Iowa Hawkeyes vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 02/22/26

The Iowa Hawkeyes will travel to Madison on Sunday for a Big 10 Conference game against the Wisconsin Badgers. Iowa has had a good season under head coach Ben McCollum, but they still need a few more wins to punch their ticket into the big dance. Wisconsin will return home after losing to Ohio State on the road in their last game. That result was surprising, considering the Badgers won back-to-back games against Illinois the Michigan State before that. Wisconsin still has some of the best wins in all of college basketball and I expect them to take care of business here.

Wisconsin is currently a 2.5-point favorite in this game and that is my best bet. I like the Badgers to cover the spread in Sunday’s matchup because they have been one of the best teams in the conference recently. They have one of the best backcourts in the country led by John Blackwell and Nick Boyd, which I think will be too much for this Iowa team. Wisconsin’s offense has been lethal and should be able to lead them to a home victory here. According to Bart Torvik, Wisconsin has the 6th ranked adjusted offensive efficiency since January 1 and are 9-4 over that span. I believe their offense will be too much for the Hawkeyes, so I will back the Badgers here.

Iowa vs Wisconsin prediction: Wisconsin -2.5 available at time of publishing. Playable at -5.

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