Iowa Hawkeyes vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, 2/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa Hawkeyes vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Location: Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, NJ

TV: BTN

Jersey Mike’s Arena is where the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (12-12) will go up against the Iowa Hawkeyes (13-10) on Wednesday.

The Iowa Hawkeyes faced Wisconsin and took a loss by a final of 74-63 in their last game. Iowa ended the game having earned a 38.1% FG percentage (24 out of 63) and converted 8 out of their 25 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Hawkeyes knocked down 7 of their 9 shots for a rate of 77.8%. In the matter of rebounding, they earned a total of 35 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 12 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Iowa allowed the other team to go 39.3% from the field on 24 of 61 shooting. Wisconsin doled out 15 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Wisconsin snagged 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't have a block. Wisconsin walked away from this one shooting 82.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 17 attempts. They also made 12 out of their 35 tries from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Hawkeyes walked away with 15 and Wisconsin accounted for 14 fouls.

Pryce Sandfort is a player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists. He was on the court for 24 mins and totaled 4 rebounds. He left the arena with 14 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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Iowa heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 13-10 so far this season. They are turning it over 10.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 14.8 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Iowa is pulling in 32.3 rebounds per contest and has 433 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 6th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Hawkeyes are shooting 38.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (233 of 610) and 68.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 84.5 pts per game (9th in the country) while going 49.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Hawkeyes have forced 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 325th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 368 relinquished for the campaign. The Hawkeyes are giving up a FG percentage of 47.5% (684 of 1,440) and they concede 37.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 33.5% from 3-point land and they are 338th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (78.8).

The last time they took the court, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights went home defeated by a final of 90-81 when they played Maryland. With respect to team rebounding, Rutgers allowed Maryland to get 35 in all (11 on the offensive side). They shot 37.0% from 3-point land via 10 of 27 and finished the game at 22 out of 34 at the free throw line (64.7%). The Scarlet Knights allowed Maryland to make 29 of 65 tries from the floor which had them shooting 44.6% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Scarlet Knights shot 26 out of 63 from the floor which had them shooting 41.3%. When discussing 3-pointers, Rutgers converted 3 of their 16 attempts (18.8%). They were able to convert 26 of those for a clip of 83.9%. Maryland earned 22 fouls for this contest which got the Scarlet Knights to the charity stripe for a total of 31 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. The Scarlet Knights recorded 25 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 39 for the matchup.

Dylan Harper pitched in for the Scarlet Knights in this contest. He buried 7 out of 17 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and earned 4 rebounds. He totaled 20 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 4 assists in this game.

Rutgers has a win-loss mark of 12-12 on the year. The Scarlet Knights are committing 17.4 fouls per game and they shoot 71.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.1 times per contest (239th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.7 times per game. Rutgers has accounted for 1,834 points for the campaign (76.4 per contest) and they collect 36.7 boards per game. As an offense, the Scarlet Knights are shooting 44.1% from the floor, which ranks 226th in D-1.

The Rutgers defense allows 33.6% from downtown (189 of 562) and their opponents are knocking down 69.2% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 14.4 assists and 36.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 283rd and 293rd in Division 1. The Scarlet Knights on the defensive end are ranked 283rd in D-1 in PPG allowed with 75.2. They are forcing 12.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.7% from the field (249th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Rutgers

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