Wisconsin vs. Iowa Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 22

The No. 24 Wisconsin Badgers (18-8, 10-5 Big Ten) host the Iowa Hawkeyes (19-7, 9-6 Big Ten) at Kohl Center, tipping off at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 22, 2026. The Badgers are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 147.5 points.

In its most recent game on Tuesday, Wisconsin suffered an 86-69 loss to Ohio State. In Wisconsin's loss, Braeden Carrington led the way with a team-high 20 points (adding one rebound and two assists). Iowa's most recent outing on Tuesday ended in a 57-52 victory against Nebraska. Bennett Stirtz recorded 25 points, two rebounds and two assists for Iowa.

Wisconsin vs. Iowa Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 4 p.m. ET
• Where: Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin
• Spread favorite: Wisconsin -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Wisconsin -167
• Moneyline underdog: Iowa +136
• Over/Under: 147.5 points

How to watch Wisconsin vs. Iowa

• TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
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Betting the Over/Under: Wisconsin vs. Iowa

• This season, Wisconsin's games have gone over this matchup's 147.5-point over/under 20 times.
• Six of Iowa's games have ended with a combined score over 147.5 points this season.
• The Badgers average 83.1 points per game against the Hawkeyes' 76.2, amounting to 11.8 points over the game's point total of 147.5.
• The 140.4 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 7.1 fewer than the 147.5 over/under in this contest.
• On average, Wisconsin has had a 159.1-point over/under in its games this season, 11.6 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• A difference of 6.9 points separates this game's over/under (147.5 points) and the average over/under in Iowa's games (140.6) this season.

Betting the Spread: Wisconsin vs. Iowa

• In Wisconsin's 26 games this year, it has 13 wins against the spread.
• This season, the Badgers have an against-the-spread record of 8-9 in their 17 games as a favorite of 2.5 points or more.
• In Iowa's 26 games this season, it has 16 wins against the spread.
• So far this year, the Hawkeyes have been installed as underdogs by a 2.5-point margin or more four times and are 3-1 ATS in those games.
• At home this year, Wisconsin is 7-8 against the spread and 13-2 overall.
• Wisconsin is 6-7 ATS as a 2.5-point favorite or more at home.
• Iowa is 5-3 against the spread, and 3-5 overall, on the road.
• Iowa has two wins ATS (2-2) as 2.5-point underdogs or more on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Wisconsin vs. Iowa

• Wisconsin has won 15, or 83.3%, of the 18 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Badgers have a record of 14-3 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -167 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Wisconsin has a 62.5% chance to win.
• Iowa has been a moneyline underdog in six games this season and has come away with the win one time (16.7%) in those contests.
• This season, the Hawkeyes have come away with a win one times in four chances when named as an underdog of at least +136 or longer on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Iowa has a 42.4% chance of pulling out a win.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Wisconsin vs. Iowa

• Pick ATS: Iowa (+ 2.5)
• Pick OU: Under (147.5)
  
• Prediction: Iowa 68 - Wisconsin 67