Iowa vs. Indiana prediction: Hoosiers will stop nation’s top scorer

Iowa ahead Keegan Murray, the nation’s chief in factors per recreation with 24.7, will likely be on show on Thursday because the Hawkeyes play host to Indiana.

The Hoosiers will ship at Murray a low-post duo in Trayce Jackson-Davis and Race Thompson that's combining for 16.4 rebounds per recreation. Davis additionally logs 19.4 factors and three blocks per recreation for a gaggle that's seventeenth within the nation in rebound price and eleventh in factors allowed on a per-possession foundation.

Iowa ranks simply 157th in factors allowed per possession on protection however is second in factors scored on a per-possession foundation.

The Hoosiers have had issues holding on to the ball, rating 218th within the nation in turnovers per possession, however that price is best on the highway than it's at residence, and the crew has shot 36.4 p.c from 3-point vary away from Bloomington as in comparison with 34.5 p.c at residence.

Iowa's Keegan Murray
Iowa’s Keegan Murray
AP

With Indiana within the prime 30 within the nation in defensive rebound proportion and blocked shot price, the Hoosiers will give Iowa a tougher take a look at than anticipated at Carver-Hawkeye Enviornment on Thursday.

The play: Indiana, +3.

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