Iowa 2025 college basketball national championship odds and futures

USA Today

30-01-2025

Data Skrive
With +50000 odds on the moneyline to win the national championship in the 2024-25 college basketball season, confidence is not high for the Iowa Hawkeyes (13-8) to have a deep NCAA tournament run.
Iowa heads into this matchup following an 82-65 loss to Ohio State on Monday.
Drew Thelwell scored a team-best 20 points for the Hawkeyes in the loss.
Tipping off at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 4, the Hawkeyes host the Purdue Boilermakers. If you're looking for odds on this matchup, none are currently available.
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Iowa college basketball futures odds
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Odds to win the national championship: +50000 (Bet $100 to win $50000)
+50000 (Bet $100 to win $50000) Pre-new year national championship odds: +25000
+25000 Odds to win the Big Ten: +50000 (Bet $100 to win $50000)
Iowa's best 2024-25 wins
Owen Freeman scored 16 points against Nebraska, and Thelwell had 16.
Other notable wins
85-60 at home over Indiana (No. 49/RPI) on January 11
80-79 at home over Northwestern (No. 66/RPI) on December 3
76-66 over Washington State (No. 71/RPI) on November 15
76-75 at home over Penn State (No. 78/RPI) on January 24
95-88 over Utah (No. 156/RPI) on December 21
Iowa stat leaders
Payton Sandfort is averaging 16.0 points, 2.9 assists and 5.7 rebounds per contest.
Freeman is tops on the Hawkeyes with 16.7 points per game and 6.7 rebounds, while also posting 1.3 assists.
Josh Dix averages 13.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists per contest. At the other end, he delivers 1.0 steal and 0.6 blocked shots.
Brock Harding puts up a team-best 6.0 assists per contest. He is also averaging 9.0 points and 2.0 rebounds, shooting 44.7% from the field and 38.5% from downtown with 1.2 made 3-pointers per game.
Thelwell posts 10.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. At the other end, he averages 2.0 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
Iowa 2024-25 stats
Iowa has been lifted by its offense, as it ranks seventh-best in college basketball by tallying 85.7 points per game. It ranks 330th in college basketball in points allowed (78.5 per contest).
The Hawkeyes are 11-2 at home, 0-5 on the road and 2-1 in neutral-site games this year.
Iowa scores 89.8 points per game at home, compared to 78.4 points per game in away games, a difference of 11.4 points per contest.
The Hawkeyes have a 12-2 record in games they were listed as the favorite, and a winless 0-6 record in games they were listed as underdogs.
Iowa's offense has been less effective over its last 10 games, putting up 84.1 points a contest compared to the 85.7 it has averaged this year.