TOM STRYKER’S FREE BASKETBALL SELECTION FRIDAY, JANUARY 29TH
#885 IOWA (+2) over Illinois at 9 PM EST
Off the 12-point home loss to Indiana and with eight days to prepare, Iowa will travel to Illinois on Friday night and knock off the Fighting Illini. Head coach Brad Underwood’s boys enter this Big 10 battle off a 14-point home win and cover over Penn State and this will be a tough encore for Illinois.
According to the History Book, Iowa has played well in this series posting a proud 10-5 SU and 10-4-1 ATS record in the last 15 meetings. As long as the Hawkeyes aren’t laying double digits, this series trend improves to an elite 10-3 SU and 10-2-1 ATS. Equally impressive, when hitting the hardwood off a straight up loss, head coach Fran McCaffery’s kids own a stunning 12-2 SU and 13-1 ATS tally in their last 14 games including a golden 10-0 ATS if they are priced as an underdog or a favorite of -7 or less. Wrapping things up, when stepping up in class and fighting a foe that holds a team won/loss percentage of .601 or higher, the Hawkeyes own a reliable 17-10 ATS mark.
This is an ugly spot for Illinois. When checking in with confidence off a straight up win, the Fighting Illini own a feeble 46-64-9 ATS record provided their opponent takes the court off a blowout loss of 10 points or more. In this situation priced as a favorite or an underdog of +3 or less, Illinois drops to a disgusting 37-61 ATS including a pitiful 18-35-5 ATS in this set if it is going into revenge. With those three parameters in play and the Fighting Illini checking in off the comforts of a home game, this angle falls to a woeful 13-29-5 ATS.
Ten of the Hawkeyes 12 victories this season have come by 15 points or more. Off the blemish to the Hoosiers, Coach McCaffrey’s troops will get back on track with a solid victory here. Take Iowa. Thanks and best of luck, Tom.
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