Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes Betting Preview
07 March 2021
The Wisconsin Badgers come into this game with a record of 10-9, and they have lost four of their last five games. Wisconsin is still a solid 16-10 on the season, and they have some impressive wins on their resume.
Iowa brings a 13-6 conference record into this game, and the Hawkeyes should be a force to be reckoned with in the Big Ten Tournament. The Hawkeyes have won six of their last seven games and could be a potential number two seed in the NCAA Tournament.
The Iowa Hawkeyes are seven-point favorites over the Wisconsin Badgers in the season finale.
Wisconsin Will Need to Shoot Well
If the Wisconsin Badgers are going to upset Iowa on Sunday, then they will have to shoot it well from deep. The Badgers are shooting better than 35 percent from the three-point line, but they are a very streaky team.
D’Mitrik Trice leads the team with 14 points per game, and he will be a huge key in this matchup. Micah Potter is the only other Badger averaging in double-figures, and he will be important on the defensive end as well.
Wisconsin is not an explosive offensive team, and they will need to find a way to slow down the red-hot Hawkeyes on Sunday.
Garza Goes Out With a Bang
The Iowa Hawkeyes were an NCAA Championship betting favorite before the 2020-21 season began, but they lacked consistency through the middle part of their schedule. Wisconsin still has the pieces to make a deep run, and it all starts with center Luka Garza.
Garza came back to Iowa City for a chance to win a National Championship, and he is leading the country with 23.9 points per game. The Hawkeyes will honor their star prior to the game, and then he should have a monster performance.
Iowa scores more than 85 points per game, and they can get their points in a hurry. The Hawkeyes don’t focus on the defensive end of the floor enough, but they have an offense that can take over at any time.
Iowa Blows Out Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Badgers are not playing their best basketball of the season, and that will be a major issue in this game. It takes a near-perfect effort to beat the Hawkeyes in Iowa, and the Badgers just don’t have what it takes.
Iowa is trending in the right direction again, and this is a team that can make some noise in the NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes offense is hard to ignore, and that unit will take control of this game on Sunday.
Most Big Ten Conference games have been close this season, but that won’t be the case in this win. Bet the Iowa Hawkeyes -7.0 over the Wisconsin Badgers in this game.
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