Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/06/2022

Game Time: 4:31 pm ET, Sunday, February 6, 2022

Venue:  Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA 

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread: Minnesota +11.5, Iowa -11.5; Over/Under:  148.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Minnesota +11.5, Iowa -11.5; Over/Under:  148.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Minnesota +11.5, Iowa -11.5; Over/Under:  148.5 points

 

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  11-8 (13th place, Big Ten)

Iowa Hawkeyes:  14-7 (9th place, Big Ten)

 

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Minnesota Golden Gophers:  1-4 last 5

Iowa Hawkeyes:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

Minnesota is coming into this game with an 11-8 record overall and they are 3-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 11th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 2-8 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights but they have gone on a 3 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Wisconsin Badgers, and the Purdue Boilermakers in their last game. Payton Willis led the team in points in that game with 24 while Jamison Battle was next on the team with 21 points. Willis led the team in assists in that game with 10 and he also led the team in rebounds with 5. They were 46.6% from the field, 50% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 68.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 67.8 PPG against them. Minnesota has an ATS record of 9-10 this season and their O/U record is 12-7.

 

 

Iowa is coming into this game with a 14-7 record overall and they are 11-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 11th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 4-6 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 after another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Penn State Nittany Lions while their 3 losses in that span came against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, the Purdue Boilermakers, and the Penn State Nittany Lions in their last game. Keegan Murray led the team in points in that game with 21 while Patrick McCaffery was next on the team with 16 points. Jordan Bohannon and Ahron Ulis off the bench both led the team in assists in that game with 5 each while McCaffery led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 35.1% from the field, 35.5% from 3-point range, and 75% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 82.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 71 PPG against them. Iowa has an ATS record of 12-9 this season and their O/U record is 15-5-1.

 

Minnesota is coming into this game losing 3 straight and they have not been playing well in their conference games this season with a 2-8 record in those games. Their last 3 losses were all to ranked opponents though and Iowa is the weakest opponent they will have faced in their last 4 games. They lost to Iowa over 2 weeks ago by 10 points at home and now they will be on the road looking for revenge here. Iowa has not been playing great recently either, they have lost 3 of their last 4 games and 2 of those losses were against teams with worse records than them. Iowa has been very good at home this season with an 11-2 record in their home games. They will likely use this game as a bounce back here at home but they have not been playing well recently and Minnesota will be out for revenge here. Iowa will likely come away with the win here but this will be a much closer game than their last meeting.

 

Minnesota Iowa Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Sunday, February 6, 2022 (4:31 pm ET start time) is Iowa 78 Minnesota 72.

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Minnesota Golden Gophers: 18-24 ATS as an underdog. 10-18 ATS in road games. 12-7 OVER in all games. 26-17 OVER as an underdog.

Iowa Hawkeyes: 20-6 ATS as a favorite of 10 or more points. 19-8 ATS when the total is 140 to 149.5. 37-21 ATS as a favorite. 16-10 OVER as a favorite of 10 or more points. 16-5 OVER in all games. 13-4 OVER as a favorite.

 

 

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  W. Ramberg (G) Out indefinitely - Hand injury. I. Ihnen (F) out for season - Knee injury. P. Fox (F) out for season - Knee injury.

Iowa Hawkeyes:  C. McCaffery (G) Ques Sun - Arm injury.

 

 

“The youth movement is real. You love young talent, but to stay competitive you have to have older pieces. I think we are definitely seeing that this year.” - Ben Johnson on having a balance between young and veteran players.

 

 

“It’s not something I like to do. I don’t like to knee-jerk (decisions). I think it’s something I give more thought to a lot more maybe than you think. (As a coach) you’re constantly thinking about it.” - Fran McCaffery on picking the lineup for this game.

 

 

 

J. Battle 

E. Curry 

L. Loewe 

E. Stephens 

P. Willis

 

J. Bohannon 

C. McCaffery 

Kris Murray 

F. Rebraca 

J. Toussaint

 

 

PPG: J. Battle (17.8)

APG: P. Willis (4.3)

Reb/G: E. Curry (6.5)

 

PPG: K. Murray (22.3)

APG: J. Toussaint (3.8)

Reb/G: K. Murray (8.3)

 

Coaches:

Minnesota Golden Gophers: Ben Johnson (1st season)

Iowa Hawkeyes: Fran McCaffery (12th season)