Wisconsin vs Iowa College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Feb. 22

The Wisconsin Badgers (18-8, 10-5 Big Ten) will host the Iowa Hawkeyes (19-7, 9-6 Big Ten) after winning three home games in a row.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Wisconsin vs. Iowa Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Sunday, February 22, 2026
• Game time: 4 p.m. ET
• TV channel: Fox Sports 1
• Location: Madison, Wisconsin
• Arena: Kohl Center

Wisconsin vs. Iowa Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Wisconsin win (61.1%)

Before making an informed wager on Wisconsin-Iowa outing (in which Wisconsin is a 2.5-point favorite and the over/under has been set at 146.5 points), below are a few betting trends and insights for Sunday's game.

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Wisconsin vs. Iowa: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Wisconsin has covered 13 times in 26 chances against the spread this season.
• Iowa has compiled a 16-10-0 record against the spread this year.
• Iowa covers the spread when it is a 2.5-point underdog or more 75% of the time. That's more often than Wisconsin covers as a favorite of 2.5 or more (47.1%).
• The Badgers have done a better job covering the spread in road games (5-2-0) than they have at home (7-8-0).
• This season, the Hawkeyes are 8-7-0 at home against the spread (.533 winning percentage). Away, they are 5-3-0 ATS (.625).
• Against the spread, in conference play, Wisconsin is 9-6-0 this year.
• Iowa has seven wins against the spread in 15 Big Ten games this year.

Wisconsin vs. Iowa: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Wisconsin has come away with 15 wins in the 18 contests it has been listed as the moneyline favorite in this season.
• This season, the Badgers have come away with a win 14 times in 17 chances when named as a favorite of at least -152 or better on the moneyline.
• Iowa is 1-5 in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 16.7% of those games).
• The Hawkeyes have a 1-3 record (winning only 25% of their games) when they have played as a moneyline underdog of +126 or longer.
• Wisconsin has an implied victory probability of 60.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Wisconsin vs. Iowa Head-to-Head Comparison

• Wisconsin is outscoring opponents by 7.1 points per game with a +185 scoring differential overall. It puts up 83.1 points per game (43rd in college basketball) and allows 76 per outing (241st in college basketball).
• Wisconsin's leading scorer, Nicholas Boyd, is 24th in college basketball putting up 20.3 points per game.
• Iowa's +307 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 11.8 points per game) is a result of putting up 76.2 points per game (173rd in college basketball) while allowing 64.4 per outing (ninth in college basketball).
• Iowa's leading scorer, Bennett Stirtz, is 21st in the country, putting up 20.5 points per game.
• The 33 rebounds per game the Badgers average rank 121st in college basketball, and are 1.7 more than the 31.3 their opponents collect per outing.
• Nolan Winter averages 8.9 rebounds per game (ranking 42nd in college basketball) to lead the Badgers.
• The Hawkeyes average 27.3 rebounds per game (350th in college basketball) while conceding 26.1 per outing to opponents. They outrebound opponents by 1.2 boards per game.
• Tavion Banks averages 4.8 rebounds per game (659th in college basketball) to lead the Hawkeyes.
• Wisconsin averages 105.7 points per 100 possessions on offense (30th in college basketball), and allows 96.6 points per 100 possessions (228th in college basketball).
• The Hawkeyes rank 18th in college basketball with 108.3 points scored per 100 possessions, and 87th defensively with 91.6 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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