Penn State vs. Iowa Prediction: Iowa Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/24/2025]

College basketball action continues on Friday at 9:00PM ET as Penn State squares off with Iowa in college basketball action at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Iowa as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Penn State-Iowa game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict Iowa's chance of winning is 60%, while Penn State's is 40%."

For further insights into Friday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Penn State vs. Iowa predictions page.

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Penn State vs. Iowa Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's college basketball matchup between Iowa and Penn State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena is scheduled to begin at 9:00PM ET.

• Who: Penn State vs. Iowa
• Date: Friday, January 24, 2025
• Time: 9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT
• Venue: Carver-Hawkeye Arena
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Friday's Penn State vs. Iowa matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Penn State vs. Iowa Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Friday's NCAA basketball matchup between Penn State and Iowa 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Iowa a 60% chance of defeating Penn State. Our predicted final score has Iowa winning 82-79.

According to our model, Penn State (+3.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 168.5-point over/under has a 55% chance of staying under.

Penn State vs. Iowa Odds

We have researched the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Penn State	Iowa
Spread	+3.5 (-108)	-3.5 (-112)
Moneyline	+160	-170
Total	o168.5 (-110)	u168.5 (-105)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Penn State vs. Iowa Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Penn State vs. Iowa matchup is on the total.

Our expert predictions, matched against the latest odds, reveal the best college basketball picks for every game throughout the season.

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Conclusion

We predict Iowa, with a 60% win probability, will likely beat Penn State on Friday.

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