USC Upstate vs Iowa Picks and Prediction – 11/27/2024

The South Carolina Upstate Spartans go on the road to Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday night to play the Iowa Hawkeyes. For other college basketball plays see our College Basketball Picks. The last game on the court for South Carolina Upstate who has a record of 2-6 was a loss against East Tennessee State. The loss came by a final score of 87-76. On the year the Spartans have been above average with a total of 82.7 points per game scored. The defense, though has been bad giving up 83.6 points, most of that was against competitive teams. The rebounding for the Spartans is sitting at 36.7 boards per game. Mister Dean has been the leading scorer for South Carolina Upstate with 19.6 points per game.

Iowa for their part heads to the game here with a 5-1 record. The last game on the court for the Hawkeyes was against Utah State. The game ended up being a close loss by a score of 77-69. Offensively Iowa has been above average with 83.8 points scored per game and on defense the Hawkeyes have been good giving up 69.8 points per game. The rebounding for Iowa is sitting at 36.3 boards per game. Owen Freeman is leading Iowa in scoring with 17.6 points per game. 

The South Carolina Upstate Spartans will look to break its five-game road skid when they play Iowa on Tuesday night. The Spartans are 0-4 in road games. South Carolina Upstate is second in the Big South scoring 38.3 points per game in the paint. The Iowa Hawkeyes have gone 4-0 at home. Iowa is 4-1 against opponents over .500. Iowa is much better on defense as the Spartans are ranked 354th in the country. Iowa will do the work and get the job done on their home court. Final Score prediction, Iowa wins 94-64.