The UMBC Retrievers and Iowa Hawkeyes face off on Wednesday in a college basketball showdown at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free UMBC vs Iowa prediction.
Can UMBC Play Enough Defense Here?
The UMBC offense has been good this season, but the defense has been an issue and they are going to need the defense to step up here. Two games ago against Towson, UMBC scored 73 points, but the defense gave up 89 points. In the last game against Saint Peter’s UMBC was defeated 66-60. UMBC on the season is averaging 78.4 points while their defense is giving up 82.3 points per game. Dion Brown is averaging 16.5 points while shooting 49.4 percent from the field.
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Iowa Has Been Nothing but A Disappointment
Iowa has been nothing but a disappointment so far this season but they are coming off a win in the last game. Iowa faced off against Florida A&M in the last game and they scored 88 points on the way to the blowout victory. Owen Freeman had a strong game putting up 14 points and 11 rebounds. Iowa on the season is averaging 85.1 points while their defense is giving up 77.2 points per game. The offense is ranked 23rd while the defense is ranked 308th.
UMBC vs Iowa Betting Prediction
Iowa on the season is averaging 85.1 points and they are going to have no issue putting on a show in this game. UMBC is giving up 82.3 points per game and they are going to really struggle in this game to defense. Iowa is going ot go well over their season average of 85.1 points and I expect they are going to get close to 100 points and they are going to cover the spread. Back Iowa against the spread.