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Iowa Hawkeyes
78 – 90
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Ten
Ohio State Buckeyes
Big Ten Conference · Target Center (Neutral) · March 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money IOWA +115 / OSU -150
Model Predictions
Spread Total IOWA win
Actual OSU +12 168 Lost
Massey IOWA -0.2 (-12.2) — —
Massey Totals — 156.6 (+11.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 50% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 50% ✗
Baseline Plus ML OSU -1.5 (-10.5) 153.1 (+14.9) 42% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -1.2 (-10.8) 151.7 (+16.3) 43% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -1.4 (-10.6) 150.9 (+17.1) 45% ✓
Baseline ML OSU -1.2 (-10.8) 152.2 (+15.8) 44% ✓

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 12, 2026 OSU 72 – 69 IOWA
Feb 26, 2026 IOWA 74 – 57 OSU
Mar 12, 2025 IOWA 77 – 70 OSU
Jan 28, 2025 OSU 82 – 65 IOWA
Feb 3, 2024 IOWA 79 – 77 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IOWA OSU
Overall 19-15 22-14
Conference 10-10 9-11
Home 14-4 15-5
Away 4-9 2-8
Neutral 1-2 5-1
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.1 75.5
Avg Pts Against 79.4 70.2
Massey 11.1 (#47) 11.0 (#48)
Bradley-Terry 1.58 (#64) 1.56 (#66)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.09 (#54) 2.07 (#55)
RPI 0.550 (#88) 0.559 (#70)
Shooting & Four Factors IOWA OSU
FG% 47.7% 45.0%
3PT% 34.5% 34.0%
REB / G 35.4 36.3
OREB / G 9.8 10.6
AST / TO 1.85 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 51.1%
TOV% 13.1% 15.7%
ORB% 27.8% 31.3%
FT Rate 25.6% 26.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.8% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 16.0%
DRB% 69.4% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.2% 21.4%

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