The Florida State Seminoles visit Carver-Hawkeye Arena to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. Action begins at 9:15 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 2 and can be seen on ESU and ES3.
The Hawkeyes easily got past Wichita State 84-61 on Sunday. Jarrod Uthoff was the game’s high scorer with 22 points on 9-for-15 shooting. The Seminoles, meanwhile, are coming off a 90-81 win over Ohio on Monday. Dwayne Bacon led the game in scoring with 25 points on 9-for-15 shooting.
Iowa is a five-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 154 points. The Hawkeyes enter the game with records of 4-2 Straight Up (SU) and 2-2 Against The Spread (ATS). The Hawkeyes are an incredibly accurate shooting team from three-point range with a .407 three-point field goal percentage, one of the highest marks in Division I. Spreading the ball around is a huge part of Iowa’s offense. They are 10th in the nation in assists with an average of 19.8 per game.
As for their opponent, the Seminoles head into the game with records of 1-2 ATS and 4-1 SU. When it comes to stealing the ball, the Seminoles are one of the best in the nation with an average of 8.6 steals per game.
Iowa and Florida State have not played one another in a regular season matchup in recent years.
Predictions: SU Winner – Iowa, ATS Winner – Iowa, O/U – Over
Notes
Iowa is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games.
Iowa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Florida State is one of the highest-scoring teams in the nation, averaging 91.4 points per game (ranked ninth). Iowa allows 66.5 points per game (ranked 98th).
Ranked 48th, the Iowa Hawkeyes have an offensive rating of 116.3. The Florida State Seminoles rank 123rd with a defensive rating of just 97.9.
Florida State beats Iowa in both possessions per game and points per possession. The Seminoles average 76.4 possessions and 1.197 points per possession, while the Hawkeyes average 70.4 possessions with 1.163 points per possession.
Iowa has an average effective field goal percentage of 55.3%. Florida State is undefeated (1-0) when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, Iowa attempts 23.0 three pointers and Florida State attempts 19.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Iowa Hawkeyes are 3-2 while the Florida State Seminoles have a winning 2-1 record.
The Iowa Hawkeyes rank 13th with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.75, while the Florida State Seminoles rank outside the top 100 (178th) with an A/TO of 1.04.
Iowa, the 91st-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 40.2 rebounds per game. Florida State does worse, ranked 181st with 37.4.
The Iowa Hawkeyes average 6.8 steals per game. When allowing 6 or more steals, the Florida State Seminoles are an even 1-1 this season.
