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Iowa Hawkeyes
74 – 57
FINAL Conference
Ohio State Buckeyes
Big Ten Conference · Carver-Hawkeye Arena · February 26, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread IOWA -6.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money IOWA -285 / OSU +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total IOWA win
Actual IOWA +17 131 Won
Massey IOWA -4.4 (+12.6) — —
Massey Totals — 146.8 (-15.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IOWA -4.8 (+12.2) 142.0 (-11.0) 75% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IOWA -5.3 (+11.7) 138.2 (-7.2) 73% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IOWA -4.7 (+12.3) 141.8 (-10.8) 70% ✓
Baseline ML IOWA -5.1 (+11.9) 142.8 (-11.8) 71% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 12, 2026 OSU 72 – 69 IOWA
Mar 12, 2025 IOWA 77 – 70 OSU
Jan 28, 2025 OSU 82 – 65 IOWA
Mar 14, 2024 OSU 90 – 78 IOWA
Feb 3, 2024 IOWA 79 – 77 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IOWA OSU
Overall 24-13 21-13
Conference 10-10 12-8
Home 15-3 14-3
Away 3-8 5-6
Neutral 6-2 2-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.5 79.3
Avg Pts Against 66.3 72.6
Massey 16.2 (#30) 14.7 (#36)
Bradley-Terry 2.51 (#33) 2.22 (#43)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.21 (#35) 3.06 (#40)
RPI 0.581 (#48) 0.568 (#60)
Shooting & Four Factors IOWA OSU
FG% 49.4% 48.8%
3PT% 35.9% 34.3%
REB / G 30.1 34.3
OREB / G 9.1 9.9
AST / TO 1.57 1.39
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.7% 55.6%
TOV% 15.1% 15.4%
ORB% 31.1% 31.8%
FT Rate 27.5% 28.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 20.9% 16.0%
DRB% 71.3% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 27.9% 25.2%

Game Analysis

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