Iowa vs Western Illinois 12/29/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Western Illinois Leathernecks (10-3) vs. Iowa Hawkeyes (9-3)
December 29, 2021 8:01 pm EDT
The Line: Iowa Hawkeyes -18 / Western Illinois Leathernecks +18; Over/Under: -162.5
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The Western Carolina Catamounts and Iowa Hawkeyes meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Western Carolina Catamounts look to build on their 10-3 record. The Iowa Hawkeyes look for a win after splitting their last six games.
The Western Carolina Catamounts are averaging 81.8 points on 43.6 percent shooting and allowing 72 points on 43.4 percent shooting. Will Carius is averaging 17.8 points and 1.3 assists, while Trenton Massner is averaging 15.9 points and 6.2 rebounds. Colton Sandage is the third double-digit scorer and Luka Barisic is dishing 1.5 assists. The Western Carolina Catamounts are shooting 36.8 percent from beyond the arc and 69.1 percent from the free throw line. The Western Carolina Catamounts are allowing 35.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.1 rebounds per game.
The Iowa Hawkeyes are averaging 87.6 points on 47.3 percent shooting and allowing 70.1 points on 42.1 percent shooting. Keegan Murray is averaging 23.2 points and 8 rebounds, while Patrick McCaffery is averaging 11.9 points and 3.2 rebounds. Jordan Bohannon is the third double-digit scorer and Kris Murray is dishing 1.1 assists. The Iowa Hawkeyes are shooting 34.9 percent from beyond the arc and 78.4 percent from the free throw line. The Iowa Hawkeyes are allowing 33.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.5 rebounds per game.
The Leathernecks are 14-6 ATS in their last 20 games overall. The Hawkeyes are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The over is 12-5 in Leathernecks last 17 road games. The over is 10-3-1 in Hawkeyes last 14 overall.
The Iowa Hawkeyes have the offensive firepower to blow the doors off here, but they’re also a team that’s come up short in a lot of their bigger games. This isn’t a big game in terms of opponent, but the Western Carolina Catamounts aren’t pushovers. In fact, Western Carolina beat Nebraska on the road, took DePaul down to the wire and have won six of their last seven games overall. Give me the points, as the Catamounts can hang around.
