Michigan State Spartans vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/22/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Venue:  Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA 

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  MSU +7, Iowa -7; Over/Under:  153.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  MSU +6.5, Iowa -6.5; Over/Under:  153.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  MSU +6.5, Iowa -6.5; Over/Under:  153.5 points

 

Michigan State Spartans:  18-8 (6th place, Big Ten)

Iowa Hawkeyes:  18-8 (7th place, Big Ten)

 

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Michigan State Spartans:  1-4 last 5

Iowa Hawkeyes:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

MSU is coming into this game with an 18-8 record overall and they are 5-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 16th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 9-6 in their conference games this season. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Indiana Hoosiers while their 4 losses in that span came against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, the Wisconsin Badgers, the Penn State Nittany Lions, and the Illinois Fighting Illini in their last game. Tyson Walker led the team in points in that game off the bench with 26 while AJ Hoggard was next on the team with 15 points. Hoggard led the team in assists in that game with 8 while Julius Marble led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 46.8% from the field, 38.1% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 72.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.6 PPG against them. MSU has an ATS record of 13-13 this season and their O/U record is 13-12-1.

 

 

Iowa is coming into this game with an 18-8 record overall and they are 13-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 16th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 8-7 in their conference games this season. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Michigan Wolverines while their 4 wins in that span came against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Maryland Terrapins, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and the Ohio State Buckeyes in their last game. Keegan Murray led the team in points in that game with 24 while Kris Murray was next on the team off the bench with 11 points. Keegan Murray, Patrick McCaffery, Kris Murray, Connor McCaffery, and Ahron Ulis all led the team in assists in that game with 2 each while Kris Murray led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 42.2% from the field, 28.6% from 3-point range, and 71.4% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 83.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 71.5 PPG against them. Iowa has an ATS record of 15-11 this season and their O/U record is 18-7-1.

 

MSU has not been playing well in their recent games as they have lost 3 of their last 4 games and 1 of those losses even came against an unranked opponent. They have been alright on the road this season with a 5-3 record but their conference record has taken a hit recently as they are 9-6 against conference opponents now. They are going up against an Iowa team that is unranked but they have the same overall record as MSU does and they are only 8-7 against conference opponents this season, right behind MSU. Iowa has also been great at home this season with a 13-3 record there and they have been playing very well recently as well, winning 4 of their last 5 games. Iowa has been gaining a lot of steam in their last few games while MSU has been going in the complete opposite direction and is losing all of their steam. Iowa should continue to roll over teams at home here and they will be looking for a bounce back anyway after losing their last game at home. Iowa should get the win here by single digits here at home.

 

Michigan State Iowa Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Tuesday, February 22, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Iowa 79 MSU 72.

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Michigan State Spartans: 12-18 ATS in road games. 24-32 ATS against conference opponents. 16-24 ATS after playing a home game.

Iowa Hawkeyes: 39-23 ATS as a favorite. 31-16 ATS in all home games. 19-7 OVER in all games.

 

 

Michigan State Spartans:  None.

Iowa Hawkeyes:  None.

 

 

“I don’t even know where to start. It is a shame how inept I think that we were on offense in the first half. We didn’t play very well. We just couldn't make shots either. We had some good shots. Max (Christie) and Gabe (Brown) had some good shots, but they just didn’t go in.” - Tom Izzo on his team’s loss against Illinois.

 

 

“I thought our defense needed to be better. It was good at times. They have a lot of different guys that can both score and make a play — very unselfish group.” - Fran McCaffery on his team’s loss against Michigan.

 

 

 

M. Bingham 

G. Brown 

Max Christie 

J. Hauser 

T. Walker

 

J. Bohannon 

C. McCaffery 

Kris Murray 

F. Rebraca 

J. Toussaint

 

 

PPG: G. Brown (11.8)

APG: A. Hoggard (5.1)

RPG: M. Bingham Jr. (6.1)

 

PPG: K. Murray (23.4)

APG: J. Toussaint (3.6)

Reb/G: K. Murray (8.2)

 

Coaches:

Michigan State Spartans: Tom Izzo (27th season)

Iowa Hawkeyes: Fran McCaffery (12th season)