8:30 p.m. ET: Iowa Hawkeyes (13-4) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (10-6)

Spread: Iowa -3.5
Total: 150.5

Rutgers hosts the Iowa Hawkeyes after Ron Harper Jr. scored 31 points in Rutgers’ 70-59 victory against the Maryland Terrapins. The Scarlet Knights have gone 9-1 at home. Rutgers ranks 5th in the Big Ten with 16.3 assists per game. The Hawkeyes are 3-3 against conference opponents. Iowa scores 86.2 points and has outscored opponents by 14.5 points per game. Keegan Murray is shooting 59.7% and averaging 23.9 points for the Hawkeyes. Jordan Bohannon is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Iowa. Harper is scoring 16.6 points per game and averaging 6.8 rebounds for the Scarlet Knights. Clifford Omoruyi is averaging 7.2 points and 5.1 rebounds over the last 10 games for Rutgers.  With wins in 6 of its last 7 games, Iowa has hit a good rhythm. Iowa has an ATS record of 11-6. This mark includes picking up two straight wins vs the spread. Rutgers has put together an ATS record of 6-9-1. Iowa’s offense will be too much for Rutgers to keep up with their 86.2 points per game. Take the Hawkeyes to get the big road win and cover here. 

Trends

• The Underdog is 7-1-1 ATS in the last 9 meetings.
• The Home team is 4-1-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.

The Bookie:          Iowa -3.5 / Under 150.5
Fade the Public:   Rutgers / Under
Sharp Action:       Iowa / Under