Matt Fargo - Iowa vs Clemson

Fargo's CBB Supreme Annihilator 4-1 Thursday

Handicapper
Matt Fargo
League
NCAAB
Competition
Iowa vs Clemson
Release Date
03/20/2026 07:57 AM
Event Date
03/20/2026 06:50 PM
Bet Type
Point Spread
Pick
Iowa -1.5 (-115) (BetMGM)
Outcome
Win
Analysis
This is a play on the IOWA HAWKEYES for our CBB Friday Annihilator. Iowa got as high as No. 15 at KenPom in early February and then things started falling apart as the Hawkeyes lost six of their final eight regular season games and posting horrible losses at Maryland and Penn St. They ended with a No. 25 rating so they did not drop far and they have one of the best postseason coaches in Ben McCollum. Iowa is shooting 77 percent from the free throw line and that is the magic number as teams shooting 77 percent or higher from the free throw line are 97-56-2 ATS (63.4 percent) since 2008. Clemson opened the season 20-4 including 10-1 in the ACC and like Iowa, fell apart late as they lost five of their last seven games. They beat Wake Forest and almost let North Carolina come back from an 18-point deficit. They play solid defense but do not possess a come-from-behind offense. 10* (747) Iowa Hawkeyes

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