New Hampshire Wildcats vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 12/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Hampshire Wildcats vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Monday, December 30, 2024

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: BTN

Carver-Hawkeye Arena is the location where the Iowa Hawkeyes (9-3) will play the New Hampshire Wildcats (2-12) on Monday.

The New Hampshire Wildcats took the court against Stonehill and ended up losing by a score of 90-83 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 20 and Stonehill accounted for 20 fouls. They also converted 8 out of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter. Stonehill shot 81.8% from the free throw line by making 18 of 22 tries. On top of that, Stonehill totaled 35 rebounds (12 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Stonehill recorded 21 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. In relation to defense, New Hampshire allowed their opponent to shoot 52.5% from the floor on 32 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists for this game as well as forcing 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they earned 26 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Wildcats made 17 of their 27 tries for a percentage of 63.0%. New Hampshire finished the game with a 49.1% field goal percentage (28 of 57) and buried 10 out of their 21 3-pointers.

Sami Pissis is a guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He finished the game at 41.7% from the field and also totaled 3 assists. He played for 36 mins but did not grab any boards. He left the arena with 20 points on 5 of 12 shooting.

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New Hampshire comes into this contest with a record of 2-12 for the year. They are turning it over 14.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New Hampshire is pulling in 34.9 rebounds per contest and has 176 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 180th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are hitting 34.4% on shots from downtown (108 of 314) and 66.4% from the free throw line. They average 66.4 pts per game (334th in D-1) while going 41.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 346th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 212 conceded on the year. The Wildcats defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.2% (382 of 846) and they relinquish 37.6 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 31.8% on 3-point shots and they rank 304th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (76.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Iowa Hawkeyes went home victorious with a score of 95-88 when they played Utah. When talking about cleaning the glass, Iowa allowed Utah to pull down 34 in total (9 offensive). They finished 33.3% from downtown by connecting on 7 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). The Hawkeyes allowed Utah to convert 35 of 68 tries from the field which had them shooting 51.5% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Hawkeyes shot 34 for 64 from the floor which had them shooting 53.1%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Iowa buried 9 of 20 tries (45.0%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throws for a clip of 75.0%. Utah was called for 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Hawkeyes to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They also gave up possession 11 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. The Hawkeyes were able to corral 19 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this matchup.

Payton Sandfort pitched in for the Hawkeyes in this matchup. He earned 24 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and tallied 1 assist in the matchup. He converted 8 of 14 for the contest for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and tallied 8 rebounds.

Iowa has a mark of 9-3 on the season. The Hawkeyes commit 14.0 personal fouls per game and they go 68.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.6 times per contest (5th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.3 times per contest. Iowa has accumulated 1,054 points on the season (87.8 per game) and they average 33.7 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Hawkeyes are shooting 50.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 19th in college.

The Hawkeyes on defense are ranked 260th in college in points per game surrendered with 74.5. They are able to force 15.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the floor (294th in college hoops). The Iowa defense gives up 28.1% on three-point shots (79 of 281) and their opposition knocks down 67.3% of their foul shots. They give up 14.6 assists and 38.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 284th and 331st in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iowa

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