One of the most interesting March Madness games on Friday is the 8 vs 9 battle between Clemson and Iowa. Let’s look at the odds in what should be a close matchup on this packed college basketball day.
8 Clemson vs 9 Iowa Odds
Iowa is the No. 9 seed but a slight favorite over Clemson with the game tipping off at 6:50 pm ET on TNT. Iowa has a spread of -2.5 and a moneyline of -130. Clemson is a +110 underdog. Check out the odds below. The total is over/under 130.5. These teams are very similar when it comes to their offensive and defensive scoring. Iowa is scoring 75.2 points per game while giving up 66.0. Clemson is scoring 74.1 points per game while surrendering 66.7.
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ATS Breakdown
Both teams have had a rough go over their last 10 when it comes to covering the spread. Each team has covered just 3 of their last 10. Iowa has failed to cover its last 3, while Clemson has failed to cover its last 2. Check out the ATS comparison. While we can usually throw all this stuff out the window in the tournament, it is interesting to see how these teams have fared throughout the year.
ATS RecordIowaClemsonSeason18-15-015-16-1vs Conference9-13-010-10-1StreakL3L2Last 51-4-01-4-0Last 103-7-03-7-0Home11-7-06-9-1Away7-8-09-7-0How Many Points Will Bennett Stirtz Score?
(Bennett Stirtz is Iowa’s leading scorer. Photo: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images)Iowa has been leaning on Bennett Stirtz this season as the senior guard is scoring a team-high 20.0 points per game while dishing out 4.5 assists. Stirtz is shooting 49.2% from the field and 37.6% from downtown. He scored 17 points in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament and followed that with another 17-point performance in the third round, where the Hawkeyes lost to Ohio State.
How many points will he score today? Take a look at the odds from FanDuel Sportsbook. He is +102 to score at least 20 points. Stirtz’s last 20-point game came on March 5 against Michigan. He had 21 points in a 71-68 loss.
Bennett Stirtz PointsOddsTo Score 10+ Points-2800To Score 15+ Points-350To Score 20+ Points+102To Score 25+ Points+310To Score 30+ Points+920Iowa is 21-12
Iowa struggled down the stretch this season but was able to claim a berth in the Big Dance. The Hawkeyes lost 4 out of 5 to close out the year as they headed into the tournament. In the Big Ten Tournament, it was a 72-69 loss to Ohio State that knocked out the Hawkeyes.
The regular season ended with 3 straight losses to Penn State, Michigan, and Nebraska. In the Hawkeyes’ defense, those were all tough losses. 71-69 to Penn State, 71-68 to Michigan, and 84-75 to Nebraska in overtime.
Clemson Enters 24-10
Clemson won two games in the ACC Tournament before losing 73-61 to Duke in the semifinals. At one point this season, Clemson was 16-3 after a win over Miami on January 17. Since then, the Tigers have gone 8-7. RJ Godfrey is the team’s leading scorer at 11.9 points per game. Godfrey scored 18 points in the ACC Tournament Semifinal loss to Duke.
The team’s second leading scorer, Carter Welling, tore his ACL in the conference tournament win against Wake Forest. Welling scored 10.2 points per game this season while grabbing 5.4 rebounds.
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