NFL
By: Melo Williams
24 Wisconsin Badgers (18-8, 10-5) hosts the Iowa Hawkeyes (19-7, 9-6) Sunday at the Kohl Center.
The Badgers are coming off a loss to Ohio State and is 7-3 in the last 10 games.
The Hawkeyes are on a one game winning streak upsetting Nebraska and are 7-3 in their last 10 games.
Wisconsin holds a small 91-86 series lead over Iowa, winning six of their last seven meetings.
Dating back to March 3, 2010 – February 8, 2026, Wisconsin holds a 16-10 record vs Iowa and 6-4 in the last 10 matchups.
The Badgers swept the Hawkeyes last season, winning 116-85 in Madison and 74-63 in Iowa City.
Scouting Report for Wisconsin
●Wisconsin defense should blitz Iowa G Bennett Stirtz and get the ball out of his hands minimizing his point and playmaking production
●Run Iowa off the 3pt line
●Make Cooper Koch and Alvaro Folgueiras beat you off the dribble scoring
●Wisconsin should play fast pace
●Nick Boyd/John Blackwell 20+ points each
●Nolan Winter 10+ points and rebounds
●Win bench points
●Win the 2nd chance and fast break points battle
●Force turnovers and score points off turnovers
Team Stats Comparisons
Player Stats Leaders
Wisconsin
Nick Boyd- 20.3 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 3.6 APG
John Blackwell- 18.8 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.4 APG
Nolan Winter- 13.6 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 1.7 APG
Aleksas Bieliauskas- 4.3 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 0.7 APG
Andrew Rohde- 6.2 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 2.8 APG
Austin Rapp- 9.3 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 1.7 APG
Braeden Carrington- 7.6 PPG, 2.5 APG, 1.0 APG
Iowa
Bennett Stirtz- 20.5 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 4.6 APG
Tavion Banks- 10.7 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 1.2 APG
Alvaro Folgueiras- 8.2 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 2.0 APG
Cooper Koch- 6.8 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 1.0 APG
Cam Manyawu- 6.5 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 1.0 APG
Tate Sage- 6.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG
Prediction– Wisconsin wins
Game Notes
📍Kohl Center
⏰ 3:00 PM CST
📺 FS1
📻 Badger Radio Network
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