Iowa vs Northwestern Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/31/23
Northwestern Wildcats (15-5) vs. Iowa Hawkeyes (13-8)
January 31, 2023 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Iowa Hawkeyes -6.5 / Northwestern Wildcats +6.5; Over/Under: +146.5
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The Northwestern Wildcats and Iowa Hawkeyes meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Northwestern Wildcats Betting Preview
The Northwestern Wildcats are averaging 69.9 points on 40.3 percent shooting and allowing 61.1 points on 39.3 percent shooting. Chase Audige is averaging 15.8 points and 3.4 rebounds, while Boo Buie is averaging 15.7 points and 3.5 rebounds. Robbie Beran is grabbing 5.6 rebounds and Ty Berry is grabbing 4.8 rebounds. The Northwestern Wildcats are shooting 32.7 percent from beyond the arc and 75 percent from the free throw line. The Northwestern Wildcats are allowing 34.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.1 rebounds per game.
The Iowa Hawkeyes Betting Preview
The Iowa Hawkeyes are averaging 81.3 points on 45.5 percent shooting and allowing 73.4 points on 45.5 percent shooting. Kris Murray is averaging 20.8 points and 8.6 rebounds, while Filip Rebraca is averaging 13.7 points and 8.4 rebounds. Patrick McCaffery is the third double-digit scorer and Tony Perkins is dishing 2.7 assists. The Iowa Hawkeyes are shooting 34.6 percent from beyond the arc and 73.5 percent from the free throw line. The Iowa Hawkeyes are allowing 34.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.2 rebounds per game.
Northwestern vs Iowa Trends
The Wildcats are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Hawkeyes are 44-20-3 ATS in their last 67 home games and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 6-0 in Wildcats last 6 overall. The over is 9-3 in Hawkeyes last 12 overall. The favorite is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Iowa Hawkeyes are probably the more talented team, and them at home gives them the edge. However, Northwestern is a tough defensive team that finds itself in every game in the final minutes and loses in the underdog role by an average of just 0.9 points. Northwestern is top-20 in the country in points allowed and field goal percentage allowed. I’ll take the road dog.
