Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 1/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: BTN

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (9-9) are en route to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday where they will compete against the Iowa Hawkeyes (12-6).

The Minnesota Golden Gophers stepped onto the hardwood against Michigan and walked away with a win by a score of 84-81 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Golden Gophers ended up walking away with 19 while Michigan recorded 16 fouls. They buried 11 of their 22 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Michigan finished shooting 70.0% when shooting free throws by burying 14 of 20 attempts. In addition, Michigan pulled down 39 boards (10 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Michigan distributed 21 dimes and had 2 steals for this game. With regard to defending, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 45.2% from the field on 28 of 62 shooting. They also distributed 21 dimes in the game while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 34 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Golden Gophers knocked down 9 of 13 tries for a rate of 69.2%. Minnesota walked away from the game with a 45.2% field goal percentage (33 out of 73) and made 9 out of their 29 3-point attempts.

Dawson Garcia is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. He ended up going 43.5% from the floor and also dished out 4 assists. He played 43 minutes and grabbed 12 rebounds. He recorded 27 points on 10 out of 23 shooting.

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Minnesota steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 9-9 on the year. They turn it over 10.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Minnesota is snagging 34.7 boards per game and has accumulated 282 assists on the campaign, which ranks 100th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Golden Gophers are connecting on 32.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (122 of 379) and 63.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 69.2 points per game (307th in the nation) while going 44.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Golden Gophers are forcing their opponents into 10.9 turnovers per game while drawing 16.9 fouls. They are surrendering 34.9% on shots from downtown while they are 102nd in D-1 in opponents points per game (68.8). The Golden Gophers defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.2% (439 of 1,017) and they surrender 35.4 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 261st in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 262 surrendered on the season.

In their last game, the Iowa Hawkeyes took a loss by a final score of 94-70 when they played UCLA. With respect to rebounds, Iowa permitted UCLA to get 27 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 34.8% from distance via 8 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 20 at the free throw line (70.0%). The Hawkeyes allowed UCLA to make 36 of 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 62.1% for the matchup. Overall, the Hawkeyes went 21 for 47 from the field which had them at 44.7%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Iowa made 9 of 24 tries (37.5%). They were able to knock down 19 of those for a percentage of 76.0%. UCLA had 18 personal fouls in the game which took the Hawkeyes to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 3 steals in this game. The Hawkeyes were able to snag 10 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 19 for the game.

Josh Dix ended up being a factor for the Hawkeyes for this game. He totaled 19 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and accounted for 2 assists for this contest. He made 7 of 11 in this game for a rate of 63.6%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Iowa has a win-loss mark of 12-6 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Hawkeyes are shooting 50.8% from the floor, which ranks them 4th in the country. Iowa has totaled 1,592 pts this season (88.4 per game) and they average 32.3 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 19.4 times per game (3rd in college) and they are turning it over 10.6 times per contest. The Hawkeyes have committed 14.4 fouls per game and they shoot 69.2% from the free throw line.

The Hawkeyes defensively are ranked 334th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 78.9. They are able to force 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.9% from the floor (351st in Division 1). The Iowa defense concedes 33.5% from downtown (139 of 415) and their opposition makes 65.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 16.4 dimes and 37.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 351st and 321st in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Iowa

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