The Michigan Wolverines (4-5, 0-1 Big Ten) and Iowa Hawkeyes (5-4, 0-1) tussle in a Sunday matinee in Iowa City. The opening tipoff at Carver-Hawkeye Arena will be at 4:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Michigan vs. Iowa odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Michigan has lost 3 in a row straight up and against the spread (ATS). The most recent of those losses was a 78-75 home loss as a 6.5-point favorite to the Indiana Hoosiers Tuesday. UM had just 5 offensive rebounds and 4 3-pointers in that contest.
The Hawkeyes, who defeated the Wolverines 94-84 in a Jan. 12 overtime contest at home last season, are coming off back-to-back clunkers at Purdue (87-68 on Monday) and Iowa State (90-65 on Thursday). Both losses were also of the ATS variety; over the 2 games, the team with the most porous defense in the Big Ten (78.6 points per game) was outscored 177-133.
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