Wisconsin is playing one of its most important final games of the season. The Badgers only have five games left, and only two of them feature teams inside the top 25 of the NET: Iowa and Purdue. This game against the Hawkeyes on Sunday is an important quad-1 opportunity that the Badgers need to take advantage of after squandering the last one against Ohio State earlier this week.
Here's all that you need to know ahead of the game.
How to watch Wisconsin vs. Iowa
Who:Â Iowa Hawkeyes
When:Â 3:00Â p.m. CT on Sunday, February 22, 2026
Where:Â Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin
TV:Â FS1
Streaming: Fox One and the Fox Sports App
Odds, analytics, prediction for Wisconsin vs. Iowa
FanDuel has the odds in favor of the Badgers. The spread has Wisconsin as a 2.5 favorite over Iowa. The over/under is at 145.5. Those two numbers put together give you a Vegas prediction. The final score is set at about Wisconsin 74 to Iowa 72.
ESPN Analytics has the probability for a win also in Wisconsin's favor; the predictive model predicts Wisconsin to win with a 62.5% probability.
Whether that makes the Wisconsin fan feel good or not is up for debate. When the Badgers play at their best, they can beat anyone. They can also come out with a frustrating lack of effort and physicality to let teams like USC and Ohio State beat them.
Injury Updates for Wisconsin vs. Iowa
Iowa only had one player miss the last game against Nebraska, Peyton McCollum. McCollum will not be back for Wisconsin as he's been ruled out for the rest of the season. The availability reports won't come out until two hours before, but there shouldn't be any players besides McCollum missing for Iowa.
Wisconsin will also have one player out (most likely). Jack Janicki may not be out for the post-season but he is assuredly gone for the rest of the regular season. He had wrist surgery and is now working to recover.
Austin Rapp will be back from illness according to Greg Gard.