On Thursday night, Ohio State and Iowa are set to face off in a Big Ten basketball matchup from Iowa City. Iowa is in the middle of the pack in the conference standings, while Ohio State is down near the bottom. But a win would be big for either team going into the final couple of weeks of the regular season. In our college basketball picks for Thursday night, we give our best bet for Ohio State vs Iowa.
Ohio State vs Iowa Betting Pick
| ℹ️ The Pick: | Under 152.5 |
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This game will be played at Carver-Hawkeye Arena at 9:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 16, 2023.
Why Bet the Under:
✅ Ohio State’s offense has really hit a wall in the second half of the season. They have failed to hit the 70 point mark in four straight games, and their offensive woes will continue on the road in a hostile environment against Iowa.
✅ While Iowa is a much better offensive team than Ohio State, there is the potential for them to be slowed down by the Buckeyes. Ohio State plays at a pace in the 200s nationally per Kenpom, and we could see an artificially low score as a result.
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Ohio State Buckeyes
Iowa Hawkeyes
Team Stats Per Game
Advanced Game Stats
Offense/Defense
| OHIOST | Advanced Game Stats | IOWA |
|---|---|---|
| 69.2 | Pace | 74.9 |
| 108.4 | Off.Rate | 94.8 |
| .280 | FTr | .180 |
| .457 | 3PAr | .395 |
| .567 | TS% | .501 |
| 51.8 | TRB% | 49.7 |
| 56.4 | AST% | 42.2 |
| 9.2 | STL% | 9.3 |
| 13.2 | BLK% | 10.5 |
| .537 | eFG% | .498 |
| 16.8 | TOV% | 18.9 |
| 32.3 | ORB% | 30.2 |
| .211 | TF/FGA | .092 |
Defense/Offense
| OHIOST | Advanced Game Stats | IOWA |
|---|---|---|
| 69.2 | Pace | 74.9 |
| 94.9 | Off.Rate | 116.9 |
| .477 | FTr | .275 |
| .398 | 3PAr | .484 |
| .456 | TS% | .600 |
| 48.2 | TRB% | 50.3 |
| 55.2 | AST% | 66.7 |
| 7.7 | STL% | 11.0 |
| 10.5 | BLK% | 13.9 |
| .381 | eFG% | .583 |
| 13.3 | TOV% | 14.4 |
| 33.1 | ORB% | 29.3 |
| .358 | TF/FGA | .190 |
Betting Trends
| OHIOST | Betting Trends | IOWA |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 0-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
| 0-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-2-1 |
| 57.67 | Avg Score | 74 |
| 69.33 | Avg Opp Score | 74 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 0-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
| 0-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 66.33 | Avg Score | 86.67 |
| 77.33 | Avg Opp Score | 77 |
| OHIOST | Betting Trends | IOWA |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 0-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
| 0-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-2-1 |
| 60.6 | Avg Score | 80.2 |
| 71.8 | Avg Opp Score | 74.8 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 0-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-0-0 |
| 0-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-1-0 |
| 64.6 | Avg Score | 86.8 |
| 72.6 | Avg Opp Score | 76.4 |
| OHIOST | Betting Trends | IOWA |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 1-9-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
| 1-9-0 | ATS W/L/P | 6-3-1 |
| 64.7 | Avg Score | 78.9 |
| 70.6 | Avg Opp Score | 74.6 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-8-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 8-2-0 |
| 2-8-0 | ATS W/L/P | 7-3-0 |
| 69.9 | Avg Score | 86.4 |
| 72.2 | Avg Opp Score | 77.2 |
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Ohio State Buckeyes
The Ohio State Buckeyes have seen their season all but go up in smoke over the last few weeks. They have lost six games in a row, dropping to 11-14 and behind every team but Minnesota in the Big Ten standings. Here, Ohio State will look for a win that they desperately need as the final weeks of the season are upon us.
The question for Ohio State right now is where their offense is going to come from. They have been ice cold offensively, routinely failing to hit the 70-point mark in their games. Against an Iowa squad averaging just over 80 points per game, the Buckeyes have to find some scoring in a hurry.
Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa comes into this contest off of a win in their last game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. That was a low-scoring game by Iowa standards, as they won 68-56 against a Minnesota team that is at the bottom of the Big Ten standings. Here, the Hawkeyes will look to clamp down on another Big Ten bottom feeder in Ohio State.
For Iowa, just avoiding mental errors and not giving away cheap points at the free throw line will be the key to this game. Iowa is clearly the better team coming into this contest, but avoidable mistakes can always serve as the great equalizer in a game like this.
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