Rutgers vs Iowa 3/11/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions
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Rutgers will face off against number 24 ranked Iowa in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinal match up on Friday for a tip off time of 2 PM Eastern. This game will be available on the Big Ten network. Rutgers comes into this game with a record on the season of 18–12, this will be Rutgers first game of the Big Ten tournament. Rutgers has lost three out of their last five games coming against Purdue, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The two victories came against Indiana, and Penn State.
Iowa comes into this game with a record on the season of 23–9, and we are victorious in a huge way against Northwestern by the score of 112–76. This was the second round of the big 10 tournament as Keegan Murray lead the way for Iowa scoring 26 points in the game.
Keegan Murray is also the team leader for Iowa in points per game on average with 23.3 on the season and a field goal percentage of 55.4%, and a free-throw percentage of 72.5%. Murray is also the team leader and rebounds per game averaging 8.6. Joe Toussaint is leading Iowa in minutes per game averaging 18.2 on the season.
Ron Harper is leading Rutgers University in points per game averaging 15.7 on the season with a field goal percentage of 44%, and a free throw percentage of 79.2%. Clifford Omoruyi is the team leader for Rutgers in rebounds per game averaging 7.9. Paul Mulcahy is the raptors team leader in minutes per game averaging 31.6.
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As a team, Iowa is averaging 83.3 points per game coming off a huge victory against Northwestern by over 30 points. Iowa is also only allowing their opponents 71 points per game and averaging 7.5 steals per game shooting 45.9% from the field which is why we see them advancing to the Big Ten championship tournament semifinals. Final Score Prediction: Iowa wins 89–67.