Iowa Hawkeyes vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/25/2022

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Friday, February 25, 2022

Venue:  Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Iowa -11.5, Nebraska +11.5; Over/Under:  161.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Iowa -11.5, Nebraska +11.5; Over/Under:  161.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Iowa -11.5, Nebraska +11.5; Over/Under:  161.5 points

 

Iowa Hawkeyes:  19-8 (6th place, Big Ten)

Nebraska Cornhuskers:  7-20 (14th place, Big Ten)

 

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Iowa Hawkeyes:  4-1 last 5

Nebraska Cornhuskers:  1-4 last 5

 

 

 

Iowa is coming into this game with a 19-8 record overall and they are 4-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 17th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 9-7 in their conference games this season. They have won 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Michigan Wolverines while their 5 wins in that span came against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Maryland Terrapins, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the Ohio State Buckeyes, and the Michigan State Spartans in their last game. Keegan Murray led the team in points in that game with 28 while Jordan Bohannon and Kris Murray off the bench were both next on the team with 11 points each. Joe Toussaint led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Filip Rebrača led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 43.1% from the field, 42.9% from 3-point range, and 90% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 83.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 71 PPG against them. Iowa has an ATS record of 16-11 this season and their O/U record is 18-8-1.

 

 

Nebraska is coming into this game with a 7-20 record overall and they are 7-11 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 17th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 1-15 in their conference games this season. They have lost 13 of their last 14 games and are coming into this game on a 3 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Minnesota Golden Gophers while their 3 losses since then have come against the Iowa Hawkeyes, the Maryland Terrapins, and the Northwestern Wildcats in their last game. Bryce McGowens and Alonzo Verge Jr. both led the team in points in that game with 15 each while Kobe Webster off the bench was next on the team with 13 points. Derrick Walker led the team in assists in that game with 5 while he and McGowens both led the team in rebounds with 10 each. They were 41.4% from the field, 29.2% from 3-point range, and 83.3% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 72.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 79.3 PPG against them. Nebraska has an ATS record of 13-14 this season and their O/U record is 16-10-1.

 

Iowa has been playing very well in their recent games winning 5 of their last 6 and they have been gaining a lot of steam winning 2 straight coming into this one. Their last 2 wins were against ranked opponents, although MSU has just lost their top 25 ranking, and Iowa is now ranked number 25 in the nation which they were not even ranked before. They have not been good on the road this season as they are 4-5 but they are still 9-7 against conference opponents and they are going up against a Nebraska side that only has 1 win in all of their conference games this season. Nebraska is 1-15 against conference opponents and they are not even that good at home as they are 7-11. They have lost 3 straight games since getting their first conference win and all 3 losses were by double digits. This is the worst team in the Big Ten this season and with Iowa heating up recently, they should blow past Nebraska here with a double digit win.

 

Iowa Nebraska Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Friday, February 25, 2022 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Iowa 87 Nebraska 62.

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Iowa Hawkeyes: 40-23 ATS as a favorite. 52-35 ATS in all games. 19-8 OVER in all games.

Nebraska Cornhuskers: 13-24 ATS after 1 or more consecutive unders. 11-19 ATS revenging a road loss vs opponent. 16-10 OVER in all games.

 

 

Iowa Hawkeyes:  None.

Nebraska Cornhuskers:  T. Lakes (F) Out indefinitely - Shoulder injury. W. Breidenbach (F) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

“I think it’s been more than two games (where) we’ve been pretty good and we’ve won five out of six, but I think our consistency on offense — pushing the ball, moving the ball, sharing the ball — and our consistency defensively — challenging on the glass. You play Michigan State, it’s not easy to out-rebound them. (If) you out-rebound whoever you play — you got a pretty good chance to win.” - Fran McCaffery on his team’s last 6 games.

 

 

“The start of both halves is what did us in. We didn’t hit shots early and got stagnant. They got it going from the 3-point line.” - Fred Hoiberg on his team’s loss against Northwestern.

 

 

 

J. Bohannon 

C. McCaffery 

Kris Murray 

F. Rebraca 

J. Toussaint

 

L. Mayen 

B. McGowens 

K. Tominaga 

A. Verge 

D. Walker

 

 

PPG: K. Murray (23.5)

APG: J. Toussaint (3.6)

Reb/G: K. Murray (8.1)

 

PPG: B. McGowens (16.7)

APG: A. Verge Jr. (5)

Reb/G: D. Walker (5.9)

 

Coaches:

Iowa Hawkeyes: Fran McCaffery (12th season)

Nebraska Cornhuskers: Fred Hoiberg (3rd season)