The No. 5 seed Iowa Hawkeyes (23-9, 12-8 Big Ten) are 7-point favorites to win and move closer to a guaranteed berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket against the No. 4 seed Rutgers Scarlet Knights (18-12, 12-8 Big Ten) in the Big Ten Tournament Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, beginning at 2:00 PM.
Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Iowa is 22-12-0 against the spread, while Rutgers’ ATS record this season is 4-9-1. A total of 23 out of the Hawkeyes’ 34 games this season have gone over the point total, and seven of the Scarlet Knights’ 14 games have gone over. The teams combine to score 151.9 points per game, 6.9 more points than this matchup’s total. Over the last 10 games, Iowa is 8-2-0 against the spread and 8-2 overall while Rutgers has gone 4-6-0 against the spread and 5-5 overall.
Ahead of this Big Ten matchup, here is everything you need to get ready for Friday’s college hoops action.
Iowa at Rutgers odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Iowa -7
- Total: 145
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Iowa at Rutgers odds, spread, & more
Prediction
Iowa 75, Rutgers 69
Against the spread
- The 84.2 points per game the Hawkeyes put up are 19 more points than the Scarlet Knights give up (65.2).
- Iowa has a 19-10 record against the spread and a 22-7 record overall when scoring more than 65.2 points.
- Rutgers is 4-8-1 against the spread and 18-10 overall when allowing fewer than 84.2 points.
- The Scarlet Knights average only 3.5 fewer points per game (67.7) than the Hawkeyes allow (71.2).
- Rutgers has put together a 2-2 ATS record and a 9-3 overall record in games it scores more than 71.2 points.
- Iowa is 8-2 against the spread and 9-1 overall when it allows fewer than 67.7 points.
- The Hawkeyes have out-scored their opponents by a total of 415 points this season (13 points per game on average), and the Scarlet Knights have put up 75 more points than their opponents on the year (2.5 per game).
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Over/Under
- The average implied total for the Hawkeyes this season is 80.7 points, the same as their implied total for Friday’s game.
- So far this season, Iowa has scored more than 76 points 25 times.
- The 72.5-point average implied total on the season for the Scarlet Knights is the same as the team’s implied total in this matchup.
- On the season, Rutgers has scored more than 69 points in a game six times.
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