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Big Ten Conference · Bryce Jordan Center · February 9, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread IOWA -1.5 Home covered
O/U 164.5 Over
Money PSU -111 / IOWA -115
Model Predictions
Spread Total PSU win
Actual PSU +10 168 Won
Massey IOWA -1.9 (+11.9) — —
Massey Totals — 165.3 (+2.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 46% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IOWA -0.9 (+10.9) 159.5 (+8.5) 47% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PSU -0.4 (+9.6) 158.1 (+9.9) 53% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IOWA -0.9 (+10.9) 158.2 (+9.8) 47% ✗
Baseline ML IOWA -1.0 (+11.0) 158.0 (+10.0) 49% ✗

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 28, 2026 PSU 71 – 69 IOWA
Jan 25, 2025 IOWA 76 – 75 PSU
Feb 28, 2024 IOWA 90 – 81 PSU
Jan 1, 2023 PSU 83 – 79 IOWA
Feb 1, 2022 PSU 90 – 86 IOWA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PSU IOWA
Overall 16-17 19-15
Conference 9-11 10-10
Home 12-4 14-4
Away 2-8 4-9
Neutral 2-5 1-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.1 83.1
Avg Pts Against 73.4 79.4
Massey 6.1 (#91) 11.4 (#42)
Bradley-Terry 0.65 (#121) 1.35 (#78)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.14 (#104) 1.96 (#63)
RPI 0.513 (#149) 0.548 (#99)
Shooting & Four Factors PSU IOWA
FG% 43.9% 47.6%
3PT% 31.5% 34.3%
REB / G 32.0 36.5
OREB / G 10.0 10.5
AST / TO 1.13 1.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 52.8%
TOV% 15.1% 13.3%
ORB% 27.3% 28.8%
FT Rate 25.0% 24.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 22.0% 17.7%
DRB% 67.1% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 27.0% 21.4%

Game Analysis

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