Wisconsin at Iowa odds, picks and predictions
The Wisconsin Badgers (17-8, 9-5 Big Ten) visit the Iowa Hawkeyes (14-11, 6-8) for a Saturday matinee in Iowa City. Tip time at Carver-Hawkeye Arena will be at 2:15 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Wisconsin vs. Iowa odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Wisconsin, ranked No. 21 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll, failed to cover the spread for a 5th straight game but defeated Ohio State 62-54 Tuesday in Madison. The victory marked the Badgers' 1st this month. It stopped a 4-game slide.
The Hawkeyes lost at Maryland Wednesday. They suffered a 12-point defeat, their worst margin since Jan. 20, in a 78-66 loss to the Terrapins. Iowa was a 5 1/2-point underdog at MU; the against-the-spread loss marked its 5th in a row.
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Wisconsin at Iowa odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:10 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Wisconsin -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | Iowa -104 (bet $104 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Wisconsin -1.5 (-106) | Iowa +1.5 (-114)
- Over/Under (O/U): 152.5 (O: -106 | U: -114)
Wisconsin at Iowa picks and predictions
Prediction
Iowa 78, Wisconsin 77
Moneyline
The lines have shifted where IOWA (-104) is more lucrative on the ML than the spread.
Over its last 5 road games, Wisconsin is 0-5 ATS.
KenPom pegs Carver-Hawkeye Arena as being a top-30 advantage. UW games against Minnesota (Jan. 23), Nebraska (Feb. 1) and Rutgers (Feb. 10) are decent comps for this trip to Iowa City, and the Badgers went 0-3 ATS in those contests.
On Jan. 2 UW defeated Iowa 83-72 in Madison. Uncharacteristically, the Badgers got to the free-throw line 35 times in that game. (UW has averaged 16 tosses over its last 7 games.) Still, that contest was a back-and-forth tussle until the final 10 minutes. The Hawkeyes were within 1 point inside the 14-minute mark.
Figure this one as being tight. The Badgers are 1-3 over their last 4 games decided by 6 points or less. With Iowa just being given 1.5 points, we'll chance it on the ML.
Against the spread
PASS and stick to Iowa's ML at the better value.
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Over/Under
In a clash of pace -- with slow UW and fast Iowa -- figure the Hawkeyes winning that battle. A tally near the current number is unassailable. AVOID.
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