The Iowa Hawkeyes will travel to University Park, Pennsylvania to face the Penn State Nittany Lions at Bryce Jordan Center with the game tipping off at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday evening and will air on the Big Ten Network.

The Hawkeyes enter this game with an overall record of 13-9 and are 5-6 in conference play which puts them in a tie with the Penn State Nittany Lions for 9^th place in the Big Ten Conference. Iowa has been one of the highest-scoring teams in college basketball this season with an average of 84.18 points per game which ranks 16^th in college basketball. Tony Perkins has played a pivotal role in the success the Hawkeyes have had offensively as he leads the team in scoring and assists with an average of 15.7 points and 4.1 assists per game. Defensively, Iowa has been a below-average team as they are allowing an average of 77.23 points per game. The Iowa Hawkeyes will look to build off the momentum following Friday’s 79-77 win at home against the Ohio State Buckeyes when they travel to face the Penn State Nittany Lions.

The Penn State Nittany Lions enter this game in a tie with the Iowa Hawkeyes for 9^th place in the Big Ten Conference with a conference record of 5-6 which includes an overall record of 11-11 and are on a two-game winning streak following Saturday’s 85-71 win on the road against the Indiana Hoosiers. Penn State has been a below-average team defensively as they are allowing an average of 73.27 points per game which is more than the national average of 71.8 points per game, however, they have been above-average offensively as they are averaging 75.95 points per game. Kanye Clary has been one of the better players on the team and leads the team in scoring and is 2^nd on the team in assists with an average of 18.4 points and 2.8 assists per game. The Penn State Nittany Lions will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they host the Iowa Hawkeyes on Thursday evening.

BookMaker has the Iowa Hawkeyes listed as 1-point favorites on the road against the Penn State Nittany Lions on Thursday evening. The teams have split the last ten matchups while Penn State has won two of the previous three meetings. The teams are 4-4-2 ATS in the last ten while the Nittany Lions have covered the spread in two of the last three games in the series. The Iowa Hawkeyes are 9-13 ATS overall, 3-4 ATS on the road, 6-7 ATS as a favorite, and 4-7 ATS in conference games this season while the Penn State Nittany Lions are 10-12 ATS overall, 5-6 ATS at home, 7-4 ATS as an underdog, and 7-4 ATS in conference games on the year.

The teams are tied for 9^th place in the Big Ten Conference, however, Penn State has been the better team most recently in the series, winning two of the previous three contests. The Nittany Lions have covered the spread in two of the last three games in the series and have been one of the better teams at covering the spread in conference games in the Big Ten this season with a record of 7-4 ATS in conference games while the Hawkeyes are 4-7 ATS in conference games. As a result, I am taking the point with the Penn State Nittany Lions when they host the Iowa Hawkeyes on Thursday evening.