Xavier Musketeers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 11/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Xavier Musketeers vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Friday, November 14, 2025

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: FS1

The Xavier Musketeers (2-1) are hitting the road to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday where they will meet the Iowa Hawkeyes (2-0).

The Xavier Musketeers faced off with Santa Clara and took a loss by a score of 87-68 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Musketeers finished with 17 and Santa Clara finished the game with 25 personal fouls. They buried 5 out of their 13 attempts from three-point range. Santa Clara finished the game shooting 70.6% at the free throw line by burying 12 of 17 attempts. On top of that, Santa Clara pulled down 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Santa Clara earned 17 dimes and had 10 steals for this game. Regarding defense, Xavier allowed their opponent to shoot 54.7% from the field on 35 out of 64 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists in the game while forcing 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they compiled 25 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Musketeers knocked down 25 of their 34 attempts for a percentage of 73.5%. Xavier finished with a 33.9% field goal percentage (19 out of 56) and knocked down 5 of their 18 shots from beyond the arc.

Roddie Anderson III is one player who was a major factor in the game. He notched 29 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He played 36 minutes and totaled 3 rebounds. He finished the contest at 43.8% from the field and totaled 3 dimes.

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Xavier heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 2-1 on the year. They are averaging 69.3 pts per game (306th in Division 1) while shooting 36.9% from the floor. The Musketeers are hitting 36.2% on three-point shots (25 of 69) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Xavier is grabbing 31.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 50 dimes for the year, which is 133rd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 11.7 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.0 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Musketeers have forced 15.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. They surrender 36.4% on shots from distance while they are 195th in college hoops in points per game allowed (72.7). The Musketeers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 52.2% (83 of 159) and they concede 36.0 boards per game as a squad. They are 324th in the country in giving up assists with 53 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Iowa Hawkeyes went home victorious with a score of 77-58 when they faced Western Illinois. Concerning cleaning the glass, Iowa allowed Western Illinois to get 27 in total (5 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 33.3% from three-point range by going 5 of 15 and ended up going 15 of 18 from the charity stripe (83.3%). The Hawkeyes allowed Western Illinois to make 19 out of 47 attempts from the field which left them shooting 40.4% in this matchup. In all, the Hawkeyes shot 26 for 50 from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.0%. When discussing 3-pointers, Iowa made 10 out of their 25 attempts (40.0%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Western Illinois was called for 16 fouls for this game which took the Hawkeyes to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Hawkeyes collected 21 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 25 in this game.

Bennett Stirtz was important for the Hawkeyes in this game. He earned 24 points in his 40 minutes on the court and accumulated 7 dimes for the contest. He made 7 out of 11 for the matchup giving him a rate of 63.6%, and had 1 rebound.

Iowa has a record of 2-0 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hawkeyes are shooting 56.7% from the floor, which is 7th in the country. Iowa has earned 178 points for the season (89.0 per contest) and they collect 26.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 21.0 times per contest (22nd in D-1) and they turn the ball over 9.0 times per contest. The Hawkeyes are committing 19.5 fouls per game and they go 79.7% from the free throw line.

The Iowa defense surrenders 41.0% on shots from beyond the arc (16 of 39) and their opponents are knocking down 67.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 9.0 assists and 27.0 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 36th and 22nd in those defensive categories. The Hawkeyes on the defensive end are ranked 59th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 63.5. They have forced 18.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (239th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Xavier

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