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Ohio State vs Iowa prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Saturday, February 19

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Ohio State vs Iowa How To Watch

Date: Saturday, February 19
Game Time: 2:30 ET
Venue: Value City Arena, Columbus, OH
How To Watch: FOX
Record: Iowa (17-8), Ohio State (16-6)
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Ohio State vs Iowa Game Preview

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Why Iowa Will Win

Iowa just doesn’t make mistakes.

It’s the highest-scoring team in the Big Ten while last coming up with the most steals. It dominates the turnover margin while being great at moving the ball around for a fast attack that scores fast, bombs from three, and can turn the lights out fast.

Ohio State wants to keep this in the 60s or under. It wants to make this a defensive fight because it doesn’t hit enough threes on a regular basis, it’s not great on the free throw line – it’s actually okay, but not over the last few weeks – and it can’t get out of its comfort zone with an up-and-down firefight.

However …

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Why Ohio State Will Win

That Ohio State defense.

It’s been great at stopping teams from getting into a groove from the outside.

It’s allowed just one team – Purdue – to hit more than 35% from three since early January and it’s coming up with enough blocked shots to have an inside presence.

What’s Ohio State doing wrong over this defense run – besides not doing enough from three? It’s struggling a bit on the free throw line. It was great against Michigan, but it’s not getting to the line enough and it’s not making them when it’s there.

Iowa – for all its fun and flash – has been a disaster at times on the line over the last few weeks. One night it’ll be dead-on, and another it can’t seem to get anything going.

And …

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What’s Going To Happen

For whatever reason, the Iowa offensive consistency isn’t traveling like it should.

Oh sure, it hit 110 on Maryland a few days ago in a blowout win, but it stalled to a dead stop in a 48-46 loss at Rutgers, couldn’t get past a mediocre Penn State, and overall it’s just 3-5 on the road.

Ohio State is 11-0 in Value City for a reason.

Ohio State vs Iowa Prediction, Lines

Ohio State 78, Iowa 73
Line: Ohio State -5.5, o/u: 153.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5

Must See Rating: 3.5

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Iowa vs Ohio State prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Thursday, February 3

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Iowa vs Ohio State How To Watch

Date: Thursday, February 3
Game Time: 8:00 ET
Venue: Value City Arena, Columbus, OH
How To Watch: FS1
Record: Iowa (14-7), Ohio State (13-5)
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Iowa vs Ohio State Game Preview

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Why Iowa Will Win

There might be some big problems over the last two games with the defense, but the Hawkeyes are still moving the ball around well and are teams are better at coming up with steals and big defensive plays.

On the flip side, Ohio State’s defense doesn’t steal anything.

It doesn’t rebound well enough, and now it’s going against a team that can live on the glass for stretches at both ends. Get the defensive rebound – or a steal – and Iowa is off and moving. On the offensive glass, it’s one of the best teams in the country when things aren’t quite going right.

Throw up the threes like Iowa does, and and you had better be able to rebound to stop what’s coming. Ohio State can’t.

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Why Ohio State Will Win

Iowa’s defense has had a few issues.

Oh sure, it’s fine and fun when it’s going against Rutgers and Penn State – at least at home – but Purdue did anything it wanted both inside and out in a 83-73 win, and it couldn’t get by Penn State the second time around on the road.

For the Buckeyes it’s going to start with making the extra pass – and not screwing up when it does it.

Again, Iowa is fantastic at forcing mistakes, but when Ohio State is careful with the ball and can keep the turnovers to around 12 or so, it’s okay. When the Buckeyes come up with 17 or more assists they’re 7-0, and they’re 12-2 when they come up with 13 or more.

Iowa – again, for all of the good things it does – allows a whole lot of extra passes for basket. Only seven times has the D allowed fewer than 13 assists.

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What’s Going To Happen

Iowa’s skid keeps on going if it can’t bomb its way out of its rough spots.

It’s doing a great job on the free throw line, but it hasn’t done enough from the field when the threes aren’t falling.

There’s noting pretty about what Ohio State is doing, and it’s having a devil of a time getting the three to drop on a consistent basis, but at home it’ll do enough to keep the score relatively low and make it 10-0 when playing in Value City.

Iowa vs Ohio State Prediction, Lines

Ohio State 76, Iowa 72
Line: Ohio State -5, o/u: 152.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 3.5

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