The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (14-6, 6-3 Big Ten) meet the Iowa Hawkeyes (12-8, 4-5) in Iowa City Sunday at 2 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Rutgers vs. Iowa odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
This will be a rematch of an Iowa 76-65 victory over Rutgers on Jan. 8. The Hawkeyes weres 5.5-point underdogs, but pulled off the 11-point victory on the road. With the Iowa offense still clicking, this game could turn into much of the same on the Hawkeyes' home court.
Since the loss to Iowa, Rutgers has won 3 of 4 games including its last game, a 65-45 win over Penn State as 7-point favorites.
Since the win over Rutgers, Iowa is 2-4 and is on a 2-game losing streak, the most recent a 2-point loss 63-61 to Michigan State as 2.5-point underdogs.