Ohio State vs. Iowa Women's Basketball Predictions

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The No. 11 seed Iowa Hawkeyes (22-9) will square off in the Big Ten tournament against the No. 3 seed Ohio State Buckeyes (24-5) on Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, beginning at 9 p.m. ET.

Friday's matchup between the Buckeyes and the Hawkeyes features the Buckeyes as 3.5-point favorites. The game has an over/under of 147.5.

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Ohio State vs. Iowa Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Friday, March 7, 2025
  • Game time: 9 p.m. ET
  • TV channel: Big Ten Network
  • Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Arena: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
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Ohio State vs. Iowa Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: Ohio State (-3.5)
  • Moneyline: Ohio State (-155), Iowa (+130)
  • Total: 147.5 points

Pick ATS:Iowa (+3.5)

  • Pick OU: Under (147.5)
  • Prediction: Ohio State 72, Iowa 71

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Ohio State vs. Iowa Comparison

Ohio State Rank Ohio State Stat Iowa Stat Iowa Rank
12th 80.7 Points Scored 74.8 46th
147th 63.3 Points Allowed 65.3 198th
72nd 14.9 Assists 17.8 15th
33rd 12.3 Turnovers 15.3 185th
33rd 45.8% Field Goal % 46.6% 17th
145th 40.1% Field Goal % Allowed 39.7% 125th

Ohio State Key Players

  • Cotie McMahon leads the Buckeyes in scoring, tallying 16.9 points per game to go with 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
  • Ohio State's leading rebounder is Ajae Petty averaging 7.1 boards per game and its best passer is Jaloni Cambridge, averaging 3.9 assists per game.
  • Chance Gray makes more threes per game than any other member of the Buckeyes, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.2 per contest.
  • Taylor Thierry is Ohio State's leader in steals, averaging 2.4 steals per game, while Elsa Lemmila leads them in blocks with 2.0 per contest.

Iowa Key Players

  • Lucy Olsen's points (18.2 per game) and assists (4.9 per game) stat lines are the top scoring and assists spots on the Hawkeyes' leaderboards.
  • Sydney Affolter is at the top of the Iowa rebounding leaderboard with 7.9 rebounds per game. Affolter also scores 8.4 points and tacks on 2.8 assists per game.
  • Taylor McCabe makes 2.1 three-pointers per game, the most on the Hawkeyes.
  • Affolter (1.3 steals per game) is the steal leader for Iowa while Addison O'Grady (1.0 block per game) is the block leader.

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