Indiana Hoosiers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: FOX

The Indiana Hoosiers (13-3) are traveling to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes (11-4).

The Indiana Hoosiers faced USC and notched a win by a score of 82-69 in their last contest. Indiana walked away from the contest having earned a 43.9% FG percentage (29 out of 66) and made 6 of 21 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Hoosiers made 18 of their 23 shots for a rate of 78.3%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 17 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When discussing the defense, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 41.0% from the floor on 25 of 61 shooting. USC doled out 15 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. In addition, USC snagged 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. USC finished the game shooting 72.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 13 of their 18 tries. They also made 6 out of their 26 tries from beyond the perimeter. Regarding personal fouls, the Hoosiers walked away with 13 while USC totaled 20 personal fouls.

Oumar Ballo is someone who played a role for the contest. He accumulated 23 points on 9 out of 11 shooting. He played 33 minutes played and snagged 8 boards. He shot 81.8% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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Indiana enters this game with a mark of 13-3 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.2 times per game and as a group are committing 17.0 fouls every game. As a team, Indiana is pulling down 39.1 rebounds per game and has tallied 268 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 26th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Hoosiers are hitting 32.3% on three-point shots (102 of 316) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 79.1 pts per game (92nd in D-1) while hitting 47.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Hoosiers are able to force 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.4 fouls. They are 264th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 219 relinquished so far this season. The Hoosiers are giving up a FG percentage of 42.0% (414 of 985) and they surrender 32.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They surrender 30.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 149th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (70.2).

In their last game, the Iowa Hawkeyes got the win with a final of 97-87 when they played Nebraska. The Hawkeyes pulled down 27 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 33 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. Nebraska had 21 fouls in the game which got the Hawkeyes to the charity stripe for 25 shots. They were able to convert 22 of them for a rate of 88.0%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Iowa converted 17 out of their 35 tries (48.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Hawkeyes ended up going 29 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.5%. The Hawkeyes permitted Nebraska to bury 33 of their 71 tries from the field which had them shooting 46.5% for the game. They wrapped up this game 39.1% from distance by connecting on 9 out of 23 and ended up going 12 of 22 from the charity stripe (54.5%). In reference to rebounding, Iowa allowed Nebraska to grab 39 in total (13 offensive).

Josh Dix ended up being a factor for the Hawkeyes in this game. He converted 10 out of 14 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. He scored 31 points in his 45 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 7 dimes for the matchup.

Iowa has a win-loss record of 11-4 this year. As an offensive team, the Hawkeyes are hitting on 50.7% from the field, which ranks 8th in the country. Iowa has totaled 1,348 pts on the campaign (89.9 per contest) and they average 33.7 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 19.9 times per game (4th in college) and they are giving up possession 10.3 times per game. The Hawkeyes commit 13.9 fouls every game while shooting 69.1% from the charity stripe.

The Hawkeyes are ranked 320th in the country in points given up per game with 77.8. They have forced 15.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (317th in college hoops). The Iowa defense concedes 32.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (117 of 361) and opponents are connecting on 66.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 15.2 assists and 38.7 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 320th and 338th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iowa

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