6:03 pm
January 28

#23 Northwestern @ Iowa

Who will WIN this matchup?

#23 Northwestern Wildcats (8-3)

@ Iowa Hawkeyes (9-3)

 

Current odds:

Northwestern Wildcats: (+105)

Iowa Hawkeyes: (-125)

 

• The line for this game is Iowa by 1.5 points.

•  Northwestern already has a home win over Iowa 77-67 on January 9th.

• Northwestern is coming off a difficult game against the Hoosiers that ended in a disappointing fourth quarter loss. They are hoping to bounce back with another win against the Hawkeyes after defeating them 77-67 three weeks ago, Iowa’s largest margin in a loss.

• Senior Jordan Hamilton led the way in their last win against Iowa, posting a season high 19 points. Juniors Veronica Burton and Sydney Wood were close behind with 18 and 17 respectively. The ‘Cats also posted a season high three-point percentage against the Hawkeyes coming in at .467.

• The ‘Cats locked things down on defense too in their last meeting with Iowa; forcing 18 turnovers and holding star guard Caitlin Clark to only eight points, her lowest total so far this season.

• Veronica Burton was recently named to the 2021 Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year Watch List. She currently sits at the top of the Big Ten and second in the country in total steals and steals per game.

• Freshman Caitlin Clark leads the Hawkeyes, averaging 25.8 points. Junior Monika Czinano and sophomore McKenna Warnock follow, averaging 18.6 and 13.6 points per game, respectively. Warnock leads the Hawkeyes in rebounds, averaging 9.1 per game, while Clark and Czinano follow with 7.1 and 6.0 per game, respectively.

• Sophomore Gabbie Marshall is leading Iowa with 28 steals, Clark’s 21 steals and Martin ‘s 15 follow on the season. Against Western Illinois (Dec. 22), Marshall recorded six steals — the most from a Hawkeye this season.

• As a team, Iowa is ranked in top-20 nationally in six statistical categories, including ranking third in field goal percentage (.505) and scoring offense (88.8), seventh in assists per game (19.8), 12th in total assists (237), 14th in 3-point percentage (.385), and 17th in assist-turnover ratio (1.29).

• As a team, the Hawkeyes are leading the Big Ten Conference in field-goal percentage (.505). Iowa ranks second in scoring offense (88.8), assists per game (19.8), total assists (237), 3-point percentage (38.5), 3-pointers made (105), 3-pointers per game (8.8), free throws made (196), and free throw attempts (252).

5/10
Confidence
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Iowa Hawkeyes
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