#25 Ohio State @ #13 Iowa

[rmilia1]

Buckeyes looking to string together some wins after their road win over Wisconsin. Iowa looking to protect home court after dropping a bad one to MSU last Tuesday. Pretty big game for both teams. An OSU win rights the ship and puts them back on the right path, an Iowa win keeps them alive in the B10 title race. Thoughts on the game tonight???

 

[dcZONAfan]

Buckeyes looking to string together some wins after their road win over Wisconsin. Iowa looking to protect home court after dropping a bad one to MSU last Tuesday. Pretty big game for both teams. An OSU win rights the ship and puts them back on the right path, an Iowa win keeps them alive in the B10 title race. Thoughts on the game tonight???

I think Iowa splits at home this week. And I do not think the loss will be to OSU. Just have a feeling that Michigan will bounce back from the road loss to IU and Iowa will be the unfortunate recipient of their wrath.

BUT, I am rooting for Iowa in both, and hope you can get a great sweep at home

 

[rmilia1]

I think Iowa splits at home this week. And I do not think the loss will be to OSU. Just have a feeling that Michigan will bounce back from the road loss to IU and Iowa will be the unfortunate recipient of their wrath.

BUT, I am rooting for Iowa in both, and hope you can get a great sweep at home

Man me too. Cannot afford another home loss. The loss to MSU was unacceptable with their injuries. Another home loss and any realistic shot at the B10 title is over.

 

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Looking forward to this one. I like rmilia1 because he is one of the best football posters on here. So I'll be happy for him if the Hawkeyes win. But I know of at least one really good Buckeye poster on here too, so I'm torn. Hoping for a great game that brings a lot of positive PR to ncaa hoops

 

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Iowa favored by 6

 

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the Hawkeyes have lost just one game by more than five points this season (an eight-point defeat at Michigan).

 

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-Iowa hasn't beaten the Buckeyes twice during the regular season since 2004, but have the opportunity to do so tonight

-OSU is 3-3 in road games this season

-Iowa is 11-1 at home (the one loss came in OT -- 71-69 versus Michigan State)

-The Sports Network: "Despite their recent struggles, the Buckeyes are without question one of the more talented teams in the Big Ten... Both teams are chock full of talent and better than their current league records would have you believe. That just goes to show how treacherous the Big Ten can be."

 

[wiskyisgood12]

As a Badger fan I'm starting to get bitter, so I hope Iowa destroys Ohio State. I'll tune in to it before the Badger game at 8.

 

[dcZONAfan]

As a Badger fan I'm starting to get bitter, so I hope Iowa destroys Ohio State. I'll tune in to it before the Badger game at 8.

who does wisky play today?

 

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-The Buckeyes have won their past four games at Iowa

-The game is a "Gold Out" and is sold out -- Iowa's seventh sell out of the season. The first 2,500 UI students to arrive at the arena will receive a gold rally towel.

-Iowa has won 20 of its last 22 at home, dating back to last year, with both losses coming to MSU. Before losing their last home game to MSU, Iowa had won 20-straight home games, which was the sixth-longest home streak in the country at the time

-Iowa's five losses have all come to teams ranked in the top-25, including two in overtime. The Hawkeyes have lost games by:
--two in OT (Michigan State)
--three (@Iowa State)
--four (@Wisconsin)
--five points in OT (in the Bahamas to Villanova)
--eight points (@Michigan)

-The Buckeyes are 111-24 in games in which guard Aaron Craft has played. Tonight he will be making the 100th start of his career and playing in his 136th game. He is #8 in Big Ten history with 636 career assists and #2 with 301 steals

-In 152 previous meetings, Iowa and Ohio State are tied 76-76, with each team winning 47 times on their home court.

 

[wiskyisgood12]

who does wisky play today?

@Illinois. Both teams have 0 confidence.

 

[dcZONAfan]

hahaha well if wisky has 0 confidence then the Illini have -3,405,342 confidence.

you got this, mang!

 

[rmilia1]

Sadly for Wisky I think the Illini end their 7 game losing streak tonight. Their team appeared to be still fighting ( no pun intended ) on Saturday when Iowa played them. Cant say Ive seen the same from the Badgers recently. Im cheering for Bucky though, too much talent on this team to let it go down like this.

 

[wiskyisgood12]

hahaha well if wisky has 0 confidence then the Illini have -3,405,342 confidence.

you got this, mang!

I want you to be right, but I sadly think rmilia is right. Nigel Hayes is the one guy who consistenly shows up. Sam Dekker and Frank Kaminsky are shells of themselves. Trae Jackson shouldn't be a point guard. Things are just off with this team since 16-0.

 

[H2S]

Mr. Natural, he say:

all this fear & loathing in Madison makes me extremely uneasy...am invoking R.Crumb

keep your sunny side up
hide the side that makes you blue
DO!
stand up on your own two legs
be like two fried eggs
and if you have nine sons in a row,
well, baseball teams make money you know, so
keep your sunny side up

 

[HawkeyesRuleURFace]

One of two things can happen tonight in this game...Iowa curb stomps tOSU by 15+ or it's a close game that can go either way...I'm hoping for option 1 but last Tuesday has me thinking otherwise

 

[tabascojet]

if you vbet this game you might have to do it again...HB corrected the spreads

 

[MI Nightmare]

What's the line, Iowa -5.5? Iowa should cover that.

 

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Iowa's last five home wins vs ranked opponents:

2013
(none yet)

2012
beat #15 Wisconsin (Feb 23)
beat #18 Indiana (Feb 19)
beat #13 Michigan (Jan 14)

2011
beat #6 Purdue (Mar 5)

2010
(none)

2009
(none)

2008
beat #6 Michigan State (Jan 12)

 

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your 2013-14 Iowa Hawkeyes...