The Michigan State Spartans and the Iowa Hawkeyes meet in college basketball action from Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday afternoon. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Iowa is listed as a 5.5-point home favorite with the total for this game set at 145.5 points.
Injuries
For Michigan State, Carson Cooper is probable for this game with a foot injury while Iowa has a clean injury report coming into this game.
Matchup History
Michigan State’s 63-61 win back on January 26th, 2023, snapped Iowa’s three-game head-to-head win streak in this matchup.
Trends
Michigan State is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games against a team with a winning home record while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record. Iowa is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 Saturday games.
Pick
I’m sticking with Iowa here. The home court edge in Big Ten play can’t be overstated, and the Spartans have struggled a lot on the road outside of the win over Ohio State. Iowa tends to play their best basketball at home and I just feel like this line could be a bit bigger. I’ll back Iowa at home here.