Iowa is flying high after winning three-straight games.
Jan Jensen's squad went into a mini-slump on their California road trip, dropping two straight games before being upset by Minnesota at home.
The Hawkeyes have righted the ship and rattled off three straight wins against Washington, Nebraska, and Purdue.
The Hawkeyes are hopeful senior Hannah Stuelke will return to the lineup after sitting out against Purdue with an upper-body injury, and they will need all the firepower they can get against an aggressive Michigan defense.
Iowa has to get out to a fast start and have most things go its way if they want to escape with a win on Senior Day.
Take care of the basketball
This seems simple, but Iowa often goes through stretches of the game where it gets lax with the ball and commits unforced turnovers.
Michigan is one of the top teams in the country in steals per game with 11.7 (No. 22 overall) and turnovers forced per game with 20.4 (No. 36 overall), and Iowa cannot afford to give the ball away.
Against the top teams in the conference and in the country, you have to play mistake-free basketball, and if Iowa gets loose with the ball, the Wolverines will capitalize on those mistakes.
Rebound, rebound, rebound
When Iowa dominates in the paint and wins the rebounding battle, it wins the game, and the squad has a prime opportunity to take advantage of its size down low.
While Michigan is a solid offensive team, it is one of the worst in the nation in rebounding (No. 233 overall), and Ava Heiden and Hannah Stuelke (if she plays) should have a field day on the glass.
Iowa's size and strength in the paint are among its biggest assets until it runs into a team that is like-minded, like UCLA.
That will not be the case against the Wolverines, and Iowa should easily win on the glass in this game.
Get Ava Heiden going early and often
This seems obvious, but when Heiden gets in foul trouble or is ineffective early in games, the Hawkeyes' offense struggles.
Michigan likes to pressure the ball, and if Heiden can get out in transition and make some easy baskets, she will be even harder to force out of the paint later on.
Heiden has the size over anyone Michigan can throw at her, and Iowa's paint-focused offensive strategy should work well against the Wolverines.
Final predictions
It's very simple: if Iowa dominates the glass and wins the turnover battle, they will win this game.
Michigan uses defense to create quick and easy offense, and if the Hawkeyes fall asleep at any moment on a pass or in an offensive set, Michigan will run away with it.
Hannah Stuelke returns and has a good game, alongside Ava Heiden, who goes for another double-double in a Hawkeye win.
Final score: Iowa 72, Michigan 69