The Iowa Hawkeyes (15-6 overall, 9-5 Big Ten) visit the Wisconsin Badgers (15-7, 9-6) Thursday. Tip-off for this Top 25 conference battle is slated for 7 p.m. ET at Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Below, we analyze the Iowa-Wisconsin college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
The Hawkeyes are ranked 14th and the Badgers are No. 21 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
The Hawkeyes are fourth the Big Ten, two games out of first and just a half game ahead of the Badgers.
Iowa at Wisconsin: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Iowa -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Wisconsin -110 (bet $110 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Iowa +1.5 (-125) | Wisconsin -1.5 (+105)
- Over/Under: 144.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Iowa at Wisconsin: Three things to know
- The Hawkeyes enter on a two-game win streak. Despite senior C Luka Garza having his worst game of the season (8 points on 3-for-11 shooting), Iowa rolled to an 88-58 road victory at Michigan State Saturday. Junior G Joe Weiskamp scored a game-high 21 points, and the Hawkeyes covered the spread as 4-point favorites. Garza leads the country with 24.5 points per game and averages a team-high 8.4 rebounds per game.
- Wisconsin is coming off a 67-59 home loss to No. 3 Michigan Sunday. The Badgers, who were 1-point favorites, led 39-27 at the half but were outscored 40-20 in the second half. They didn’t score in the final 2:20 as the Wolverines closed with an 8-0 run, breaking away from a 59-all tie. Senior G D’Mitrik Trice leads the Badgers in scoring (13.6 PPG) and assists (3.7 APG).
- This is the first meeting between the two rivals, who will close the regular season in Iowa City, Iowa, March 7. The Hawkeyes won the lone head-to-head matchup last season, pushing as 6-point home favorites in a 68-62 victory.
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Iowa at Wisconsin: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Iowa 69, Wisconsin 64
Money line (ML)
PASS. Unless the line moves to where Iowa is plus money, focus on the spread.
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Against the spread (ATS)
IOWA +1.5 (-125) is the STRONGEST PLAY – 1½ times your usual wager. Garza is too good to have back-to-back bad outings. In last season’s win vs. Wisconsin, he finished with 21 points and 18 rebounds.
Garza will make sure the Hawkeyes, who are the better team here, get the “W” Thursday night.
Plus, the road team is 7-3-1 ATS in this head-to-head series.
ATS: Iowa 12-9 | Wisconsin 10-11-1
Over/Under (O/U)
Back the UNDER 144.5 (-105) with a HALF-UNIT play in this matchup featuring the Big Ten’s No. 1 offense and No. 1 defense.
Iowa averages 87.4 PPG to rank third in the country, and they score a Big Ten-best 81.8 PPG in conference games.
Wisconsin allows 62.6 PPG to rank 21st in Division-I and surrenders a conference-best 62.7 PPG.
As they say, “something’s gotta give.”
The reason for the Under lean? Iowa’s defense has turned it up a notch over its last three games, yielding just 63.7 PPG.
O/U records: Iowa 12-9 | Wisconsin 10-11-1
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