Sunday’s game between the Iowa Hawkeyes (7-3) and New Orleans Privateers (2-6) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena has a projected final score of 89-65 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of heavily favored Iowa, so it should be a lopsided matchup. The game will tip off at 2:00 PM ET on December 15.

According to our computer prediction, New Orleans should cover the spread, which currently sits at 31.5. The two sides are projected to come in below the 161.5 over/under.

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Iowa vs. New Orleans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024
• Time: 2:00 PM ET
• TV: Big Ten Network
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• Where: Iowa City, Iowa
• Venue: Carver-Hawkeye Arena
• Line: Iowa -31.5
• Point total: 161.5

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Iowa vs. New Orleans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Iowa 89, New Orleans 65

Spread & Total Prediction for Iowa vs. New Orleans

• Pick ATS: New Orleans (+31.5)
• Pick OU: Under (161.5)

Iowa has put together a 5-5-0 record against the spread this season, while New Orleans is 5-3-0. In terms of hitting the over, games involving the Hawkeyes are 6-4-0 and the Privateers are 4-4-0. The two teams put up 153.9 points per game combined, 7.6 fewer than this matchup’s total.

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Iowa Performance Insights

• The Hawkeyes are outscoring opponents by 10.6 points per game with a +106 scoring differential overall. They put up 85.5 points per game (24th in college basketball) and allow 74.9 per outing (273rd in college basketball).
• Iowa averages 31.1 rebounds per game (271st in college basketball) while allowing 36.7 per outing to its opponents. It is outrebounded by 5.6 boards per game.
• Iowa hits 3.5 more threes per contest than the opposition, 10.3 (28th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 6.8.
• The Hawkeyes put up 102.2 points per 100 possessions (73rd in college basketball), while allowing 89.5 points per 100 possessions (154th in college basketball).
• Iowa wins the turnover battle by five per game, committing 10.4 (83rd in college basketball) while its opponents average 15.4.

New Orleans Performance Insights

• The Privateers are being outscored by 12.2 points per game, with a -98 scoring differential overall. They put up 68.4 points per game (314th in college basketball), and give up 80.6 per outing (345th in college basketball).
• New Orleans loses the rebound battle by 6.9 boards on average. It records 31.9 rebounds per game, 242nd in college basketball, while its opponents grab 38.8.
• New Orleans knocks down 6.8 three-pointers per game (279th in college basketball) while shooting 32% from deep (252nd in college basketball). It is making 2.2 fewer threes than its opponents, who drain 9 per game at 32.6%.
• New Orleans and its opponents have been mostly even in the turnover battle. The Privateers commit 13 per game (282nd in college basketball) and force 12.8 (138th in college basketball).

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