Iowa Hawkeyes vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 1/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa Hawkeyes vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Friday, January 3, 2025

Location: Kohl Center in Madison, WI

TV: FS1

Kohl Center is the location where the Wisconsin Badgers (10-3) will attempt to defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes (9-3) on Friday.

The Iowa Hawkeyes faced Utah and walked away with a win by a score of 95-88 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Hawkeyes finished with 14 and Utah finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They made 7 out of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter. Utah ended up going 68.8% when shooting free throws by making 11 of their 16 tries. Additionally, Utah totaled 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Utah doled out 24 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. With regard to defending, Iowa allowed the other team to shoot 51.5% from the field on 35 out of 68 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 8 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 27 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Hawkeyes made 18 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Iowa finished the contest with a 53.1% field goal percentage (34 of 64) and converted 9 out of their 20 3-point shots.

Payton Sandfort is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up going 57.1% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He played for 36 minutes and also collected 8 rebounds. He walked away with 24 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Iowa enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-3 this season. They average 87.8 points per game (7th in college hoops) while hitting 50.2% from the field. The Hawkeyes are shooting 38.7% on shots from distance (126 of 326) and 68.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Iowa is pulling down 33.7 boards per contest and has 235 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 14th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 10.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 14.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Hawkeyes have forced 15.7 turnovers per game and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 28.1% on three-point shots and they are 264th in college hoops in PPG allowed (74.5). The Hawkeyes are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.5% (350 of 769) and they surrender 38.7 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 223rd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 175 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Wisconsin Badgers got the victory with a final of 76-53 against Detroit. The Badgers were able to corral 33 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 in this game. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. Detroit was called for 17 personal fouls in this contest which took the Badgers to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of those for a percentage of 89.5%. With regard to shots from distance, Wisconsin converted 7 of their 35 attempts (20.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Badgers finished shooting 26 for 64 from the floor which had them sitting at 40.6%. The Badgers allowed Detroit to convert 22 of their 66 attempts from the field which had them shooting 33.3% in this matchup. They went 50.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 4 of 8 and walked away from this one shooting 5 of 6 at the charity stripe (83.3%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Wisconsin allowed Detroit to snag 29 in all (7 offensive).

Nolan Winter ended up being important for the Badgers in the matchup. He recorded 18 points in his 21 mins of playing time, but finished this game without an assist. He made 6 out of 9 for the matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and had 11 rebounds.

Wisconsin has a mark of 10-3 so far this year. As an offense, the Badgers are connecting on 44.9% from the field, which has them ranked 200th in the country. Wisconsin has 1,059 pts on the season (81.5 per contest) and they pull in 36.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.0 times per game (128th in college) and they are turning it over 9.6 times per game. The Badgers are responsible for committing 18.2 fouls per contest while shooting 85.1% from the free throw line.

The Wisconsin defense concedes 30.2% on 3-point attempts (94 of 311) and opponents are knocking down 74.9% of their foul shots. They surrender 11.0 dimes and 34.2 boards per contest, which has them ranked 57th and 176th in college hoops. The Badgers on the defensive end are ranked 175th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 70.9. They are able to force 10.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.3% from the field (101st in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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