Penn State Nittany Lions vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/22/2022

Game Time: 4:30 pm ET, Saturday, January 22, 2022

Venue:  Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  PSU NL, Iowa NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  PSU +9.5, Iowa -9.5; Over/Under:  143 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  PSU NL, Iowa NL; Over/Under:  NL points

 

Penn State Nittany Lions:  8-7 (9th place, Big Ten)

Iowa Hawkeyes:  13-5 (8th place, Big Ten)

 

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Penn State Nittany Lions:  3-2 last 5

Iowa Hawkeyes:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

PSU is coming into this game with an 8-7 record overall and they are 1-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 8th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 3-4 in their conference games this season. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights while their 2 losses in that span came against the Purdue Boilermakers and the Ohio State Buckeyes in their last game. Sam Sessoms led the team in points in that game with 15 while Jalen Pickett was next on the team with 11 points. Pickett led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Greg Lee and John Harrar both led the team in rebounds with 8 each. They were 39.6% from the field, 27.3% from 3-point range, and 57.1% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 66.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.7 PPG against them. PSU has an ATS record of 8-7 this season and their O/U record is 6-9.

 

 

Iowa is coming into this game with a 13-5 record overall and they are 10-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 8th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 3-4 in their conference games this season. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. Their 2 wins in that span were against the Indiana Hoosiers and the Minnesota Golden Gophers while their loss came against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in their last game. Keegan Murray led the team in points in that game with 13 while Patrick McCaffery was next on the team with 11 points. Joe Toussaint led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Murray led the team in rebounds with 13. They were 27.9% from the field, 22.2% from 3-point range, and 54.5% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 83.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 70.4 PPG against them. Iowa has an ATS record of 11-7 this season and their O/U record is 13-4-1.

 

PSU is coming into this game as a 9.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to the bookmakers. Penn State has been playing well in their recent conference games, they have not been winning every game but they have been keeping them all close and have not really lost to another conference opponent by this many points. Iowa is coming off of a 2 point loss to Rutgers where they only scored 46 points. Iowa have not been playing that great though, they have been winning their games by not by double digits against their conference opponents recently. The best bet to place in this game is on PSU to cover the spread here as they will keep this game close.

 

Penn State Iowa Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, January 22, 2022 (4:30 pm ET start time) is Iowa 78 PSU 74.

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Penn State Nittany Lions: 19-12 ATS as an underdog. 7-3 ATS after 2 straight games with 12 or less assists. 13-8 ATS as a road underdog or pick. 12-6 ATS in January games. 27-21 ATS after a conference game. 18-11 ATS after playing a game as an underdog.

Iowa Hawkeyes: 14-4 O/U in all games. 12-3 O/U as a favorite. 10-1 O/U as a home favorite or pick. 27-16 O/U in all home games. 11-3 O/U after playing a game as favorite. 5-1 O/U after a game where they failed to cover the spread.

 

 

Penn State Nittany Lions:  None.

Iowa Hawkeyes:  None.

 

 

"We weren't as disciplined as we usually are. If you want to win on the road against a ranked team, you have to be disciplined, and we weren't." - Micah Shrewsberry on his team’s loss against Ohio State.

 

 

"I saw really good defense. It was a really physical and hard fought game and it should not come down to that. It just shouldn't, we should be playing overtime." - Fran McCaffery on his team’s loss against Rutgers.

 

 

 

M. Dread 

J. Harrar 

Seth Lundy 

J. Pickett 

S. Sessoms

 

J. Bohannon 

C. McCaffery 

Kris Murray 

F. Rebraca 

J. Toussaint

 

 

PPG: S. Lundy (14.1)

APG: J. Pickett (4.4)

Reb/G: J. Harrar (9.9)

 

PPG: K. Murray (23.3)

APG: J. Toussaint (3.9)

Reb/G: K. Murray (8.4)

 

Coaches:

Penn State Nittany Lions: Ben Johnson (1st season)

Iowa Hawkeyes: Fran McCaffery (12th season)