Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Big Ten Conference · Jersey Mike’s Arena · January 8, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread RUTG -5.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money RUTG -275 / IOWA +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total RUTG win
Actual IOWA +11 141 Lost
Massey RUTG -10.4 (-21.4) — —
Massey Totals — 140.8 (+0.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 81% ✗
Baseline Plus ML RUTG -7.9 (-18.9) 143.2 (-2.2) 67% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RUTG -7.4 (-18.4) 141.7 (-0.7) 67% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML RUTG -9.3 (-20.3) 142.1 (-1.1) 80% ✗
Baseline ML RUTG -8.2 (-19.2) 142.1 (-1.1) 78% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 21, 2026 IOWA 68 – 62 RUTG
Feb 12, 2025 IOWA 84 – 73 RUTG
Jan 6, 2024 IOWA 86 – 77 RUTG
Jan 29, 2023 IOWA 93 – 82 RUTG
Mar 11, 2022 IOWA 84 – 74 RUTG

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RUTG IOWA
Overall 19-15 19-14
Conference 10-10 11-9
Home 14-6 14-3
Away 4-7 4-7
Neutral 1-2 1-4
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L2 L3
Avg Pts For 68.4 80.1
Avg Pts Against 61.1 74.7
Massey 16.2 (#7) 9.9 (#44)
Bradley-Terry 1.78 (#47) 1.44 (#68)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.40 (#46) 1.82 (#73)
RPI 0.587 (#45) 0.549 (#89)
Shooting & Four Factors RUTG IOWA
FG% 44.3% 44.8%
3PT% 31.6% 32.0%
REB / G 38.5 39.3
OREB / G 12.2 12.6
AST / TO 1.27 1.68
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 50.7%
TOV% 17.9% 13.9%
ORB% 34.3% 32.3%
FT Rate 22.6% 25.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.0% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 25.3% 18.6%
DRB% 72.9% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 14.6%

Game Analysis

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