Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Iowa Hawkeyes 2/6/2022 Picks Predictions

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The Minnesota Golden Gophers (11-8) travel to meet the Iowa Hawkeyes (14-7) in the Big Ten Conference at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday at 4:30 PM ET. Minnesota made a good start this season with a 10-1 run but their offense weakened with only 1-7 thereafter and riding on a three-game losing skid.

The Golden Gophers defeated the Scarlet Knights at 68-65 on January 22 after the postponement of their Penn State face-off but lost to Ohio State, Wisconsin, and the Purdue Boilermakers at 73-88 on February 2.

Minnesota dropped to 13th place at 2-8 in the Big Ten Conference with an 11-8 overall standing while splitting their last six road outings this season.

The Golden Gophers fell behind the Boilermakers at 36-51 at halftime and tried to keep the pace in the game but still lost to Purdue at 73-88. Payton Willis led Minnesota with a double-double of 24 points and 10 assists with 5 boards in the losing effort.

The Golden Gophers posted an average of 68.0 PPG on 45.6% overall shooting with 31.2 rebounds and 12.5 assists per match but their defense gave up 67.8 PPG to their opponents and marked an average of 2.9 blocks and 5.5 steals per outing.

Forward Jamison Battle scored an average of 17.8 PPG on 46.6% FG, Forward Eric Curry pulled down an average of 6.5 RPG, and Guard Payton Willis distributed an average of 4.3 assists per contest.

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Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Predictions 2/6/2022

The Iowa Hawkeyes started this season with a 13-4 run after losing to Purdue, Illinois, Iowa State, and Wisconsin while losing 3 of their last 4 contests this season. The Hawkeyes beat Penn State in their first meeting this year but yielded to Rutgers, Purdue, and the Penn State Nittany Lions in their second encounter at 86-90 on January 31.

Iowa occupied 9th place at 4-6 in the Big Ten Conference with an overall standing at 14-7 and a home record of 11-2 on the year. The Hawkeyes never easily gave up to the Nittany Lions in their second meeting this year after forcing the match to double overtime then yielded to Penn State with a four-point defeat last game.

Forward Keegan Murray led his team with 21 points and 6 boards while Forward Patrick McCaffery chipped in 16 points with a team-high 7 rebounds for Iowa.

Forward Keegan Murray powered the offense for the Hawkeyes with an average of 22.3 PPG in shooting for 55.1% from the floor and pulled down an average of 8.3 rebounds per match.

Guard Joe Toussaint led Iowa in assists with an average of 3.8 per contest. The Hawkeyes nailed an average of 82.8 PPG in shooting for 45.4% from the floor while their offense allowed an average of 71.0 PPG but averaged 4.6 blocks and 8.0 steals per game.

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes. The NCAAB Pick for this game is Iowa -11. The Hawkeyes have a stronger offense in this match-up with an average of 82.8 PPG while the Golden Gophers average just 68.0 PPG on the year.

Iowa played well at home with an 11-2 record while Minnesota struggled on the road with a 3-3 standing. Prediction: The Iowa Hawkeyes will win at 81-68.

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