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Nittany Lions83
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Iowa Hawkeyes265379
Penn St. Nittany Lions443983
NCAAB · Iowa Hawkeyes at Penn St. Nittany Lions

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Iowa Hawkeyes vs Penn St. Nittany Lions Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 1, 2023 at 5:30 PM ET

Venue: Bryce Jordan Center — University Park, PA

Article updated Jan 1, 10:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Iowa is on the road playing Penn St. at the Bryce Jordan Center stadium on Sunday, 1/1/2023 @ 5:30pm EST. Penn St. -2 was the opening favorite and current line is Penn St.

Game outlook

Iowa is on the road playing Penn St. at the Bryce Jordan Center stadium on Sunday, 1/1/2023 @ 5:30pm EST. Penn St. -2 was the opening favorite and current line is Penn St. -2.5.

Iowa Highlights

With a power ranking of 82, Iowa is ranked #16 in offense (scoring an average of 83.83 per game), #237 in defense (allowing an average of 70.83 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-5 (7-6 ATS) this season.

Penn St. Highlights

Penn St. Nittany Lions has a power ranking of 75 and are #100 for offense (scoring an average of 76.75 per game), #126 for defense (giving up an average of 70.83 points per game) and 10-3 (8-5 ATS) overall. Iowa went 1-2 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Penn St..

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be IOWA 75, PENST 70. 51% of SportsJaw players predict Penn St. Nittany Lions to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Penn State will win, iowa will cover, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Hawkeyes 65 to Nittany Lions 87.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Hawkeyes 65 to Nittany Lions 87.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Hawkeyes vs Nittany Lions archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Hawkeyes vs Nittany Lions matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Iowa Hawkeyes+117 → +120Moved
  • Moneyline · Penn St. Nittany Lions-134 → -142Moved
  • Spread · Iowa Hawkeyes+2 (-110) → +2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Penn St. Nittany Lions-2 (-110) → -2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over146 (-110) → 145 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under146 (-110) → 145 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Iowa Hawkeyes
24-13 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Penn St. Nittany Lions
12-20 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-01T15:35:45.572Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-01-31Iowa Hawkeyes 86 · Penn St. Nittany Lions 90
  • 2022-01-22Penn St. Nittany Lions 51 · Iowa Hawkeyes 68
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Penn St. Nittany Lions defeated Iowa Hawkeyes 83-79

Penn St. Nittany Lions defeated Iowa Hawkeyes 83-79 on January 1, 2023, a 4-point decision in the series. Penn St. Nittany Lions' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 44-26. Against SportsJaw's recorded Iowa Hawkeyes +2.5 (-110) spread, Penn St. Nittany Lions covered, while the 162 combined points finished over the recorded total of 145.

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  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Mr_BiggsSpread · Penn St. Nittany Lions -2 (-110)Win
  • FlyigglesflySpread · Iowa Hawkeyes +2 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Iowa Hawkeyes +2.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 146.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Iowa Hawkeyes +2.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Penn St. Nittany Lions -2.5 (-110)Win
  • HitmanhartSpread · Penn St. Nittany Lions -2.5 (-110)Win