Iowa vs Ohio State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/4/21
The Ohio State Buckeyes and Iowa Hawkeyes meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The Ohio State Buckeyes look for a win after winning six of their last seven games. The Ohio State Buckeyes are averaging 77.1 points on 45.4 percent shooting and allowing 67.7 points on 41.2 percent shooting. EJ Liddell is averaging 15.3 points and 6.9 rebounds while Duane Washington Jr. is averaging 14.5 points and 2.8 rebounds. Justice Sueing is the third double-digit scorer and CJ Walker is grabbing 2.7 rebounds. The Ohio State Buckeyes are shooting 34.3 percent from beyond the arc and 76.7 percent from the free throw line. The Ohio State Buckeyes are allowing 32.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.8 rebounds per game.
The Iowa Hawkeyes look for a win after winning seven of their last 10 games. The Iowa Hawkeyes are averaging 89.4 points on 48.4 percent shooting and allowing 74.4 points on 42 percent shooting. Luka Garza is averaging 26.5 points and 8.8 rebounds while Joe Wieskamp is averaging 14.2 points and 6.2 rebounds. Jordan Bohannon is grabbing 3.4 rebounds and CJ Fredrick is dishing 2.3 assists. The Iowa Hawkeyes are shooting 38.2 percent from beyond the arc and 72.1 percent from the free throw line. The Iowa Hawkeyes are allowing 35.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.7 rebounds per game.
The Buckeyes are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Hawkeyes are 20-5-2 ATS in their last 27 home games and 24-11-3 ATS in their last 38 games overall. The over is 5-2 in Buckeyes last 7 overall. The over is 13-6 in Hawkeyes last 19 overall. The favorite is 6-0 ATS in the last 6 meetings. The home team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are on quite a hot streak and are capable of winning this game, and they’re actually winning by an average of two points in the underdog role. The issue here is the Iowa Hawkeyes have a clear edge on the offensive end and win at home by an average of 21 points while shooting 49.2 percent from the field. I’d need more points to consider Ohio State. Give me the small chalk.
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