Michigan Wolverines vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/12/2023

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, January 12, 2023

Venue:  Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Michigan +4, Iowa -4; Over/Under:  154.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Michigan +4, Iowa -4; Over/Under:  154.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Michigan +4, Iowa -4; Over/Under:  154.5 points

 

Michigan Wolverines:  9-6 (3-1) (4th place, Big Ten)

Iowa Hawkeyes:  10-6 (2-3) (11th place, Big Ten)

 

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Michigan Wolverines:  2-3  last 5

Iowa Hawkeyes:  2-3  last 5

 

Michigan is coming into this game with a 9-6 record overall and they are 1-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are also 3-1 in their conference games this season as well. They are entering this game off of a loss against the Michigan State Spartans in their last game. Hunter Dickinson led the team in points in that game with 18 while Kobe Bufkin was next on the team with 15 points. Dug McDaniel led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Hunter Dickinson led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 34.5% from the field, 15% from 3-point range, and 75% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 74.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.7 PPG against them. Michigan has an ATS record of 8-7 this season and their O/U record is 8-7.

 

 

Iowa is coming into this game with a 10-6 record overall and they are 7-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are also 2-3 in their conference schedule this season as well. They are entering this game on a 2 game winning streak with wins coming against the Indiana Hoosiers and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in their last game. Payton Sandfort led the team in points in that game with 22 while Kris Murray was next on the team with 17 points. Connor McCaffery led the team in assists in that game with 8 while Filip Rebrača led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 44.6% from the field, 44.4% from 3-point range, and 73.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 81.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 72.1 PPG against them. Iowa has an ATS record of 9-7 this season and their O/U record is 9-7.

The current betting odds have Michigan listed as a 4 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Michigan hasn't been great this year with a 9-6 record overall and they are only 1-1 in their road games too, but they have been playing well in conference games with a 3-1 record in those. They just suffered their 1st conference loss of the season in their last game and it was a road loss against their rival Michigan State so they will definitely be looking to bounce back in this game with a win. Iowa has been playing better lately with 2 wins in a row now and they have been good at home this season with a 7-2 home record, but they are still only 10-6 this year and haven't been playing great this season. They are also coming off a huge win on the road against a good Rutgers team so this could be a bit of a let down spot for them after that win with an angry Michigan team coming into town. The best way to place a bet here is on Michigan to cover the spread in this game.

 

Michigan Iowa Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, January 12, 2023 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Michigan 71 Iowa 69.

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Michigan Wolverines: 10-16 ATS after 2 straight games committing 11 or less turnovers. 27-10 OVER as a road underdog of 3.5 to 6 points. 13-7 OVER after playing a road game.

Iowa Hawkeyes: 28-14 ATS as a home favorite or pick. 29-19 ATS when the total is 150 to 159.5. 28-14 OVER as a home favorite or pick. 

 

 

Michigan Wolverines:  J. Llewellyn (G) out for season - Knee.

Iowa Hawkeyes:  C. McCaffery (G) Prob Thurs - Face. J. Ogundele (F) Ques Thurs - Knee. P. McCaffery (F) Out indefinitely - Personal.

 

 

“I would say great defense on both sides. I know we were competing hard and scrapping and doing our best to try to limit them to one-shot opportunities by keeping them off the offensive glass. Michigan State does a great job of sending three or four guys to the offensive glass. Our guys were so dialed in to keep trying to keep them in front, keep them out of the paint and at the same time contesting shots and like I said earlier, try to keep them off the offensive glass.” - Juwan Howard after his team’s loss against Michigan State in their last game.

 

 

“I think the key to it all is we got off to a good start. We have to get off to a good start. As you know, they’re not an easy team to play against. They’re really connected defensively. They’re really physical defensively, they have size, not just with Cliff, but with their wings and guards, they’re big. You have to move the ball, you have to take care of the ball against the press. They’ve had success with pressure against a number of different teams, so you have to handle the pressure, you have to handle the physicality, and eventually, you have to make shots. We made shots and we continued to make shots. We had that one stretch in the second half where they made the run at us, I thought we were starting to milk clock a little bit. You’re up 12 with 10-minutes, you gotta go, you can’t do [milk clock], especially here. We started to attack a little more and of course Payton Sandfort was phenomenal. I’m proud of him.” - Fran McCaffery after his team’s win against Rutgers in their last game.

 

 

 

K. Bufkin 

H. Dickinson 

J. Howard 

J. Llewellyn 

T. Williams

 

P. McCaffery 

K. Murray 

T. Perkins 

F. Rebraca 

P. Sandfort

 

 

PPG: H. Dickinson (18.7)

APG: D. McDaniel (3.1)

Reb/G: H. Dickinson (8.2)

 

PPG: K. Murray (20.9)

APG: T. Perkins (3.1)

Reb/G: K. Murray (9.6)

 

Coaches:

Michigan Wolverines: Juwan Howard (4th season)

Iowa Hawkeyes: Fran McCaffery (13th season)