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Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · February 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread IOWA -9.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money PSU +410 / IOWA -550
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PSU +2 140 Won
Massey IOWA -11.2 (+13.2) — —
Massey Totals — 147.0 (-7.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 15% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 7% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IOWA -10.0 (+12.0) 137.0 (+3.0) 18% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IOWA -10.3 (+12.3) 135.8 (+4.2) 17% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IOWA -8.8 (+10.8) 139.4 (+0.6) 18% ✗
Baseline ML IOWA -9.3 (+11.3) 140.5 (-0.5) 21% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 25, 2025 IOWA 76 – 75 PSU
Feb 28, 2024 IOWA 90 – 81 PSU
Feb 9, 2024 PSU 89 – 79 IOWA
Jan 1, 2023 PSU 83 – 79 IOWA
Feb 1, 2022 PSU 90 – 86 IOWA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU IOWA
Overall 12-20 24-13
Conference 3-17 10-10
Home 9-8 15-3
Away 2-9 3-8
Neutral 1-3 6-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 73.7 74.5
Avg Pts Against 79.3 66.3
Massey 2.4 (#130) 16.5 (#27)
Bradley-Terry 0.30 (#139) 2.55 (#31)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.17 (#158) 3.28 (#30)
RPI 0.495 (#199) 0.583 (#46)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU IOWA
FG% 46.7% 49.6%
3PT% 31.8% 35.7%
REB / G 29.7 30.0
OREB / G 9.0 8.9
AST / TO 1.24 1.58
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 56.9%
TOV% 15.0% 15.0%
ORB% 27.3% 30.8%
FT Rate 24.8% 27.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 58.3% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 20.9%
DRB% 68.5% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 28.0%

Game Analysis

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