Robert Morris Colonials vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 11/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Robert Morris Colonials vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: BTN

Carver-Hawkeye Arena is where the Iowa Hawkeyes (17-16 last year) will try to beat the Robert Morris Colonials (25-9 last season) on Tuesday.

The Robert Morris Colonials faced Alabama and took a loss by a score of 90-81 in their last game. Robert Morris ended the contest with a 42.3% field goal percentage (33 out of 78) and knocked down 7 of their 27 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Colonials made 8 of 13 tries for a percentage of 61.5%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they collected 37 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 17 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to defense, Robert Morris allowed their opponent to shoot 58.6% from the field on 34 out of 58 shooting. Alabama totaled 25 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Alabama grabbed 35 boards (4 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Alabama finished shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 24 tries. They also knocked down 6 of their 21 attempts from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Colonials left the arena with 24 while Alabama had 16 personal fouls.

Amarion Dickerson is one guy who played a role in this game. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He saw the court for 37 minutes and also snagged 9 rebounds. He accumulated 25 points on 11 of 22 shooting.

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Robert Morris enters this game after finishing with a win-loss record of 25-9 last year. They lost possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per game and as a group committed 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a squad, Robert Morris pulled down 37.5 rebounds per contest and totaled 542 dimes last season, which was 45th in the country in terms of passing. The Colonials connected on 34.8% on three-point attempts (258 of 741) and 72.2% from the free throw line. They had an average of 76.6 pts per game (100th in college) while hitting 44.7% from the field.

On defense, the Colonials were able to force their opponents into 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They were ranked 225th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 451 conceded last year. The Colonials defense allowed an opponent shooting percentage of 44.0% (875 of 1,989) and they surrendered 32.8 boards per game as a squad. They relinquished 32.7% on 3-pointers and they were 142nd in college hoops in opponents PPG (70.8).

The last time they took the court, the Iowa Hawkeyes took a loss by a score of 106-94 against Illinois. In relation to rebounding, Iowa allowed Illinois to get 39 in all (14 on the offensive side). They finished 46.2% from 3-point land by going 12 out of 26 and ended up going 24 of 30 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Hawkeyes permitted Illinois to bury 35 of 65 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.8% for the contest. When the game finished, the Hawkeyes finished 39 for 71 from the floor which had them sitting at 54.9%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Iowa buried 11 of their 24 tries (45.8%). They were able to knock down 5 of them for a clip of 50.0%. Illinois earned 13 personal fouls for this contest which took the Hawkeyes to the free throw line for 10 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 4 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. The Hawkeyes corralled 16 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 23 for this game.

Payton Sandfort was important for the Hawkeyes for the matchup. He earned 30 points in his 35 minutes on the court and totaled 4 dimes in the game. He knocked down 11 of 20 in the game giving him a rate of 55.0%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Iowa had a win-loss mark of 17-16 last year. When it comes to offense, the Hawkeyes connected on 49.0% from the floor, which was ranked 12th in the country. Iowa had 2,722 pts last year (82.5 per game) and they grabbed 32.0 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists was at 18.3 times per contest (3rd in Division 1) and they gave up possession 9.8 times per game. The Hawkeyes committed 15.4 fouls per game and they went 70.5% from the free throw line.

The Hawkeyes were ranked 344th in college in points per game surrendered with 79.7. They forced 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 47.7% from the field (347th in college hoops). The Iowa defense allowed 34.4% on shots from beyond the arc (273 of 793) and opponents knocked down 70.4% of their free throw attempts. They allowed 16.0 assists and 36.9 total rebounds per game, which was ranked 350th and 311th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Iowa

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