Iowa vs. Nebraska: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 12, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 12, 2024

In regular season action on Friday, the Iowa Hawkeyes (9-6, 1-3 Big Ten) will face the Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-3, 3-2 Big Ten), with Ben Krikke and Brice Williams among the key players to watch. Tipoff at Carver-Hawkeye Arena is at 9:30 PM ET. Iowa is a 4.5-point favorite against Nebraska when the Hawkeyes take on the Cornhuskers on Friday. The game’s over/under is 165.5.

Iowa vs. Nebraska Betting Lines

Iowa vs Nebraska Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Iowa -4.5 165.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Nebraska (+4.5)
Total Pick Under (165.5)

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Iowa vs. Nebraska Stat Rankings

Iowa Avg. (Rank) Nebraska Avg. (Rank)
86.7 (8th) Points Scored 78.4 (92nd)
77.6 (319th) Points Allowed 67.6 (94th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
9.3 (126th) Off. Rebounds 9.5 (106th)
7.1 (212th) 3pt Made 9.6 (29th)
19.7 (6th) Assists 16.1 (47th)
10.3 (62nd) Turnovers 10.8 (104th)

Iowa vs. Nebraska Betting Trends

  • The Hawkeyes have five wins in 14 games against the spread this year.
  • As 4.5-point favorites or more, Iowa is 4-4 against the spread.
  • Out of 14 Hawkeyes games so far this season, 10 have hit the over.
  • Iowa’s games have had more than 165.5 points scored on six occasions this year.
  • The over/under in this game is 165.5 points, 1.2 higher than the average total in Hawkeyes games this season.
  • Nebraska’s record against the spread is 10-5-0.
  • The Cornhuskers have one win ATS (1-1) as a 4.5-point underdog or greater this year.
  • There have been 10 Iowa’s games (out of 14) that hit the over this year.
  • Cornhuskers games have gone over 165.5 points on just one occasion this season.
  • The over/under for this game is 19.5 points higher than the average scoring total for Nebraska’s games of 146.0.

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Iowa Impact Players

  • Tony Perkins is tops on the Hawkeyes at 3.5 assists per contest, while also posting 4.3 rebounds and 14.1 points.
  • Krikke paces the Hawkeyes with 16.7 points per contest and 1.7 assists, while also posting 5.6 rebounds.
  • Payton Sandfort is tops on the Hawkeyes at 6.9 rebounds per game, while also averaging 2.8 assists and 14.2 points.
  • Owen Freeman posts 10.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game, shooting 61.1% from the floor.
  • Patrick McCaffery puts up 9.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest. Defensively, he puts up 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.

Nebraska Impact Players

  • The Cornhuskers receive 13.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game from Williams.
  • Rienk Mast paces the Cornhuskers in rebounding (8.7 per game) and assists (2.9), and puts up 13.3 points. He also puts up 0.3 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Juwan Gary is averaging 12.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, making 53.0% of his shots from the floor and 35.9% from 3-point range, with 1.1 triples per game.
  • Keisei Tominaga is posting a team-high 14.6 points per contest. And he is delivering 1.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists, making 46.5% of his shots from the field and 37.5% from beyond the arc, with 2.4 treys per contest.
  • Josiah Allick gets the Cornhuskers 6.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He also puts up 0.7 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.

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