Illinois Fighting Illini vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction and Pick, College Basketball Picks, 1-11-2026

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Illinois Fighting Illini vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction – College Basketball Picks 1-11-2026

The Illinois Fighting Illini defeated Rutgers in their most recent match, which they won by a total score of 81-55. They were able to take their victory home with them. As a result, Illinois finished with a field goal percentage of 44.1% (26 out of 59), and they were successful in 11 of their 31 three-point attempts. During their time at the free throw line, the Fighting Illini were successful in 18 of their 21 tries, resulting in an 85.7% success rate. According to the number of boards they grabbed, they racked up 41, with nine of those boards coming from the attacking end. In addition to that, they had 13 assists during this clash, while also causing the other team to commit 7 turnovers and stealing 2 balls. Specifically, Illinois allowed the opposing side to shoot 36.5% from the field on 23 of 63 shots, which is a significant percentage. In this match, Rutgers had a total of five steals and eight assists to their credit. Moreover, Rutgers finished the game without committing any turnovers, despite the fact that they grabbed 30 boards (9 offensive and 21 defensive combined). When it came to free throws, Rutgers had a 37.5% success rate, making three of eight attempts. Within the perimeter, they were successful in burying six of their twenty-two shots. By the time the Fighting Illini left the arena, they had accumulated eight personal fouls, whereas Rutgers had accumulated twenty personal fouls in total.

Keaton Wagler is a player who was involved in this game and played a role in it. Taking this game into consideration, he finished with a field goal percentage of 41.7% and a total of three assists. It took him thirty-two minutes to grab seven boards while he was on the hardwood. The final score was 17 points, with him hitting 5 of 12 from the field.

Illinois enters this encounter with a record of 11-3, which includes both wins and losses for the season. Every game, they incur 13.9 personal fouls as a unit and turn the ball over 10.0 times. Additionally, they committed 10.0 turnovers per game. Averaging 42.4 rebounds per game and a total of 209 assists for the season, Illinois is now rated 240th in Division I in terms of passing the ball. This is due to the fact that they have a total of 209 assists. As of right now, the Fighting Illini are making 34.7% of their three-point attempts (143 of 412) and 79.3% of their free throws from the charity stripe. They have a scoring average of 87.1 points per game, which places them 29th in the nation, and they have a field goal percentage of 47.8 percent.

The Fighting Illini are able to force 8.6 turnovers per game while they are on defense, and they force 21.1 personal fouls on their opponents. They have a three-point shooting percentage of 31.1%, and they are ranked 66th in Division I in terms of the number of points they allow per game (68.2). As a team, the Fighting Illini defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 39.6% (358 of 903), and they are also holding opponents to 31.0 rebounds per game. Due to the fact that they have given up 170 assists throughout the campaign, they are placed 47th in the nation in terms of allowing assists to the opponent.

In their most recent game on the hardwood, the Iowa Hawkeyes were defeated by Minnesota by a score of 70-67. This was their most recent game under the hardwood. In the game, the Hawkeyes had a total of 34 rebounds, with 24 coming from the defensive side and 10 coming from the offensive side. In addition, they misplaced the ball thirteen times while only committing five steals during the game. Seventeen personal fouls were committed by Minnesota during the game, which resulted in the Hawkeyes having to go to the penalty area for a total of thirteen times. They were successful in subduing ten of them, which is equivalent to a proportion of 76.9%. Iowa made seven of their twenty-six attempts to shoot from beyond the arc, which is a 26.9% success rate. Overall, the Hawkeyes were able to emerge victorious from this matchup by shooting 25 of 63 from the field, which resulted in a shooting percentage of 39.7%. Through the course of the game, the Hawkeyes allowed Minnesota to make 22 of their 47 tries from the floor, which resulted in a rate of 46.8% for Minnesota. In the end, they ended up shooting 21 out of 28 from the charity stripe, which is 75 percent, and they shot 25 percent from a distance by shooting five out of twenty. In terms of cleaning the glass, Iowa failed to prevent Minnesota from collecting a total of 25 points, three of which were on the offensive glass.

Within the context of this duel, Bennett Stirtz was the pitcher for the Hawkeyes. In the 29 minutes that he spent on the court, he not only scored 21 points but also assisted on two other baskets. This game he made 6 of 17 shots, which gave him a shooting percentage of 35.3%, and he also grabbed one rebound.

Up to this point in the season, Iowa has a record of 12-3. In each and every game, the Hawkeyes are committed 18.5 fouls, and they have a free throw percentage of 75.7%. They have a turnover rate of 10.4 times per game, which results in them losing possession of the ball 10.7 times a game, which places them 67th in the college rankings. In this season, Iowa has scored a total of 1,197 points (79.8 points per game), and they have grabbed 31.7 rebounds per game. The Hawkeyes are now ranked thirteenth in the nation in terms of their offensive performance, as they are connecting on 51.9% of their field goal attempts.

The Hawkeyes’ defensive unit is currently ranked fourth in the nation in terms of points per game surrendered, with a total of 60.8. In addition, they have allowed teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor, which ranks 138th in college basketball, and they have forced 15.1 turnovers per game. While the Iowa defense allows their opponents to make 68.4 percent of their shots from the free throw line, they allow 29.9 percent of their shots from beyond the arc to be made (81 points out of 271). In each game, they allow 10.1 assists and 27.7 total boards, which places them in the 12th and first places, respectively, in the nation.

✅ Our Illinois Fighting Illini vs Iowa Hawkeyes Pick: Illinois

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