The Iowa Hawkeyes take on the Washington Huskies in Seattle, WA. Tip-off is set for 11 p.m. ET on BTN.
Iowa is favored by 2.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -150. The total is set at 139 points.
Here’s my Iowa vs. Washington predictions and college basketball picks for February 4, 2026.
Iowa vs Washington Prediction
My Pick: Iowa ML -150
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Iowa vs. Washington Odds
| Iowa Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-2.5 -110 | 139 -110 / -110 | -150 |
| Washington Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+2.5 -110 | 139 -110 / -110 | +125 |
- Iowa vs Washington spread: Iowa -2.5
- Iowa vs Washington over/under: 139 points
- Iowa vs Washington moneyline: Iowa -150, Washington +125
Iowa vs Washington College Basketball Betting Preview
Iowa Basketball
The Hawkeyes come into this game as a narrow road favorite, but they've been quite inconsistent recently, despite winning four straight games.
Iowa’s 74-57 win at Indiana snapped a three-game losing streak in early-to-mid January, but it was also easily the best performance the Hawkeyes have had since that losing streak. Iowa beat a bad Rutgers team by just six points and got bailed out against USC in a one-point win, both times at home.
The Hawkeyes looked like a much better version of themselves when they started out the road trip to the Pacific Northwest with an 18-point victory against Oregon, powered by Bennett Stirtz’s monster game (32 points on 12-for-15 shooting and seven assists).
Iowa’s past performances on the road – which include close losses to Iowa State and Purdue, and a big win against Indiana, but also include a blowout loss to Michigan State and a loss to Minnesota – indicate that the Hawkeyes have a normal level of variance when leaving Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The Hawkeyes don’t struggle noticeably, but they also aren’t true road warriors.
It’s hard to know how much the trip out west will affect Iowa, as some Big Ten teams have already swept West Coast trips this season. It’s still challenging to do, however.
The Hakweyes’ four-game winning streak allows them to come into this matchup with decent momentum, and considering Stirtz has only really been slowed down by elite defensive guards, that matchup should be favorable.
Washington Basketball
The Huskies have looked the part of a low-end bubble team all season long, losing every game against teams that are NCAA Tournament locks, but doing so in close games. When playing opponents at its level or worse, Washington has typically taken care of business (with notable exceptions being the losses to Colorado and Seattle).
The Huskies are in a must-win spot here with a chance to knock off potentially the only true middle-of-the-pack team in the Big Ten.
Washington has already lost all five games to the big five of Michigan, Illinois, Purdue, Michigan State and Nebraska, and the Hawkeyes are easily the best team in the conference that the Huskies haven’t played yet.
Will Washington actually have enough firepower to win this game?
The Huskies played well enough to keep it close with both Nebraska and Illinois on the road, but with their best win coming against either Ohio State at home or USC on the road (it's splitting hairs which win is potentially better), it’s hard to believe that Washington will have what it takes to beat one of the Big Ten’s upper-echelon teams.
However, the Huskies will have one compelling matchup advantage over Iowa.
While the Hawkeyes’ entire lineup is 6-foot-4 or taller, Alvaro Folgueiras is the only 6-foot-10-plus big man who's a major factor in their rotation.
6-foot-11 Hannes Steinbach and 6-foot-11 Franck Kepnang are both in the top 55 of offensive rebounding rate, according to KenPom, and will have a significant size advantage against the Iowa frontcourt.
Iowa vs. Washington Betting Analysis
This matchup presents some very interesting stylistic dichotomies. Iowa has the best player on the floor in Stirtz and will run everything through him in an attempt to use that advantage to its fullest.
On the other side, Washington has Steinbach and Kepnang, and will likely try to emphasize feeding Steinbach in the post and winning the battle on the glass to capture this game.
Overall, these two teams are at best a stylistic stalemate, leading me to lean towards the better overall team to win the matchup in a close one, even though it's a road game in a tough environment.
My Pick: Iowa ML -150
