The Wisconsin Badgers (16-10 overall, 10-9 Big Ten) visit the Iowa Hawkeyes (19-7, 13-6) in a Sunday afternoon contest at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. Tip-off will be at 12:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Wisconsin-Iowa odds and lines, with NCAA college basketball picks and predictions.
Iowa is No. 8 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Wisconsin at Iowa: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Wisconsin +260 (bet $100 to win $260) | Iowa -350 (bet $350 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Wisconsin +7.5 (-115) | Iowa -7.5 (-105)
- Over/Under: 144.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Wisconsin at Iowa: Three things to know
- The Hawkeyes are looking to stay on a late-season roll that has seen them win six of their last seven games. Iowa is looking to solidify a No. 3 seed — and the double-bye that goes with it — in next week’s Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis. The Hawkeyes are the circuit’s top-scoring team by nearly a 5-point margin: UI is averaging 85.3 points per game.
- The Badgers were a 12-3 team ranked 10th in the nation back on Jan. 20. Since then, Wisconsin is a mere 4-7 in 11 games. Over that stretch, UW has shot a paltry 38.8% from the floor. For the season, the Badgers are shooting just 46.5% on 2-point attempts and that ranks 283rd in the country.
- Iowa beat Wisconsin 77-62 Feb. 18 in Madison, Wisc. The Hawkeyes outshot the Badgers 51% to 30% in that contest. The victory as a 1.5-point underdog marked the program’s first ATS win over Wisconsin since Jan. 23, 2018. Since 2014, the Badgers are 6-3-1 ATS against the Hawkeyes.
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Wisconsin at Iowa: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Iowa 75, Wisconsin 67
Money line (ML)
Iowa’s offense is certainly deserving of much credit, but the Hawkeyes defense has been solid of late as well. In its last eight games, UI has held foes under a 45% effective field-goal mark five times. That stretch includes holding Wisconsin to a 39.3% figure Feb. 18.
The Hawkeyes are a likable 75% proposition in this key, down-the-stretch home game. PASS on this tag, but the line has moved toward the Badgers Sunday morning. Iowa at -275 or better would be worth a look.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The Badgers are 0-6 ATS against teams playing at least .600 ball. The Hawkeyes are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 Sunday games.
The Iowa advantage from beyond the arc, the free-throw line, and in rebounding makes for value for IOWA -7.5 (-105).
Over/Under (O/U)
The Under is 4-2 in UW’s last six games and 7-1 in UI’s last eight. The public doesn’t seem to be on to Iowa’s improved defense.
BACK THE UNDER 144.5 (-110).
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