Northwestern Wildcats vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/10/2022

Game Time: 1:55 pm ET, Thursday, March 10, 2022

Venue:  Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  NW +7.5, Iowa -7.5; Over/Under:  147.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  NW +7.5, Iowa -7.5; Over/Under:  147.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  NW +7.5, Iowa -7.5; Over/Under:  147.5 points

 

Northwestern Wildcats:  15-15 (10th place, Big Ten)

Iowa Hawkeyes:  22-9 (4th place, Big Ten)

 

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Northwestern Wildcats:  3-2 last 5

Iowa Hawkeyes:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

NW is coming into this game with a 15-15 record overall and they are 2-1 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have a record of 7-13 this season against conference opponents. Their last loss was against the Iowa Hawkeyes but they have gone on a 2 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Nebraska Cornhuskers in their last game. Boo Buie led the team in points in that game with 16 while Pete Nance was next on the team with 14 points. Nance led the team in assists in that game with 8 and he also led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 40.7% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 72.2% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 72.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.5 PPG against them. NW has an ATS record of 13-15-1 this season and their O/U record is 13-15-1.

 

 

Iowa is coming into this game with a 22-9 record overall and they are 1-0 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 have won 5 of their last 6 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 5 game winning streak that they were on. Their 5 wins in that span were against the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Michigan State Spartans, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the Northwestern Wildcats, and the Michigan Wolverines while their loss came against the Illinois Fighting Illini in their last game. Keegan Murray led the team in points in that game with 22 while Tony Perkins was next on the team with 17 points. Perkins led the team in assists in that game with 5 and he also led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 43.5% from the field, 38.1% from 3-point range, and 45.5% from the free throw line with their shots 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 19-12 this season and their O/U record is 19-11-1.

 

Iowa is coming into this game as a 7.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Iowa has been playing very well in their last few games to finish off the season. They have won 5 of their last 6 games and they have won most of those games by double digits, including a win over Northwestern by over 20 points in that span. They are coming off of a very close loss by 2 points in their last game and they will be hungry to get that game back here. NW has not had a good season and they only advanced to this round after making a comeback against Nebraska and winning that game 2 points. Iowa has the better team but they have also been playing much better recently than they have for most of the season. Iowa already has a 20 point win over NW in the last 2 weeks and they will definitely win this game by double digits as well, covering the spread in this game.

 

Northwestern Iowa Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, March 10, 2022 (1:55 pm ET start time) is Iowa 82 Northwestern 68.

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Northwestern Wildcats: 26-35 ATS against conference opponents. 1-7 ATS after a win by 6 points or less. 34-13 UNDER revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 20 points or more.

Iowa Hawkeyes: 19-12 ATS in all games. 20-9 ATS when the total is 140 to 149.5. 8-1 UNDER after a loss by 6 points or less.

 

 

Northwestern Wildcats:  None.

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

 

 

“It’s early March and guys are trying to continue their season, so it gets chippy out there and the refs were telling us to keep our mouths shut. I was just trying to celebrate without getting in trouble. So I knew that if I went over by my guys, they would make sure that I wouldn’t do anything out of character.” - Boo Buie after their win against Nebraska.

 

 

“I think in a lot of ways it was a competitive one. It was hard fought. We had a lot of guys play well. There were mistakes made, but guys just kept competing. It’s kind of what you come to expect in this league.” - Fran McCaffery on his team’s loss against Illinois.

 

 

 

C. Audige 

R. Beran 

B. Buie 

P. Nance 

J. Roper II

 

J. Bohannon 

C. McCaffery 

Kris Murray 

F. Rebraca 

J. Toussaint

 

 

PPG: P. Nance (14.7)

APG: B. Buie (4.4)

Reb/G: P. Nance (6.6)

 

PPG: K. Murray (23.3)

APG: J. Toussaint (3.5)

Reb/G: K. Murray (8.6)

 

Coaches:

Northwestern Wildcats: Chris Collins (9th season)

Iowa Hawkeyes: Fran McCaffery (12th season)