Iowa Hawkeyes (13-5) vs Penn State Nittany Lions (8-7)
Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 4:30 pm
This is a play on the IOWA HAWKEYES as part of our CBB Saturday Triple Play. We played against Iowa on Wednesday and despite allowing 48 points, the Hawkeyes lost by putting up only 46 points after scoring 83 and 81 points in their previous two games. They are back home where they are 10-1 on the season with the only loss coming against 6-1 Illinois and Iowa needs a big win after falling to 5-4 in the conference which is a tie for eighth place. They are outscoring opponents by nearly 23 ppg at home and their offense is still ranked No. 5 in the country even after that dismal performance. Penn St. is on a 3-2 run to match the same conference record as the Hawkeyes and it has covered all five of those games but runs into a brutal spot here. They are just 1-3 on the road with the only win coming against 2-5 Northwestern. Here, we play on home teams in the second half of the season that are shooting between 45 and 47.5 percent going up against teams allowing between 40 and 42.5 percent, after a game allowing a shooting percentage of 33 percent or less. This situation is 141-86 ATS (62.1 percent) since 1997. 9* (728) Iowa Hawkeyes