Iowa Hawkeyes vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/03/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Thursday, February 3, 2022

Venue:  The Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Iowa +5, OSU -5; Over/Under: 153 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Iowa +5, OSU -5; Over/Under: 153 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Iowa +4.5, OSU -4.5; Over/Under: 153.5 points

 

Iowa Hawkeyes:  14-7 (9th place, Big Ten)

Ohio State Buckeyes:  13-5 (5th place, Big Ten)

 

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Iowa Hawkeyes:  2-3 last 5

Ohio State Buckeyes:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

Iowa is coming into this game with a 14-7 record overall and they are 2-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 11th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 4-6 in their conference games this season. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak after another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Penn State Nittany Lions while their 3 losses in that span came against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, the Purdue Boilermakers, and the Penn State Nittany Lions in their last game. Keegan Murray led the team in points in that game with 21 while Patrick McCaffery was next on the team with 16 points. Jordan Bohannon and Ahron Ulis off the bench both led the team in assists in that game with 5 each while McCaffery led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 35.1% from the field, 35.5% from 3-point range, and 75% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 82.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 71 PPG against them. Iowa has an ATS record of 12-9 this season and their O/U record is 15-5-1.

 

 

OSU is coming into this game with a 13-5 record overall and they are 9-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 10th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 6-3 in their conference games this season. They have won 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 3 game winning streak that they were on. Their 3 wins in that span were against the Penn State Nittany Lions, the IUPUI Jaguars, and the Minnesota Golden Gophers while their loss came against the Purdue Boilermakers in their last game. EJ Liddell and Malaki Branham both led the team in points in that game with 20 each while Eugene Brown III and Cedric Russell were both next on the team off the bench with 9 points each. Liddell led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Branham led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 46% from the field, 31% from 3-point range, and 78.6% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 75.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68 PPG against them. OSU has an ATS record of 9-9 this season and their O/U record is 12-6.

 

OSU is coming into this game as a 5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. OSU has been a very good team at home this season. They have been playing well recently but they are coming off of a loss in their last game and they will be looking to bounce back here for sure. Iowa has been going through a little rough patch recently losing 3 of their last 4 games and they are running into an OSU team that is very good at home. OSU should get their bounce back game here against a struggling Iowa side. The best bet to place in this game is on OSU to cover the spread here.

 

Iowa Ohio State Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, February 3, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is OSU 76 Iowa 68.

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Iowa Hawkeyes: Will be posted soon.

Ohio State Buckeyes: Will be posted soon.

 

 

Iowa Hawkeyes:  C. McCaffery (G) Ques Thurs - Shoulder injury.

Ohio State Buckeyes:  S. Towns (F) Mid Feb - Back injury. J. Sueing (F) Out indefinitely - Abdominal injury.

 

 

“I just think, to be honest with you, it’s just crazy to look at that stuff right now. It’s senseless. You know what’s coming. We have a ton of monster games coming up. I said it last year, you look at this league from top to bottom, and it was the best it had been since I’ve been here. It might be better this year in terms of strength of teams top to bottom.” - Fran McCaffery on postseason discussions.

 

 

"We did anticipate them making an action for Ivey. I thought Gene (Brown III) was there a little bit. But give the kid credit, he made the shot." - Chris Holtmann on his team’s loss against Purdue.

 

 

 

J. Bohannon 

C. McCaffery 

Kris Murray 

F. Rebraca 

J. Toussaint

 

J. Ahrens 

M. Branham 

Z. Key 

E. Liddell 

J. Wheeler

 

 

PPG: K. Murray (22.3)

APG: J. Toussaint (3.8)

Reb/G: K. Murray (8.3)

 

PPG: E. Liddell (19.7)

APG: J. Wheeler (3.6)

Reb/G: E. Liddell (7.5)

 

Coaches:

Iowa Hawkeyes: Fran McCaffery (12th season)

Ohio State Buckeyes: Chris Holtmann (5th season)