Iowa's Jack Nunge, who is averaging 7.1 points and 5.3 rebounds, suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee and will miss the remainder of the season for the No. 9 Hawkeyes.
Luka Garza scored 23 points to become Iowa's all-time leading scorer, and the 11th-ranked Hawkeyes beat Penn State 74-68 on Sunday.
Aaron Henry had 18 points to help Michigan State improve its chances of making the NCAA Tournament with a 71-67 win over No. 4 Ohio State on Thursday night, two days after coach Tom Izzo's team beat No. 5 Illinois by nine points.
This one probably should be a PICK'EM with the Buckeyes only slightly favored.
Ohio State is coming off of two losses.
Ohio State is 47-15-3 all time versus Iowa.
Iowa has won only four of the last 20 games in this series.
Ohio State has won 8 of the last 9 at home in this series.
Iowa has only won 2 of 22 games in Ohio State.
Buckeyes are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up loss.
Buckeyes are 14-5 ATS in their last 19 home games.
George Mason as a -4 point home favorite was seeing greater than 80% of the bets but just around 35% of the money as the line moved up a half point per the AcePerHead odds feed (exclusive to Gambling911.com).
Two of the hottest teams in NCAA men's college basketball meet Saturday February 15 for a 4 pm ET state rivalry game between Auburn and Alabama. The No. 1 ranked Tigers come into this one as a rare underdog.