa Hawkeyes (9-6) will try to beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-3) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers faced off with Purdue and walked away with a win by a score of 88-72 in their last contest. Nebraska wrapped up the game having earned a 50.9% FG percentage (29 out of 57) and knocked down 14 of 23 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Cornhuskers knocked down 16 of 19 shots for a rate of 84.2%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 27 with 4 of them being offensive. They also dished out 22 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In relation to defending, Nebraska allowed the other team to go 42.1% from the field on 24 of 57 shooting. Purdue earned 17 assists and had 1 steal in the matchup. Moreover, Purdue snagged 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Purdue finished shooting 73.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 15 tries. They also buried 13 of 33 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Cornhuskers ended up finishing with 17 while Purdue recorded 16 personal fouls.

Keisei Tominaga is someone who was a contributor for the contest. He accounted for 19 points on 5 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 32 mins and also grabbed 1 board. He ended up shooting 41.7% from the field and also distributed 4 assists.

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Nebraska comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 13-3 so far this year. They have an average of 78.4 points per contest (92nd in college hoops) while hitting 44.8% from the field. The Cornhuskers are hitting 35.5% from downtown (153 of 431) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Nebraska is grabbing 39.4 rebounds per game and has earned 259 dimes for the year, which ranks 33rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 11.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 14.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Cornhuskers have forced 12.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They are surrendering 31.4% on three-point shots and they are ranked 96th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (67.6). The Cornhuskers are allowing a shooting percentage of 39.2% (389 of 992) and they concede 35.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 148th in college basketball in allowing assists with 188 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Iowa Hawkeyes walked away with a victory by a final of 86-77 when they faced Rutgers. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Iowa allowed Rutgers to pull down 44 in total (17 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 31.6% from three-point range by going 6 of 19 and ended up going 15 of 19 at the charity stripe (78.9%). The Hawkeyes allowed Rutgers to bury 28 of 71 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.4% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Hawkeyes ended up going 29 for 63 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.0%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Iowa converted 7 out of 14 tries (50.0%). They were able to make 21 of them for a clip of 87.5%. Rutgers was called for 21 fouls for this game which got the Hawkeyes to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. The Hawkeyes recorded 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the game.

Payton Sandfort ended up having an impact for the Hawkeyes in this contest. He converted 8 of 12 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 8 rebounds. He had 24 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and added 3 dimes for the game.

Iowa has a record of 9-6 on the year. The Hawkeyes are responsible for committing 15.8 fouls per contest and they go 75.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.1 times per game (7th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.3 times per game. Iowa has totaled 1,300 points for the season (86.7 per contest) and they pull in 38.7 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Hawkeyes are hitting on 47.5% from the field, which is ranked 59th in college hoops.

The Hawkeyes are ranked 321st in college basketball in points allowed per game with 77.6. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the floor (246th in college basketball). The Iowa defense gives up 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (118 of 337) and opponents are connecting on 70.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 13.7 dimes and 38.3 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 254th and 314th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iowa

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