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Iowa Hawkeyes vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/17/26

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Iowa vs Indiana Pickswise Expert Predictions

Point Spread Pick
Indiana -2.5(-110)

The Iowa Hawkeyes will travel to Bloomington on Saturday afternoon to play a Big 10 Conference game against the Indiana Hoosiers. Both Iowa and Indiana have first year coaches looking to get to their programs to the NCAA Tournament, and this game could have a massive effect on that. The Hawkeyes have lost three straight games, and Indiana has lost two straight, so the urgency will be in the air on Saturday. It should be a very close game as the spread suggests but I expect Indiana to pull out the win.

Indiana is currently -2.5 on their home floor and the Hoosiers to cover are my best bet of the game. I like Indiana to cover this spread because their offense should be able to score efficiently. Iowa is ranked highly in adjusted defensively efficiency on KenPom, but their effective field goal percentage and two-point defense is outside the top 100.  Indiana’s offense is ranked #22 in effective field goal percentage and #13 in two-point percentage while Iowa’s defense is ranked #105 and #173. I do not see Iowa stopping the Indiana offense enough on their home floor for them to cover. Take Indiana -2.5 here.

*Indiana -2.5 available at time of publishing. Playable at -3*

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My name is Robby Nardini and I have been a diehard college basketball fan my whole life. I am a former University of Illinois basketball manager and have been writing about college hoops since I moved on from the program in 2020. My gambling picks here on Pickswise are heavily calculated by using my overall college basketball knowledge, specific trends and analytical sites such as KenPom, Bart Torvik, Evan Miya and more. I write here at Pickswise as well as Illinois basketball specific outlets such as Armchair Illini and The Champaign Room. You can find me on X @robbynardini and @lockmamba, where I write a wide range of college hoops focused pieces and do my own Bracketology.
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