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Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · February 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -9.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money MSU -500 / IOWA +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual IOWA +7 149 Lost
Massey MSU -8.7 (-15.7) — —
Massey Totals — 154.8 (-5.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 82% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MSU -9.0 (-16.0) 150.5 (-1.5) 78% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -8.5 (-15.5) 146.5 (+2.5) 74% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -8.4 (-15.4) 149.2 (-0.2) 80% ✗
Baseline ML MSU -8.4 (-15.4) 148.6 (+0.4) 77% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 3, 2025 MSU 71 – 52 IOWA
Mar 7, 2025 MSU 91 – 84 IOWA
Feb 25, 2023 IOWA 112 – 106 MSU
Jan 27, 2023 MSU 63 – 61 IOWA
Feb 23, 2022 IOWA 86 – 60 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU IOWA
Overall 20-15 19-15
Conference 10-10 10-10
Home 14-4 14-4
Away 3-7 4-9
Neutral 3-4 1-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.9 83.1
Avg Pts Against 66.1 79.4
Massey 15.8 (#16) 10.5 (#49)
Bradley-Terry 1.95 (#44) 1.34 (#76)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.66 (#30) 1.84 (#67)
RPI 0.589 (#38) 0.541 (#108)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU IOWA
FG% 47.4% 47.8%
3PT% 36.5% 33.6%
REB / G 34.5 35.9
OREB / G 9.8 10.5
AST / TO 1.70 1.78
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 52.8%
TOV% 14.7% 13.5%
ORB% 29.3% 29.2%
FT Rate 22.1% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 17.2%
DRB% 71.3% 69.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.0% 23.4%

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