I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Iowa Hawkeyes
80 – 79
FINAL Conference
Northwestern Wildcats
Big Ten Conference · Carver-Hawkeye Arena · December 4, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread IOWA -5.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money IOWA -225 / NU +185
Model Predictions
Spread Total IOWA win
Actual IOWA +1 159 Won
Massey IOWA -9.0 (-8.0) — —
Massey Totals — 142.1 (+16.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IOWA -5.9 (-4.9) 141.6 (+17.4) 76% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IOWA -6.4 (-5.4) 141.8 (+17.2) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IOWA -6.2 (-5.2) 140.6 (+18.4) 80% ✓
Baseline ML IOWA -5.8 (-4.8) 140.2 (+18.8) 75% ✓

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, 2026 IOWA 76 – 70 NU
Mar 1, 2025 NU 68 – 57 IOWA
Mar 2, 2024 IOWA 87 – 80 NU
Feb 19, 2023 NU 80 – 60 IOWA
Feb 1, 2023 IOWA 86 – 70 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IOWA NU
Overall 17-16 17-16
Conference 7-13 7-13
Home 12-6 12-5
Away 2-8 2-9
Neutral 3-2 3-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 82.5 72.4
Avg Pts Against 79.7 69.2
Massey 10.7 (#50) 6.9 (#75)
Bradley-Terry 2.71 (#26) 0.97 (#91)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.39 (#24) 1.80 (#86)
RPI 0.586 (#54) 0.558 (#85)
Shooting & Four Factors IOWA NU
FG% 49.7% 44.4%
3PT% 37.2% 32.6%
REB / G 36.0 36.1
OREB / G 9.7 11.5
AST / TO 1.81 1.44
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.8% 49.2%
TOV% 15.2% 15.1%
ORB% 26.8% 33.0%
FT Rate 18.4% 28.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 46.9%
Opp TOV% 23.2% 20.8%
DRB% 69.2% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 12.3% 22.6%

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