Iowa Hawkeyes NCAA Tournament Betting
At the onset of NCAA Tournament week, the Iowa Hawkeyes cannot fly with clipped wings. Iowa is limping onto the floor of the Big Dance. Following a loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the regular season finale, Iowa suffered an ugly loss to the putrid Ohio State Buckeyes in the Big Ten Tournament. Head coach Fran McCaffrey’s program was again exposed for its tendency to take off too many defensive possessions. McCaffrey has never composed a reliable defense to complement his prolific offenses at Iowa. And that is why Iowa has never had a serious run in the NCAA Tournament.
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2022-23 Iowa Hawkeyes at a Glance
National Championship Odds: +11500 (Monday, March 13)
SU 19-12
ATS 17-14
O/U 19-12
Iowa Hawkeyes Weekly Betting Analysis
March 16 vs. Auburn Tigers
Tipoff time at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, AL, is at 6:50 p.m. ET with television coverage on TNT.
The Auburn Tigers are 20-11 straight up, 15-16 against the spread, and 18-13 over/under the total. Auburn has national rankings of 155th for scoring offense, 228th for field goal percentage, 328th for 3-point field goal percentage, 233rd for free throw percentage, and 93rd for offensive rebounding. On defense, Auburn has national rankings of 86th for scoring defense, 22nd for field goal percentage permitted, 6th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 229th for defensive rebounding.
Auburn failed to cover six of its final nine games. The Tigers went over the total in four of their last five outings. Johni Broome led Auburn with 14.0 points and 8.4 rebounds per contest. Auburn finished 7th in the SEC race, six games behind the champion Alabama Crimson Tide.
Anthony Black scored 19 points, and Arkansas held off Auburn for a 76-73 victory on Thursday night in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
Auburn used a 15-6 run for a 73-72 lead with 41 seconds remaining for its only lead since scoring the game's first two points. Nick Smith Jr. answered with a jumper for Arkansas, and Davonte Davis then forced a turnover and added a pair of free throws to cap the scoring with 11 seconds left. Wendell Green Jr. missed a 3-pointer to end it.
Black was 6 of 10 from the floor and made 7 of 9 free throws. Smith finished with 14 points for 10-seeded Arkansas, which avenged a 13-point loss to the Tigers on Jan. 7. Makhi Mitchell added 12 points, and Jordan Walsh had 11.
The Razorbacks shot 56% overall, made 17 of 23 from the line, and outrebounded the Tigers 37-19. K.D. Johnson scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half to lead No. 7 seed Auburn. Allen Flanigan added 15 points, Johni Broome scored 13, and Green scored 11.
Arkansas took the lead three minutes into the game and led 37-33 at the break. The Razorbacks opened the second half on an 11-2 run for a 13-point lead with 17:00 minutes to play and stretched it to 15 points about three minutes later.
Iowa Hawkeyes Weekly Recap
The Iowa Hawkeyes are 19-12 straight up, 17-14 against the spread, and 19-12 over/under the total. Iowa has national rankings of 20th for scoring offense, 137th for field goal percentage, 165th for 3-point field goal percentage, 110th for free throw percentage, and 63rd for offensive rebounding. On defense, Iowa has national rankings of 302nd for scoring defense, 349th for field goal percentage permitted, 325th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 264th for defensive rebounding.
Iowa got the cash in only three of its final ten games. The Hawkeyes went over the total in three of their final four outings. Kris Murray leads Iowa with 20.4 points and 7.9 rebounds per contest. Iowa finished 7th in the Big Ten standings, four games behind the champion Purdue Boilermakers.
Bruce Thornton scored 17 points, and Roddy Gayle Jr. had all nine of his points in the final six minutes to help give Ohio State a 73-69 win over fifth-seeded Iowa. Filip Rebraca scored 20 points, Kris Murray 17, and Tony Perkins 16 for the Hawkeyes.
The teams split their regular-season meetings with the winner scoring in the 90s. Iowa came in first in the Big Ten and in the top 20 nationally for scoring offense at 80.6 per game, and Ohio State averaged 72.8. But the game got off to a slow start offensively in the first half, with Ohio State leading 29-28 at the break.
While Ohio State finished 7 of 18 from the arc, Iowa was only 4 of 17 and was outscored 14-8 off turnovers that included 10 Buckeyes steals.
Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
RESULTS |
| Nov 7 |
vs. Bethune Cookman |
W 89-58 |
| Nov 11 |
vs. North Carolina |
W 112-71 |
| Nov 16 |
@ Seton Hall |
W 83-67 |
| Nov 21 |
vs. Omaha |
W 100-64 |
| Nov 25 |
vs. Clemson |
W 71-74 |
| Nov 26 |
@ TCU |
L 66-79 |
| Nov 29 |
vs. Georgia Tech |
W 81-65 |
| Dec 6 |
vs. Duke |
L 62-74 |
| Dec 8 |
vs. Iowa State |
W 75-56 |
| Dec 11 |
vs. Wisconsin |
L 75-78 |
| Dec 17 |
vs. SE MO State |
W 106-75 |
| Dec 21 |
vs. Eastern Illinois |
L 83-92 |
| Dec 29 |
@ Nebraska |
L 50-66 |
| Jan 1 |
@ Penn State |
L 79-83 |
| Jan 5 |
vs. Indiana |
W 91-89 |
| Jan 8 |
@ Rutgers |
W 76-65 |
| Jan 12 |
vs. Michigan |
W 93-84 |
| Jan 15 |
vs. Maryland |
W 81-67 |
| Jan 21 |
@ Ohio State |
L 77-93 |
| Jan 26 |
@ Michigan State |
L 61-63 |
| Jan 29 |
vs. Rutgers |
W 93-82 |
| Jan 31 |
vs. Northwestern |
W 86-70 |
| Feb 4 |
vs. Illinois |
W 81-79 |
| Feb 9 |
@ Purdue |
L 73-87 |
| Feb 12 |
@ Minnesota |
W 68-56 |
| Feb 16 |
vs. Ohio State |
W 92-75 |
| Feb 19 |
@ Northwestern |
L 60-80 |
| Feb 22 |
@ Wisconsin |
L 52-64 |
| Feb 25 |
vs. Michigan State |
W 112-106 |
| Feb 28 |
@ Indiana |
W 90-68 |
| Mar 5 |
vs. Nebraska |
L 77-81 |
Last Five NCAA Tournament Results
| TOURNAMENT |
RESULT |
| 2022 |
Lost First Round vs. (12) Richmond, 63–67 |
| 2021 |
Lost Second Round vs. (7) Oregon, 80–95 |
| 2019 |
Lost Second Round vs. (2) Tennessee, 77–83 (OT) |
| 2016 |
Lost Second Round vs. (2) Villanova, 68–87 |
| 2015 |
Lost Second Round vs. (2) Gonzaga, 68–87 |
2022-2023 NCAA Basketball Top Teams
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