Western Michigan Broncos vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 12/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Michigan Broncos vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: ESPN+

The Iowa Hawkeyes (8-1) are hosting the Western Michigan Broncos (5-5) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday.

The Western Michigan Broncos faced off with SIU Edwardsville and notched a win by a score of 83-73 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Broncos ended up finishing with 17 while SIU Edwardsville accounted for 16 personal fouls. They made 7 out of their 25 attempts from 3-point land. SIU Edwardsville finished the game shooting 58.8% from the free throw line by burying 10 of 17 shots. In addition, SIU Edwardsville pulled down 18 boards (6 offensive, 12 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. SIU Edwardsville dished out 17 assists and had 12 steals in this contest. In terms of defending, Western Michigan allowed 43.8% from the floor on 28 out of 64 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 1 steal. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they collected 33 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Broncos converted 17 of their 19 shots for a percentage of 89.5%. Western Michigan wrapped up the contest with a 57.4% field goal percentage (27 out of 47) and made 12 of their 20 three-point shots.

Jalen Griffith is one player who played a role in the matchup. He accumulated 28 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and also totaled 5 rebounds. He shot 66.7% from the floor and totaled 10 assists.

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Western Michigan heads into this matchup with a mark of 5-5 on the year. They have an average of 76.7 points per outing (198th in the nation) while hitting 46.3% from the floor. The Broncos are shooting 35.4% from downtown (69 of 195) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Western Michigan is pulling down 38.0 boards per game and has accounted for 137 assists on the campaign, which is 217th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.9 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Broncos are able to force 10.6 turnovers per game and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 303rd in the nation in giving up assists with 153 conceded for the campaign. The Broncos defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.8% (262 of 612) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 33.9% on shots from downtown while they are 279th in D-1 in points per game allowed (78.3).

In their last game, the Iowa Hawkeyes took a loss by a score of 66-62 when they played Iowa State. The Hawkeyes snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 27 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while earning 5 steals in this matchup. Iowa State had 11 fouls for this contest which took the Hawkeyes to the free throw line for a total of 5 shots. They were able to convert 3 of those for a rate of 60.0%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Iowa converted 7 out of 15 attempts (46.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hawkeyes went 26 for 51 from the field which had them at 51.0%. The Hawkeyes permitted Iowa State to make 22 out of 52 tries from the floor which had them at 42.3% for this game. They wrapped up this game 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 5 out of 15 and finished the contest at 17 of 23 at the free throw line (73.9%). In regard to team rebounding, Iowa allowed Iowa State to snag 24 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Tavion Banks ended up being a factor for the Hawkeyes in the matchup. He made 5 out of 9 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 4 rebounds. He scored 14 points in his 20 mins on the court and earned 1 assist in this game.

Iowa has a mark of 8-1 so far this season. The Hawkeyes commit 19.1 fouls per contest and they go 73.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.8 times per game (71st in D-1) and they turn it over 10.0 times per game. Iowa has scored 719 points for the season (79.9 per contest) and they average 30.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Hawkeyes are shooting 51.7% from the floor, which is ranked 17th in the country.

The Hawkeyes defensively are ranked 12th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 62.6. They are forcing 15.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.6% from the floor (199th in D-1). The Iowa defense gives up 32.1% on shots from distance (52 of 162) and opponents are connecting on 70.9% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 9.0 assists and 28.3 total boards per game, which has them ranked 5th and 2nd in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iowa

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