Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/12/2024

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Friday, January 12, 2024

Venue:  Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Nebraska +3.5, Iowa -3.5; Over/Under:  166 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Nebraska +3.5, Iowa -3.5; Over/Under:  166 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Nebraska +3.5, Iowa -3.5; Over/Under:  166 points

Nebraska Cornhuskers:  13-3 (3-2) (6th place, Big Ten)

Iowa Hawkeyes:  9-6 (1-3) (10th place, Big Ten)

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Nebraska Cornhuskers:  4-1  last 5

Iowa Hawkeyes:  4-1  last 5

Nebraska is entering this game with a 13-3 record overall, a 3-2 record in conference games, and they are 1-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming off a win against the Purdue Boilermakers in their last game. Keisei Tominaga led the team in points per game in that game with 19 while Rienk Mast was next on the team with 18. Brice Williams led the team in assists with 9 in that game while Brice Williams led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 50.9% from the field, 60.9% from 3-point range, and 84.2% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 78.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 67.6 PPG against them. Nebraska has an ATS record of 10-6 this season and their O/U record is 10-6.

Iowa is entering this game with a 9-6 record overall, a 1-3 conference record, and they are 7-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming off a win against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in their last game. Payton Sandfort led the team in points in that game with 24 while Ben Krikke was next on the team with 19. Josh Dix led the team in assists with 4 in that game while Ben Krikke led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 46% from the field, 50% from 3-point range, and 87.5% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 86.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 77.6 PPG against them. Iowa has an ATS record of 6-9 this season and their O/U record is 11-4.

The current betting odds have Nebraska listed as a 3.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Nebraska has looked really good in their games this season with their 13-3 record overall and they have looked good in their games against Big Ten opponents too, going 3-2 in their conference games so far. They are only 1-2 in their road games this season but they just beat Purdue who is ranked number 1 in the nation and they are going to have a lot of momentum from that win coming into this one. Meanwhile, Iowa has looked good in their games this season with their 9-6 record overall, but they haven't looked good lately as their schedule has gotten tougher. They are only 1-3 in their conference games as they have been struggling in the Big Ten this season. They have looked great in their home games with their 7-1 home record, but Nebraska has looked great lately and have the potential to be one of the best teams in the Big Ten this season. They will carry over that momentum from beating Purdue into this game and Iowa has already been struggling a lot against the better Big Ten teams they have faced, including a loss at home to Michigan already. Nebraska has the potential to pull off an upset win here. The best way to place a bet here is on Nebraska to cover the spread in this game. 

Nebraska Iowa Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Friday, January 12, 2024 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Nebraska 88 Iowa 81.

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Nebraska Cornhuskers: 1-8 ATS off an upset win by 15 points or more as a home underdog. 10-16 ATS in road games. 30-17 OVER against conference opponents. 9-4 OVER after 3 or more consecutive overs. 10-4 OVER off an upset win as an underdog.

Iowa Hawkeyes: 8-4 ATS as a home favorite of 3.5 to 6 points. 27-16 ATS in all home games. 10-4 ATS in a home game where the total is 160 to 169.5. 11-4 OVER in all games. 8-2 OVER as a favorite. 33-10 OVER in all home games. 31-18 OVER against conference opponents.

Nebraska Cornhuskers:  H. Burt (F) Ques Fri - Undisclosed. B. Keita (F) Late Jan - Ankle. R. Lloyd Jr. (G) Out indefinitely - Knee. A. Ulis (G) Out indefinitely - Suspension.

Iowa Hawkeyes:  P. McCaffery (F) Prob Fri - Illness. R. Mulvey (F) out for season - Redshirt.

“I’m just so proud of the guys for coming out and getting off to a really good start. This is a huge win for our program, to come out here and knock off what I think is the best team in the country. It shows us what we’re capable of doing.” - Fred Hoiberg after his team’s win against Purdue in their last game on Tuesday.

“I think the most important thing was getting the team ready to play today. Be a really good team and getting our first Big Ten win this year. You know Rutgers is going to keep making runs back at you. You guys know me, I don’t think that much about wins. I find it interesting they talk about; I have this many wins. I didn’t play anybody. Iowa won those games.” - Fran McCaffery after his team’s win against Rutgers in their last game on Saturday.

J. Allick 

J. Lawrence 

R. Mast 

K. Tominaga 

B. Williams

D. Bowen 

B. Krikke 

P. McCaffery 

T. Perkins 

P. Sandfort

PPG: K. Tominaga (14.6)

APG: R. Mast (2.9)

Reb/G: R. Mast (8.7)

PPG: B. Krikke (16.7)

APG: T. Perkins (3.5)

Reb/G: P. Sandfort (6.9)

Coaches:

Nebraska Cornhuskers: Fred Hoiberg (5th season)

Iowa Hawkeyes: Fran McCaffery (14th season)