Hmm, you're so pretty, not to talk to you would be a crime. "Baby, Baby" - The Vibrators
Wisconsin Badgers
84 – 71
FINAL Conference
Iowa Hawkeyes
Big Ten Conference · Kohl Center · February 22, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread WIS -2.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money WIS -170 / IOWA +142
Model Predictions
Spread Total WIS win
Actual WIS +13 155 Won
Massey WIS -0.9 (+12.1) — —
Massey Totals — 151.6 (+3.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WIS -0.9 (+12.1) 143.5 (+11.5) 47% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WIS -3.0 (+10.0) 142.7 (+12.3) 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WIS -2.4 (+10.6) 144.6 (+10.4) 62% ✓
Baseline ML WIS -2.2 (+10.8) 145.9 (+9.1) 64% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 8, 2025 WIS 74 – 63 IOWA
Jan 4, 2025 WIS 116 – 85 IOWA
Feb 17, 2024 IOWA 88 – 86 WIS
Jan 3, 2024 WIS 83 – 72 IOWA
Feb 23, 2023 WIS 64 – 52 IOWA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WIS IOWA
Overall 24-11 24-13
Conference 14-6 10-10
Home 15-2 15-3
Away 6-5 3-8
Neutral 3-4 6-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 83.0 74.5
Avg Pts Against 76.1 66.3
Massey 14.5 (#37) 16.5 (#28)
Bradley-Terry 2.66 (#30) 2.64 (#31)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.32 (#30) 3.37 (#28)
RPI 0.590 (#40) 0.584 (#44)
Shooting & Four Factors WIS IOWA
FG% 45.0% 49.5%
3PT% 35.1% 36.3%
REB / G 36.4 30.2
OREB / G 10.6 9.1
AST / TO 1.68 1.57
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.9% 56.8%
TOV% 13.2% 15.2%
ORB% 29.9% 31.3%
FT Rate 26.3% 28.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 14.8% 21.3%
DRB% 73.2% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.5% 27.6%

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