Iowa Hawkeyes vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/11/2022

Game Time: 1:55 pm ET, Friday, March 11, 2022

Venue:  Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Iowa -6.5, Rutgers +6.5; Over/Under:  144 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Iowa -6.5, Rutgers +6.5; Over/Under:  144 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Iowa -6.5, Rutgers +6.5; Over/Under:  144 points

 

Iowa Hawkeyes:  23-9 (4th place, Big Ten)

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  18-12 (6th place, Big Ten)

 

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Iowa Hawkeyes:  4-1 last 5

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

Iowa is coming into this game with a 23-9 record overall and they are 2-0 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have a record of 12-8 this season against conference opponents. They have won 6 of their last 7 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Illinois Fighting Illini while their 6 wins in that span came against the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Michigan State Spartans, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the Northwestern Wildcats, the Michigan Wolverines, and Northwestern again in their last game. Keegan Murray led the team in points in that game with 26 while Jordan Bohannon was next on the team with 17 points. Tony Perkins led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Filip Rebrača led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 61.4% from the field, 65.5% from 3-point range, and 58.3% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 83.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 71 PPG against them. Iowa has an ATS record of 20-12 this season and their O/U record is 20-11-1.

 

 

Rutgers is coming into this game with a 18-12 record overall and they are 0-0 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have a record of 12-8 against conference opponents this season. They are coming into this game on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Wisconsin Badgers while their 2 wins since then have come against the Indiana Hoosiers and the Penn State Nittany Lions in their last game. Ron Harper Jr. led the team in points in that game with 15 while Clifford Omoruyi and Dean Reiber off the bench were both next on the team with 9 points each. Paul Mulcahy led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Caleb McConnell led the team in rebounds with 6. They were 44% from the field, 35.3% from 3-point range, and 52.9% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 67.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 65.2 PPG against them. Rutgers has an ATS record of 14-15-1 this season and their O/U record is 15-15.

 

Iowa is coming into this game playing very well in their recent games. They have won 6 of their last 7 games but they have not just been winning their games, they have been smashing their opponents in these games winning all of them by double digits. They are coming off of a win in their first game of this tournament and again, they just smashed the life out of Northwestern in that game winning by over 30 points while scoring over 110 points in the game. They are going up against a Rutgers team that has also been playing very well and plays very good on defense but Iowa is going to be a tough opponent to stop with the way they have been shooting in their games. They have been scoring a lot of points in a lot of their recent games and Rutgers has had a double bye which means they may need some time to find their stride in this game as they have not played together in a game in a few days. Iowa has just been playing too well for Rutgers to handle here, especially when Rutgers last 2 wins have been in very close games and against opponents who are not that great. Iowa will win this game and they will likely do it by double digits as they continue to roll with their shooting and keep heating up as they go deeper into the tournament.

 

Iowa Hawkeyes Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Friday, March 11, 2022 (1:55 pm ET start time) is Iowa 75 Rutgers 64.

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Iowa Hawkeyes: Will be posted by 10:00am EST, 03/11/2022.

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Iowa Hawkeyes:  P. McCaffery (F) Ques Thurs - Illness.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  None.

 

 

“I think what you have to be able to do is stay the course. There’s going to be bumps in the road, typically. We made a lineup change and those guys said ‘OK, coach. Whatever you need me to do. That’s what you always appreciate as a coach — when you have guys that understand how to put winning first. They kept grinding, they kept working. We continued to get better. We had a lot of young guys that needed to develop and they did. It takes time. You’ll have patience and you’ll be positive, which I was. Really proud of that.” - Fran McCaffery on what his team accomplished down the stretch.

 

 

"I'll let you know if that ever happens. So we just won today and we've just got to get ready for a really good team, no matter who we play. So we don't worry about any of that stuff." - Steve Pikiell on having a double bye before this game.

 

 

 

J. Bohannon 

C. McCaffery 

Kris Murray 

F. Rebraca 

J. Toussaint

 

Geo Baker 

R. Harper 

C. McConnell 

P. Mulcahy 

C. Omoruyi

 

 

PPG: K. Murray (23.3)

APG: J. Toussaint (3.5)

Reb/G: K. Murray (8.6)

 

PPG: R. Harper Jr. (15.7)

APG: P. Mulcahy (5.2)

Reb/G: C. Omoruyi (7.9)

 

Coaches:

Iowa Hawkeyes: Fran McCaffery (12th season)

Rutgers Scarlet Knights: Steve Pikiell (6th season)