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Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · January 27, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money MSU -163 / IOWA +125
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +2 124 Won
Massey MSU -1.7 (+0.3) — —
Massey Totals — 151.0 (-27.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 72% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSU -2.0 (+0.0) 148.9 (-24.9) 57% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -2.4 (-0.4) 142.7 (-18.7) 60% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -2.9 (-0.9) 147.6 (-23.6) 62% ✓
Baseline ML MSU -1.9 (+0.1) 150.7 (-26.7) 63% ✓

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 21, 2024 IOWA 78 – 71 MSU
Feb 25, 2023 IOWA 112 – 106 MSU
Feb 23, 2022 IOWA 86 – 60 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU IOWA
Overall 21-13 19-14
Conference 11-8 11-9
Home 12-2 14-3
Away 4-7 4-7
Neutral 5-4 1-4
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 70.9 80.1
Avg Pts Against 67.9 74.7
Massey 9.6 (#47) 11.4 (#32)
Bradley-Terry 2.07 (#35) 1.76 (#50)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.53 (#36) 2.29 (#46)
RPI 0.600 (#28) 0.563 (#75)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU IOWA
FG% 44.7% 45.5%
3PT% 37.4% 34.4%
REB / G 37.0 38.3
OREB / G 9.3 12.2
AST / TO 1.37 1.65
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 51.9%
TOV% 16.5% 14.3%
ORB% 28.2% 32.3%
FT Rate 18.9% 25.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.3% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 14.4% 18.4%
DRB% 75.7% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.2% 14.5%

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