Who's Playing

Penn State @ Iowa

Current Records: Penn State 8-7; Iowa 13-5

What to Know

The Penn State Nittany Lions and the Iowa Hawkeyes will face off in a Big Ten clash at 4:30 p.m. ET Jan. 22 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Neither the Nittany Lions nor Iowa could muster much offensive firepower in their last games, so look to the defense to decide this one.

Penn State was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Sunday as they fell 61-56 to the Ohio State Buckeyes. The top scorer for Penn State was guard Sam Sessoms (15 points).

Meanwhile, it was close but no cigar for Iowa as they fell 48-46 to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Wednesday. Guard Jordan Bohannon just could not get things rolling his way, playing for 28 minutes but putting up just six points on 2-for-11 shooting.

Penn State have to know they'll be fighting an uphill battle given the 11 point spread they are up against. They are currently five-for-five against the spread in their most recent games, however, a trend bettors might want to take into account.

The losses put the Nittany Lions at 8-7 and the Hawkeyes at 13-5. A couple stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: Penn State is 355th worst in college basketball in takeaways, with only 9.3 on average. To make matters even worse for Penn State, Iowa comes into the game boasting the fourth fewest turnovers per game in college basketball at 8.9. So the cards are definitely stacked in Iowa's favor.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET
  • Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena -- Iowa City, Iowa
  • TV: Big Ten Network
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $38.50

Odds

The Hawkeyes are a big 11-point favorite against the Nittany Lions, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The line has drifted a bit towards the Hawkeyes, as the game opened with the Hawkeyes as a 9.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

Iowa have won five out of their last nine games against Penn State.

  • Feb 21, 2021 - Iowa 74 vs. Penn State 68
  • Feb 29, 2020 - Iowa 77 vs. Penn State 68
  • Jan 04, 2020 - Penn State 89 vs. Iowa 86
  • Jan 16, 2019 - Iowa 89 vs. Penn State 82
  • Feb 03, 2018 - Penn State 82 vs. Iowa 58
  • Dec 02, 2017 - Penn State 77 vs. Iowa 73
  • Mar 05, 2017 - Iowa 90 vs. Penn State 79
  • Feb 17, 2016 - Penn State 79 vs. Iowa 75
  • Feb 03, 2016 - Iowa 73 vs. Penn State 49

Injury Report for Iowa

No Injury Information

Injury Report for Penn State

  • Jaheam Cornwall: Game-Time Decision (Undisclosed)
  • Seth Lundy: Game-Time Decision (Undisclosed)