The Big Ten Second Round continues Thursday afternoon with an intriguing matchup in Chicago. Ohio State will look to pull off another upset as Iowa hopes to make a run and improve their seed line. Here, we make our college basketball betting pick for Ohio State vs Iowa in the Big Ten Second Round.
Ohio State vs Iowa Betting Pick
| ℹ️ The Pick: | Ohio State +2.5 |
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This game will be played at United Center at 2:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 9, 2023.
Why Bet on Ohio State:
✅ Ohio State struggled in the Big Ten play, but they have gotten hot of late and won three of their last four games.
✅ The Buckeyes split the season series with Iowa with the win being their only one in a 15-game stretch.
✅ Iowa lost three of their last five regular season games and are coming off a bad regular season finale.
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Ohio State Buckeyes: Two Wins in Two days?
Ohio State has struggled against good teams this season as they are just 2-12 in Quad one games and 8-16 combined vs Quad One and Quad Two. Wisconsin was a Quad two win, but the Buckeyes did get a Quad one win over Maryland three games ago.
The last time these two teams played say Iowa dominated in a 92-75 defeat. This was near the tail end of Ohio State’s poor run and it will be a different matchup Thursday afternoon.
Iowa Hawkeyes: Which Version Will Show Up?
Iowa finished their regular season with a bad 81-77 home loss to Nebraska. he Cornhuskers started the game strong, but it was the Hawkeyes who grabbed a four-point halftime lead. After the break, the Cornhuskers kept in range of Iowa and eventually grabbed the lead, and held on to it, with just under four minutes to go. Iowa trailed by as many as nine points, led by seven, and lost outright as -11.5-point favorites.
Kris Murray had 22 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and two steals in the game. Patrick McCaffery added 23 points, four rebounds, and two steals off the bench.
After 31 games, Iowa is scoring 80.6 points per game, shooting 45.4% from the field, and assisting on 16.7 made shots. The Hawkeyes are allowing 74.5 points, grabbing 36.5 rebounds, blocking 3.4 shots, and stealing the ball 6.7 times.
