And of all my friends, you've been the best to me. / Soon will be the day when I repay you handsomely. "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
Iowa Hawkeyes
112 – 106 OT
FINAL Conference
Michigan State Spartans
Big Ten Conference · Carver-Hawkeye Arena · February 25, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread IOWA -5.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money IOWA -250 / MSU +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total IOWA win
Actual IOWA +6 218 Won
Massey IOWA -3.7 (+2.3) — —
Massey Totals — 148.3 (+69.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 57% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IOWA -2.5 (+3.5) 147.0 (+71.0) 67% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IOWA -3.1 (+2.9) 144.9 (+73.1) 71% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IOWA -2.7 (+3.3) 145.8 (+72.2) 63% ✓
Baseline ML IOWA -2.6 (+3.4) 146.7 (+71.3) 66% ✓

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
Jan 27, 2023 MSU 63 – 61 IOWA
Feb 23, 2022 IOWA 86 – 60 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IOWA MSU
Overall 19-14 21-13
Conference 11-9 11-8
Home 14-3 12-2
Away 4-7 4-7
Neutral 1-4 5-4
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 80.1 70.9
Avg Pts Against 74.7 67.9
Massey 11.1 (#35) 11.0 (#37)
Bradley-Terry 1.71 (#50) 2.07 (#37)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.16 (#50) 2.57 (#34)
RPI 0.555 (#75) 0.585 (#39)
Shooting & Four Factors IOWA MSU
FG% 45.3% 44.4%
3PT% 33.2% 37.5%
REB / G 36.4 36.2
OREB / G 11.7 9.0
AST / TO 1.63 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 50.5%
TOV% 14.2% 16.6%
ORB% 31.5% 27.5%
FT Rate 24.2% 18.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 46.5%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 14.9%
DRB% 71.9% 74.9%
Opp FT Rate 16.2% 20.7%

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