Illinois at Iowa 2/2/20 - College Basketball Betting Odds & Picks
Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
NCAAB: 1:00 PM EST
Feb. 02, 2020
TV: FS1
Latest Odds : IOWA -5 Total 146
Illinois is going to go into the home court of the Hawkeyes here. The Fighting Illini have done well enough to get ranked in the top 25 like Iowa. However, the Illini are coming in tied with the Spartans for the Big Ten lead with an 8-2 record overall. The Fighting Illini have posted a 16-5 record overall on the season so far. The last game on the court for Illinois was a 59-51 win over Minnesota.
This year the offense for the Illinois team has managed to average out to 74.6 points per game. When it comes to the defense the Illinois team has allowed only 63.9 points a game, but have pulled down 40.7 boards per game and ended up with 13.8 assist a game.
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Iowa has their hands full in the game here as Illinois is playing great on the year. The Hawkeyes on the year are sitting on a 6-4 record in the Big Ten so far. However, the overall record for Iowa is sitting at 15-6 so far this year. The last game on the court for Iowa was a 82-72 loss to Maryland.
When it comes to the offense the Hawkeyes have managed to score only 79.2 points a game on the year. The defense for Iowa is good, but not the best giving up 70.4 points a game. The rebounding for the Hawkeyes is sitting at 39 boards a game while the Iowa team has managed to get 17.8 assist a game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Illinois are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Illinois' last 10 games when playing on the road against Iowa.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Iowa's last 18 games.
Iowa are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
Free Betting Pick: Illinois Fighting Illini +5
Look for this game to be a battle, but the difference is the Fighting Illini have been able to play better defense and that will definitely help the Illiniois squad out in the game here. Look for Illinois to play great in the game, but also have a lot better defense than Iowa, even with Iowa playing at home in this game. Final Score, Illinois Fighting Illini win 71-65.