Indiana Hoosiers vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Iowa wins 84-70. All the metrics stack up in favor of the Hawkeyes. They own the Big Ten’s longest current winning streak at five games. They’ve outscored their last three opponents by an average margin of 20 points. Overall, the Hawkeyes are 9-0 at home this season. The Hoosiers are 1-3 on the road. Iowa rolls.

This game will be played with a comfortable lead by Iowa much like when they played Northwestern. IOWA IS JUST WAY TOO MUCH AT HOME. They are derailing teams such as Indiana at home, Indiana won’t have the offense to keep pace in this contest and Iowa has been picking up the defense as of late. I have the game being around a 15-16.5 so I have to slam Iowa -10 small chalk at home love it with one of the nations top offenses.

Indiana had an unexpected week off as its Sunday game at Michigan State was postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Spartans program. The Hoosiers last took the court Jan. 14 and lost at home to rival Purdue 81-69, failing to cover as 4-point favorites.

Iowa owns a five-game win streak, most recently cruising past Northwestern 96-73 as a 9.5-point road favorite Sunday. C Luka Garza continues to look like the player of the year as he finished with 17 points, while pulling down a game-high 10 rebounds.

This game sets up to be a total mismatch, as Indiana can't shoot behind the arc and will get beat up in the paint. I like Iowa big here.

Score: Iowa 88, Indiana 71