Big Ten College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – February 19

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 18, 2023

Big Ten teams will be in action in three games on Sunday’s college basketball slate. That includes the Iowa Hawkeyes squaring off against the Northwestern Wildcats at Welsh-Ryan Arena, and we have best bets recommendations across the board.

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in the Big Ten based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: Northwestern (+2.5) vs Iowa

The data strongly suggests betting on Northwestern in this one. The model favors them while DraftKings has Iowa favored and the difference between the two is 4.2 points.

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ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
Northwestern 16-9-0 8-6-0 8-3-0 8-7-0 6-2-0 10-4-0
Iowa 12-11-0 11-7-0 1-4-0 11-3-0 1-5-0 6-7-0

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Total Pick: Iowa at Northwestern Under (145.5)

The model predicts a total 3.3 points lower than the one set by DraftKings for this matchup.

O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Northwestern 9-16-0 4-11-0 5-3-0 7-7-0
Iowa 13-9-0 10-4-0 3-2-0 9-3-0

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Moneyline Pick: Northwestern (+125) vs Iowa (-145)

Score Prediction: Northwestern 72, Iowa 70

ML Fave. Record ML Und. Record Home ML Fave. Record Home ML Und. Record Away ML Fave. Record Away ML Und. Record Conf. ML Fave. Record Conf. ML Und. Record
Northwestern 12-2 7-4 9-2 3-1 2-0 4-2 3-1 7-3
Iowa 12-3 0-5 10-1 0-0 1-1 0-4 7-2 0-4

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Today’s Big Ten Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Ohio State (11-16) at Purdue (24-4) 1:00 PM ET CBS Purdue (-12.5) 138
Maryland (18-8) at Nebraska (13-14) 5:00 PM ET FS1 Maryland (-4.5) 135.5
Iowa (17-9) at Northwestern (19-7) 6:30 PM ET BTN Iowa (-2.5) 145.5

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