******Iowa vs Illinois Game Thread******

[QChawks]

8pm FS1
Illinois -9.5
O/U 171.5

Iowa Hawkeyes (15-12, 6-10 Big Ten) hit the road after squeezing by Washington. Iowa is hanging on for their BTT lives.

Illinois Fighting Illini (17-11, 9-8 Big Ten) have gone 11-4 in home games. Illinois leads college basketball with 40.5 rebounds per game.

LAST 10 GAMES:

Fighting Illini: 4-6, averaging 77.1 points, 37.4 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 3.3 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 84.2 points per game.

Hawkeyes: 3-7, averaging 74.4 points, 27.9 rebounds, 16.3 assists, 5.1 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.0 points.

Prediction:

Although Illinois hasn’t played very well the last few weeks I expect that to change tonight against the weak Iowa defense.

99-77 Illinois

 

[BrunoMars420]

#FireFran

 

[83Hawk]

Bet the moneyline on the Hawks.

 

[MikeyHawk]

Illinois is 18 in offense on Kenpom, seems like a bad matchup for Iowa

 

[fivecardstud14]

Illinois is 18 in offense on Kenpom, seems like a bad matchup for Iowa

332nd in three point percentage.

 

[ozzie8]

332nd in three point percentage.

And if they miss, that just means as many offensive rebounds as it takes until they make one

 

[AmericaNeedsMe]

Illinois' only remaining big is injured (ankle) and still recovering from mono. They can't shoot. Period.

If they can't score in the paint and can't hit from outside, they are well and truly f*cked because Iowa CAN and WILL.

They also don't play defense. Their drop coverage is a joke. Dix and the Sandforts will feast from midrange. Further, Underwood is more worried about landing the Texas job right now than coaching this collection of soft losers. This Illinois team is broken.

We are going to win, and win going away.

 

[fivecardstud14]

And if they miss, that just means as many offensive rebounds as it takes until they make one

Yeah they are 7th in rebound rate. Iowa is 333rd.

 

[MikeyHawk]

332nd in three point percentage.

18th in offense means they score somehow
Iowa is 174th in defense
Decent chance Illinois will score well over 90 points

 

[DTP2]

332nd in three point percentage.

so, 18 makes guaranteed tonight?

 

[DewHawk]

Not optimistic about Hawks pulling it off at Illinois

 

[BurgHawk87]

332nd in three point percentage.

They haven't played Iowa yet. Same situation as the big ten west in football, everyone's defensive numbers inflated (deflated?) by playing whatever the f that was that the Hawks trotted out for 3-4 plays at a time.

 

[LukaDuka]

18th in offense means they score somehow
Iowa is 174th in defense
Decent chance Illinois will score well over 90 points

closer to 120 pts. You know they'll suddenly make everything from 3pt line.

 

[Mohawkeye]

8pm FS1
Illinois -9.5
O/U 171.5

Iowa Hawkeyes (15-12, 6-10 Big Ten) hit the road after squeezing by Washington. Iowa is hanging on for their BTT lives.

Illinois Fighting Illini (17-11, 9-8 Big Ten) have gone 11-4 in home games. Illinois leads college basketball with 40.5 rebounds per game.

LAST 10 GAMES:

Fighting Illini: 4-6, averaging 77.1 points, 37.4 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 3.3 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 84.2 points per game.

Hawkeyes: 3-7, averaging 74.4 points, 27.9 rebounds, 16.3 assists, 5.1 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.0 points.

Prediction:

Although Illinois hasn’t played very well the last few weeks I expect that to change tonight against the weak Iowa defense.

99-77 Illinois

Who gets the start for Iowa with Traore only playing 3 minutes last game? Mulvey? Kingsbury?

 

[hawkjt]

Any word on Drew?
If he can start:
Drew
Josh dix
Payton S
Traore
Mulvey

Matchups matter.
Mulvey matches up better vs 7'1" Ivicic.
Dix vs Jaspar
Traore vs Riley?

 

[Franisdaman]

I demand that we win this game.

Thank you.

 

[Buffalo43]

I think who ever scores the most points will get the win

 

[MikeyHawk]

closer to 120 pts. You know they'll suddenly make everything from 3pt line.

Washington is 112 in offense and put up 79 points on the road.
Iowa's defense is really really bad

 

[Franisdaman]

Who's this guy?

 

[Franisdaman]

While you are waiting for Dix and the tip:

 

[hawkirugged17]

 

[HawkLogic]

Who gets the start for Iowa with Traore only playing 3 minutes last game? Mulvey? Kingsbury?

Fran is stubborn about starting lineups. He'll stick with Dembele, Traore, Payton, Dix, Thelwell. If Traore quick shoots and misses, he'll be back on bench and Kingsbury will play.

This will be interesting game. Nearly Everyone in B1G seems to shoot the lights out from 3-pt line against us. Supposedly Illini are brick layers. Something has to give.

 

[HawkBall23]

Thinking about riding AmericaNeedsMe's uber confidence about this game and just recording the win to watch tomorrow or another time .......


Nah, I'll tune in and stay focused - at least until Illinois really starts pulling away and Fran just stands there pocket-pooling while his timeouts rot away from disuse.

 

[Buffalo43]

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Must be a high ankle sprain

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Take Illini and the points

 

[LukaDuka]

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Who's this guy?

Hopefully Fran starts Traore or he may lose him. Nothing like zapping the confidence by benching your best athlete.

 

[BrewHawk]

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Hopefully Fran starts Traore or he may lose him. Nothing like zapping the confidence by benching your best athlete.

Fran doesn't believe in playing athletes.

 

[Hawky4361]

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Hopefully Fran starts Traore or he may lose him. Nothing like zapping the confidence by benching your best athlete.

Maybe he'll pick up the decathlon....

 

[Jimmy McGill]

are six asterisks a bit much for a shitty team?

OP needs get his shit together. I didn't do 6 for Superbowl

 

[Buffalo43]

Wow Providence has really fallen out the last couple of years

 

[Hawksfor3]

Go Hawks!

 

[LukaDuka]

Brock playing against his home state. Time to show why he was Mr. Basketball in Illinois.........

 

[HawkBall23]

Brock playing against his home state. Time to show why he was Mr. Basketball in Illinois.........

 

[NevadaHawk]

Find a way to win Hawks!

 

[MikeyHawk]

Brock playing against his home state. Time to show why he was Mr. Basketball in Illinois.........

Prove all the haters wrong!

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

Someone at Illinois is in a shooting slump....

 

[LukaDuka]

Prove all the haters wrong!

if only

 

[LukaDuka]

Take the over tonight boys

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

Iowa.... Worst in the B1G at defending the 3...

Iowa.... Also gives up the most points in the paint....

 

[skydog0784]

Payton getting it started right with a very bad airball