Wisconsin vs Iowa Basketball Prediction, Best Bets, Spread & Odds - February 17

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The Wisconsin Badgers (17-8, 9-5 Big Ten) will visit the Iowa Hawkeyes (14-11, 6-8 Big Ten) after losing three straight road games.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Wisconsin vs. Iowa Game Info and Odds

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Wisconsin win (51.3%)

Before you wager on Saturday's Wisconsin-Iowa spread (Wisconsin -1.5) or over/under (152.5 points), check out the betting insights and trends below.

Wisconsin is 10-15-0 ATS this season.
Iowa has put together a 9-16-0 ATS record so far this year.
As a 1.5-point underdog or more in 2023-24, Iowa is 3-7 against the spread compared to the 6-11 ATS record Wisconsin puts up as a 1.5-point favorite.
The Badgers have a better record against the spread when playing at home (6-8-0) than they do in away games (2-7-0).
The Hawkeyes' winning percentage against the spread at home is .308 (4-9-0). Away, it is .333 (3-6-0).
Wisconsin is 5-9-0 against the spread in conference play this season.
Against the spread in Big Ten games, Iowa is 4-10-0 this season.

Wisconsin has won in 14, or 77.8%, of the 18 contests it has been named as the odds-on favorite in this year.
The Badgers have a mark of 14-3 in contests where bookmakers favor them by -115 or better on the moneyline.
Iowa has won three of the 11 games it was listed as the moneyline underdog this season (27.3%).
The Hawkeyes are 4-7 (winning just 36.4% of their games) when they have played as a moneyline underdog of -104 or longer.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Wisconsin has a 53.5% chance of pulling out a win.

Wisconsin is outscoring opponents by six points per game with a +150 scoring differential overall. It puts up 73.8 points per game (185th in college basketball) and gives up 67.8 per outing (75th in college basketball).
AJ Storr's 16.3 points per game lead Wisconsin and rank 156th in the nation.
Iowa's +136 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 5.5 points per game) is a result of putting up 83.5 points per game (14th in college basketball) while giving up 78 per outing (326th in college basketball).
Tony Perkins' 15.4 points per game paces Iowa and ranks 232nd in the country.
The Badgers average 34.3 rebounds per game (262nd in college basketball) while conceding 30 per outing to their opponents. They outrebound opponents by 4.3 boards per game.
Steven Crowl tops the Badgers with 7.8 rebounds per game (101st in college basketball action).
The Hawkeyes rank 159th in the nation at 36 rebounds per game. That's similar to the 36.9 their opponents average.
Payton Sandfort leads the team with 6.6 rebounds per game (233rd in college basketball).
Wisconsin ranks 48th in college basketball by averaging 101.3 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 207th in college basketball, allowing 93.1 points per 100 possessions.
The Hawkeyes average 101.7 points per 100 possessions on offense (41st in college basketball), and give up 95.1 points per 100 possessions (262nd in college basketball).

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