A Big Ten battle is set for Wednesday night when the Northwestern Wildcats (12-5, 3-3 in Big Ten) visit the Iowa Hawkeyes (12-6, 4-3). Two weeks ago, these two teams needed to start doing a lot of work to start building a tournament resume. Since then, Northwestern has lost two straight games and Iowa is on a four-game winning streak. Below is my college basketball pick for Northwestern vs Iowa.
Northwestern vs Iowa Betting Pick
| ℹ️ The Pick: | Iowa -5.5 |
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This game will be played at Carver-Hawkeye Arena at 9:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 18, 2023.
Why Bet Iowa -5.5
✅ Iowa is 4-1 against the spread in their last five games.
✅ The Hawkeyes are 11-2 ATS in their last 13 home games.
✅ Northwestern is 2-4 ATS in their last six games.
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Northwestern Wildcats
Iowa Hawkeyes
Team Stats Per Game
Advanced Game Stats
Offense/Defense
| NW | Advanced Game Stats | IOWA |
|---|---|---|
| 66.2 | Pace | 74.9 |
| 112.1 | Off.Rate | 94.8 |
| .382 | FTr | .180 |
| .325 | 3PAr | .395 |
| .568 | TS% | .501 |
| 55.1 | TRB% | 49.7 |
| 59.6 | AST% | 42.2 |
| 12.8 | STL% | 9.3 |
| 8.2 | BLK% | 10.5 |
| .535 | eFG% | .498 |
| 15.1 | TOV% | 18.9 |
| 35.3 | ORB% | 30.2 |
| .272 | TF/FGA | .092 |
Defense/Offense
| NW | Advanced Game Stats | IOWA |
|---|---|---|
| 66.2 | Pace | 74.9 |
| 91.2 | Off.Rate | 116.9 |
| .341 | FTr | .275 |
| .374 | 3PAr | .484 |
| .501 | TS% | .600 |
| 44.9 | TRB% | 50.3 |
| 68.1 | AST% | 66.7 |
| 9.9 | STL% | 11.0 |
| 7.1 | BLK% | 13.9 |
| .479 | eFG% | .583 |
| 19.7 | TOV% | 14.4 |
| 25.4 | ORB% | 29.3 |
| .206 | TF/FGA | .190 |
Betting Trends
| NW | Betting Trends | IOWA |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
| 1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-0-0 |
| 74.67 | Avg Score | 83.33 |
| 77.67 | Avg Opp Score | 72 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
| 2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-0-0 |
| 77.33 | Avg Score | 88.33 |
| 77 | Avg Opp Score | 80 |
| NW | Betting Trends | IOWA |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
| 2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-1-0 |
| 70.8 | Avg Score | 84 |
| 73.2 | Avg Opp Score | 77.6 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
| 3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-1-0 |
| 76.6 | Avg Score | 90.8 |
| 81.2 | Avg Opp Score | 81.4 |
| NW | Betting Trends | IOWA |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 7-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
| 5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 6-4-0 |
| 72.3 | Avg Score | 80.9 |
| 63.7 | Avg Opp Score | 75.5 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 4-6-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
| 5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 6-4-0 |
| 71.7 | Avg Score | 82.1 |
| 76.8 | Avg Opp Score | 75.1 |
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Northwestern Wildcats
Last time out, Northwestern visited the Michigan Wolverines and left with an 85-78 defeat. The Wolverines started and finished this game strong, but the Wildcats were able to muddy this game up for the middle 18 minutes of this one. Michigan started to pull away with 11 minutes to go in the game and never looked back. Northwestern trailed by as many as 12 points, never led by more than six, and could not cover the +4.0-point spread.
Boo Buie had 22 points, three rebounds, and five assists on the day. Robbie Beran added 16 points, four rebounds, one assist, two steals, and one block in the loss.
Through 17 games, Northwestern is scoring 68.9 points per game, shooting 38.9% from the field, and assisting on 13.8 made shots. The Wildcats are allowing 60.8 points, grabbing 37.4 rebounds, blocking 4.7 shots, and stealing the ball 8.7 times.
Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa hosted the Maryland Terrapins and comfortably won 81-67. The Hawkeyes jumped all over the Terps early on as they built a double-digit first half lead and never game that lead up. Maryland was able to get the lead back to single digits for a brief time in the second half, but it was not enough to challenge the Hawkeyes. Iowa led by as many 16 points, never trailed by more than four, and covered the -5.5-point spread.
Tony Perkins had 22 points, four rebound, three assists, one steal, and two blocks in the victory. Kris Murray added 19 points, three rebounds, one assist, one steal, and two blocks on the day.
After 18 games, Iowa is scoring 82.0 points per game, shooting 45.5% from the field, and assisting on 17.1 made shots. The Hawkeyes are allowing 72.4 points, grabbing 38.8 rebounds, blocking 4.0 shots, and stealing the ball 6.6 times.
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