7:03 pm
February 18

#11 Iowa @ #21 Wisconsin

Who will WIN this matchup?

#11 Iowa Hawkeyes (15-6)

@ #21 Wisconsin Badgers (15-7)

 

Current odds:

Iowa Hawkeyes: (+115)

Wisconsin Badgers: (-135)

 

• The line for this game is Wisconsin by 2 points.

• Badgers senior guard Trevor Anderson out tonight vs Iowa with an upper body injury.

• Iowa drilled 13 3-pointers while playing stout defense in Saturday’s 30-point rout of Michigan State. It was a combination that paid dividends nearly everywhere on the floor. Iowa (15-6, 9-5 Big Ten) will aim to repeat that formula when it visits No. 21 Wisconsin (15-7, 9-6) on Thursday. The No. 11 Hawkeyes are seeking their third victory in a row.

• The Hawkeyes continue to adjust to a lower-leg injury to CJ Frederick that has kept the sophomore out of the lineup for much of February. Frederick’s absence means McCaffery must do some lineup shifting, and at Michigan State, that allowed the coach’s son, Connor, to enjoy an increased offensive workload as he moved from power forward to shooting guard. After missing his first two attempts from deep, McCaffery hit four straight 3-pointers to set a career high en route to scoring 16 points. That provided an effective complement for Jordan Wieskamp (21 points) and reserve Jack Nunge (18) as Connor McCaffery seized an opportunity.

• Wisconsin is coming off a 67-59 loss to No. 3 Michigan on Sunday. The Badgers squandered a 12-point lead at halftime and still were ahead 57-54 with 4:01 to play before missing their final seven attempts from the field. Overall, the Badgers scored just six points and one field goal in the last 7:45. After shooting 53.8 percent in the first half, Wisconsin was 7-for-28 from the field after halftime while missing its last 11 3-point attempts.

• The Badgers’ starting five combined for only 10 points on 2-for-16 shooting in the second half, struggles the team will hope to reverse for the looming stretch run. Beginning Thursday and ending with the regular season finale at Iowa on March 7, the Badgers are set to play three of their final five games against ranked teams.

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#21 Wisconsin Badgers
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