Wisconsin at Iowa 1/27/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 01/26/2020 at 8:19 PM ET

The Wisconsin Badgers visit Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Monday for a Big Ten tilt with the No. 19 ranked Iowa Hawkeyes.Wisconsin fell to 12-8 overall and 5-4 in the Big Ten following its 70-51 loss to the Purdue Boilermakers on Friday. The Badgers fell behind by 18 points at the half and never threatened during the second half. 

Nate Reuvers leads Wisconsin in scoring with an average of 13.8 points per game and is the Badgers’ leading rebounder with an average of 5.2 per game. D'Mitrik Trice is the leader in assists with an average of 3.4 per game. Wisconsin has just two players averaging double figures and scoring.

Iowa improved to 14-5 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten following it its 85-80 victory over Rutgers on Wednesday. The Hawkeyes were led in the victory by Luka Garza who scored 28 points and pulled down 13 rebounds and helped the Hawkeyes hold off the Scarlet Knights in the final closing seconds for the victory. Iowa is in fourth place 1 ½  games behind first-place Illinois.

Luka Garza is the leading scorer and rebounder for Iowa with averages of 23.2 points and 10.3 assists per game, while Connor McCaffery leads the Hawkeyes in assists with an average of 3.6 per game. Iowa has three players averaging double-figures in scoring.

While the UNDER is a solid choice in this matchup of Big Ten Rivals, the play here is Iowa. The Hawkeyes have one of the better players in the nation in Luka Garza who is averaging over 23 points and 10 rebounds per game. Iowa has covered the number and 7 of its last 10 and in 4 of its last 5 played at home. Final Score Prediction, Iowa Hawkeyes win and cover ATS 67-59.

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