Utah State vs Iowa Picks and Prediction – 11/23/2024

The Utah State team is heading to the Midwest to face the Iowa Hawkeyes on Friday night. The game is taking place at the T-Mobile Center at 8:00 PM EST and is being aired live on BTN. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

Utah State in their last 5 games dating back to last year have posted a 4-1 mark. The last game for the Aggies ended up being a 95-83 win over the Montana Grizzlies. The wins have allowed Utah State to move to a record of 4-0 on the season.

The offense for the Aggies is impressive with 104 points per game while landing 55.7% of the shots. The defense for Utah State has allowed 64 points per game, but have managed tro ge t3 blocks and 13 steals per game. The rebounding for Utah is sitting at 40 boards per game, but also the Aggies do pass the ball well with 22 assists per game.

Iowa for their part is coming in with a 5-0 mark in their last 5 games. The last game on the court for the Hawkeyes ended up being a 83-58 win over the Rider Broncs. With that win the Iowa team was able to improve to 5-0 on the season so far.

This year the offense for Iowa has managed to get 87 points per game while landing only 48.4% of the shots. The defense for Iowa has allowed 68 points per game, but the Hawkeys have 5 blocks and 9 steals per game. When it comes to cleaning up the missed shots Iowa has ended up with 37 boards and 20 assists per game. 

In this game here it will be very easy to see the Hawkeyes able to put a stop to the high scoring offense from Utah State. That will make it easier to see the Iowa offense able to overcome the defensive shortcoming that have been seen with the Aggies at times against better teams this year. That makes it easier for us to see the Iowa Hawkeyes winning and covering in the game here. Final Score Prediction, Iowa Hawkeyes win 74-68.