SE Missouri State Redhawks vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 11/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SE Missouri State Redhawks vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: BTN

The Iowa Hawkeyes (2-0) will go up against the SE Missouri State Redhawks (1-2) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday.

The SE Missouri State Redhawks faced off with St. Thomas and ended up losing by a score of 84-72 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Redhawks ended up walking away with 21 and St. Thomas finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They buried 8 out of their 18 tries from beyond the arc. St. Thomas finished the contest at 84.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 22 of their 26 shots. In addition, St. Thomas collected 29 rebounds (1 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a block. St. Thomas doled out 12 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. Pertaining to the defense, SE Missouri State allowed the other team to shoot 58.7% from the field on 27 of 46 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 27 with 6 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Redhawks converted 7 of 12 tries for a percentage of 58.3%. SE Missouri State walked away from the game having earned a 44.8% field goal percentage (30 out of 67) and buried 5 of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Luke Almodovar is a guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He ended up scoring 20 points on 6 of 15 shooting. He played 29 minutes and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 40.0% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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SE Missouri State enters this contest with a record of 1-2 this year. They are turning it over 10.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.0 fouls per contest. As a team, SE Missouri State is snagging 33.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 45 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 190th in the nation in terms of passing. The Redhawks are hitting 28.2% on shots from downtown (22 of 78) and 69.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 79.3 points per outing (197th in Division 1) while connecting on 44.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Redhawks are forcing their opponents into 17.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 fouls. They currently rank 99th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 42 surrendered for the season. The Redhawks are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.8% (108 of 226) and they surrender 35.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 33.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 238th in college hoops in points per game allowed (76.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Iowa Hawkeyes took home the win by a final score of 81-62 when they played Xavier. The Hawkeyes pulled down 32 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 40 in this game. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. Xavier committed 21 fouls in this game which took the Hawkeyes to the free throw line for 27 attempts. They were able to make 20 of the free throws for a percentage of 74.1%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Iowa made 3 out of their 11 attempts (27.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Hawkeyes finished 29 for 51 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.9%. The Hawkeyes permitted Xavier to convert 23 of their 59 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.0% in this contest. They went 24.2% from 3-point land by going 8 of 33 and ended up going 8 out of 14 at the free throw line (57.1%). In regard to attacking the glass, Iowa allowed Xavier to collect 23 in total (6 offensive).

Bennett Stirtz was important for the Hawkeyes for this game. He buried 7 out of 13 for the contest for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and had 8 rebounds. He had 21 points in his 40 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for this contest.

Iowa has a mark of 2-0 on the year. The Hawkeyes are responsible for committing 19.5 personal fouls per contest and they go 79.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 21.0 times per game (22nd in college hoops) and they are turning it over 9.0 times per game. Iowa has earned 178 points on the season (89.0 per contest) and they collect 26.0 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hawkeyes are connecting on 56.7% from the field, which is ranked 7th in college.

The Iowa defense concedes 33.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (24 of 72) and opponents are making 64.8% of their foul shots. They give up 9.0 dimes and 26.0 boards per game, which has them ranked 22nd and 6th in the country. The Hawkeyes on the defensive end are ranked 41st in the nation in points allowed per contest with 63.0. They are forcing 16.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the floor (171st in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SE Missouri State

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