Iowa Hawkeyes vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights 01/02/2021 Previews, NCAAB Spread & Game Analysis

Iowa Hawkeyes vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights 01/02/2021

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Iowa Hawkeyes	-2 (-110)	159 o (-107)	-157
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	+2 (-110)	159 u (-107)	+143

Fran McCaffery told reporters this morning that Joe Toussaint is expected to play in Saturday's game at Rutgers (ankle). #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/OuwxFlN07x

— Iowa Men’s Basketball (@IowaHoops) January 1, 2021

Iowa Hawkeyes

Iowa Hawkeyes have shown a decent performance this season, but they are yet to play against some of the big teams. The Hawkeyes rebounded from their last defeat against Minnesota in their last game. Iowa scored 87 and gave up just 72 to the Northwestern Wildcats. Iowa Hawkeyes are holding the 10th rank in the country and they have Luka Garza as their leading scorer with an average of close to 28 points per game. Gurza is also the leader in rebounds with an average of close to 10 points per game. When it comes to assists, Connor McCaffery has taken the lead with 4.5 per game.

Players to watch: L. Garza C (GP 10 MIN 29.1 PTS 27.7 REB 9.6 AST 1.2 STL 0.6 BLK 2 TO 1.1 FG% 61.1 FT% 72.4), J. Wieskamp G (GP 10 MIN 27.2 PTS 15.2 REB 6.7 AST 1.6 STL 1.3 BLK 0.2 TO 1.4 FG% 48.1 FT% 75.6), C. Fredrick G (GP 10 MIN 27.7 PTS 11.3 REB 1.2 AST 2.7 STL 0.4 BLK 0 TO 0.4 FG% 52.9 FT% 68).

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Rutgers Scarlet Knights have performed equally well this season with a single defeat against Ohio State Buckeyes. This team scored 68 and gave up 80 to the Buckeyes. In their last outing, they rebounded well against Purdue Boilermakers when they scored 81 and restricted them to just 76. The leading scorer for Rutgers is Ron Harper Jr with an average of close to 24 points per game. When it comes to rebounds, Myles Johnson is touching an average of close to nine boards per game. The leader in assists with 5.4 per game is Jacob Young.

Players to watch: R. Harper Jr. G (GP 7 MIN 33 PTS 23.4 REB 7.1 AST 2.1 STL 0.6 BLK 0.4 TO 0.7 FG% 56.4 FT% 62.5), M. Mathis G (GP 8 MIN 31.6 PTS 15.6 REB 4 AST 1.6 STL 1 BLK 0.4 TO 1.5 FG% 47.5 FT% 51.4), J. Young G (GP 8 MIN 33.9 PTS 15.5 REB 2 AST 5.4 STL 2.4 BLK 0 TO 3.3 FG% 47.3 FT% 80).

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Iowa Hawkeyes

Iowa is 12-4 ATS in their last 16 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Iowa’s last 12 games.
Iowa is 8-2 SU in their last 10 games.
Iowa is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games against Rutgers.
Hawkeyes are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games against Rutgers.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Rutgers is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Rutgers’ last 10 games.
Rutgers is 9-1 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Rutgers’ last 5 games against Iowa.
Rutgers is 7-0 SU in their last 7 games at home.