Iowa at Ohio State 2/28/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The No. 9 ranked Iowa Hawkeyes visit Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday to play the No. 4 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. Iowa dropped to 17-7 overall and 11-5 in the Big Ten Conference following its 79-57 loss to the Michigan Wolverines. Luka Garza was the leading scorer for Iowa in the loss with 16 points. Iowa is fourth in the Big Ten Conference three games behind first-place Michigan.

Luka Garza is leading Iowa in scoring and rebounding with averages of 24.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, while Jordan Bohannon is the leader in assists with an average of 4.5 per game. Iowa has two players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team the Hawkeyes are scoring an average of 85.2 points per game while shooting 47.1% overall and 40.1% from 3-point territory.

Ohio State dropped to 18-6 overall and 12-6 in the Big Ten Conference following its 71-67 loss to the Michigan State Spartans on Thursday. Ohio State led by five points at halftime, but was outscored by nine points after the break. Head coach Chris Holtmann was ejected from the game in the second half after collecting his second technical. EJ Liddell was the leading scorer for Ohio State with 18 points. 

EJ Liddell is leading Ohio State in scoring and rebounding with averages of 16.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, while CJ Walker is the leader in assists with an average of 4.2 per game. Ohio State has three players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 78.0 points per game while shooting 46.4% overall and 36.6% from 3-point territory.