Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 1/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: Peacock

The Iowa Hawkeyes (10-4) will compete against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-2) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers faced UCLA and earned the victory with a final of 66-58 in their last game. Nebraska finished the game with a 32.7% FG percentage (17 out of 52) and knocked down 7 out of their 25 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Cornhuskers converted 25 of their 29 tries for a percentage of 86.2%. In relation to hauling in boards, they collected 35 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 11 dimes for the game in addition to creating 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. In terms of defense, Nebraska allowed the other team to shoot 38.6% from the field on 22 out of 57 shooting. UCLA recorded 13 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. Additionally, UCLA snagged 32 rebounds (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. UCLA finished shooting 76.9% at the charity stripe by making 10 of 13 shots. They made 4 of 28 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Cornhuskers ended up with 16 while UCLA had 24 fouls.

Brice Williams is one player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He racked up 16 points on 2 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 33 mins played and also snagged 6 rebounds. He finished shooting 16.7% from the floor and also dished out 2 dimes.

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Nebraska will play this game with a win-loss record of 12-2 for the year. They currently have an average of 76.9 points per game (146th in the country) while hitting 46.2% from the field. The Cornhuskers are shooting 33.9% from downtown (103 of 304) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Nebraska is collecting 37.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 190 dimes so far this season, which is 255th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 12.1 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.9 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Cornhuskers are forcing 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.2 fouls. They are surrendering 29.2% from 3-point land and they are ranked 36th in the nation in PPG allowed (64.6). The Cornhuskers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 38.1% (312 of 819) and they concede 33.8 boards per game as a squad. They rank 50th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 159 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Iowa Hawkeyes took a loss by a final score of 116-85 against Wisconsin. The Hawkeyes corralled 14 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 20 for the contest. They gave up possession 9 times, while earning 7 steals for the matchup. Wisconsin earned 16 fouls in the matchup which took the Hawkeyes to the free throw line for 18 tries. They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Iowa made 9 of their 24 attempts (37.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Hawkeyes went 32 out of 66 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.5%. The Hawkeyes permitted Wisconsin to knock down 40 out of their 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 64.5% in the matchup. They finished 67.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 21 of 31 and finished the game at 15 of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Iowa permitted Wisconsin to snag 35 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Drew Thelwell ended up having an impact for the Hawkeyes for this contest. He scored 25 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and earned 3 assists for the contest. He buried 9 of 14 for this contest giving him a rate of 64.3%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Iowa has a win-loss record of 10-4 this season. As an offense, the Hawkeyes are shooting 50.9% from the field, which is ranked 6th in Division 1. Iowa has accumulated 1,251 pts so far this season (89.4 per game) and they collect 33.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.6 times per contest (4th in the country) and they are turning it over 10.1 times per contest. The Hawkeyes are committing 13.7 personal fouls every game and they go 67.2% from the charity stripe.

The Iowa defense concedes 32.0% on shots from 3-point land (108 of 338) and opponents are knocking down 67.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 15.3 dimes and 38.5 total rebounds per game, which is 318th and 330th in those defensive categories. The Hawkeyes defensively are ranked 315th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 77.1. They are forcing 15.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (320th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Iowa

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