
The No. 21 Wisconsin Badgers (18-5, 8-4 Big Ten) will try to sweep their season series with the Iowa Hawkeyes (13-9, 4-7) when they meet on Saturday afternoon. Wisconsin set a school record when it drilled 21 3-pointers in a 116-85 win on Jan. 3 in the first meeting of the season. The Badgers have won seven of their nine games since then, including a 76-64 win over Indiana on Tuesday. Iowa has dropped five of its last six contests, falling to No. 7 Purdue in a 90-81 final in its mid-week game.
Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. ET on Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Wisconsin is favored by 5.5 points in the latest Iowa vs. Wisconsin odds, while the over/under is 162 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Wisconsin vs. Iowa picks, you’ll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The model simulates every Division 1 college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters Week 14 of the 2024-25 season on an 208-149 betting roll (+2275) on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to 2023. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
The model has set its sights on Iowa-Wisconsin. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball betting lines for the game:
Iowa vs. Wisconsin spread: Wisconsin -5.5Iowa vs. Wisconsin over/under: 162 pointsIowa vs. Wisconsin money line: Wisconsin: -202, Iowa: +166Iowa vs. Wisconsin picks: See picks hereIowa vs. Wisconsin streaming: FuboTV (Try for free)
Why Iowa can cover
Iowa should have plenty of reasons to be motivated for this rematch, as Wisconsin dominated the first meeting. The Hawkeyes were tied with No. 7 Purdue at halftime on Tuesday before ultimately losing by single digits in a competitive contest. They have become a more perimeter-oriented team after leading scorer Owen Freeman was lost for the remainder of the season due to a finger injury.
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