WHO: Florida A&M Rattlers (2-5)
WHEN: 3:30 PM CT (Saturday, December 16, 2023)
WHERE: Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines, IA)
TV: BTN
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Bob Hansen)
MOBILE: foxsports.com/mobile
ONLINE: foxsports.com/live
FOLLOW: @IowaAwesome | @IowaHoops | @IowaonBTN
LINE: Iowa -21.5
KENPOM SPREAD: Iowa -18 (Iowa 85, Iowa 67; 95% chance of Iowa winning)
On paper, Iowa and Florida A&M are teams streaking in different directions -- Iowa enters Saturday afternoon's game on a three-game losing streak, while the Rattlers enter on a two-game winning streak. Those respective streaks aren't likely to factor into the outcome of this game very much, though.
For one, Iowa's three losses came against teams ranked 4th (Purdue), 17th (Iowa State), and 41st (Michigan) in the current KenPom rankings. Florida A&M's two wins came against Presbyterian (296th) and LeMoyne Owen, a Division II school. Prior to their recent mini-turnaround in form, the Rattlers had lost their first five games of the season by an average margin of 23.8 points per game.
The Rattlers (322nd in KenPom) have far more in common with the five non-conference opponents Iowa has already beaten this season than the three power conference non-conference teams and two Big Ten foes that handed the Hawkeyes five losses this season.
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WHEN: 3:30 PM CT (Saturday, December 16, 2023)
WHERE: Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines, IA)
TV: BTN
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Bob Hansen)
MOBILE: foxsports.com/mobile
ONLINE: foxsports.com/live
FOLLOW: @IowaAwesome | @IowaHoops | @IowaonBTN
LINE: Iowa -21.5
KENPOM SPREAD: Iowa -18 (Iowa 85, Iowa 67; 95% chance of Iowa winning)
On paper, Iowa and Florida A&M are teams streaking in different directions -- Iowa enters Saturday afternoon's game on a three-game losing streak, while the Rattlers enter on a two-game winning streak. Those respective streaks aren't likely to factor into the outcome of this game very much, though.
For one, Iowa's three losses came against teams ranked 4th (Purdue), 17th (Iowa State), and 41st (Michigan) in the current KenPom rankings. Florida A&M's two wins came against Presbyterian (296th) and LeMoyne Owen, a Division II school. Prior to their recent mini-turnaround in form, the Rattlers had lost their first five games of the season by an average margin of 23.8 points per game.
The Rattlers (322nd in KenPom) have far more in common with the five non-conference opponents Iowa has already beaten this season than the three power conference non-conference teams and two Big Ten foes that handed the Hawkeyes five losses this season.
MORE HERE:
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