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Big Ten Conference · Carver-Hawkeye Arena · March 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ILL -1.5 Away covered
O/U 171.5 Under
Money IOWA +105 / ILL -133
Model Predictions
Spread Total IOWA win
Actual ILL +12 134 Lost
Massey ILL -2.1 (-9.9)
Massey Totals 174.8 (-40.8)
Bradley-Terry 47%
Weighted B-T 42%
Baseline Plus ML ILL -2.4 (-9.6) 166.4 (-32.4) 35%
Model 4 ML ILL -2.3 (-9.7) 166.9 (-32.9) 33%
Model 3 ML ILL -1.0 (-11.0) 166.3 (-32.3) 46%
Baseline ML ILL -1.3 (-10.7) 167.7 (-33.7) 46%

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 28, 2026 ILL 7159 IOWA
Jan 11, 2026 ILL 7569 IOWA
Mar 13, 2025 ILL 10694 IOWA
Feb 26, 2025 ILL 8161 IOWA
Feb 24, 2024 ILL 9585 IOWA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IOWA ILL
Overall 19-15 29-9
Conference 10-10 14-6
Home 14-4 15-3
Away 4-9 6-5
Neutral 1-2 8-1
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.1 83.4
Avg Pts Against 79.4 73.3
Massey 11.5 (#47) 16.8 (#14)
Bradley-Terry 1.67 (#58) 2.38 (#21)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.19 (#50) 3.16 (#14)
RPI 0.559 (#70) 0.604 (#18)
Shooting & Four Factors IOWA ILL
FG% 48.1% 47.2%
3PT% 34.6% 35.1%
REB / G 35.5 41.1
OREB / G 10.0 12.8
AST / TO 1.83 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 54.1%
TOV% 13.3% 15.2%
ORB% 28.6% 36.1%
FT Rate 26.0% 27.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 12.6%
DRB% 69.2% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 19.4%

Game Analysis

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