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Iowa Hawkeyes
69 – 73
FINAL Neutral Conference Big Ten
Ohio State Buckeyes
Big Ten Conference · United Center (Neutral) · March 9, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread IOWA -4.0 Away covered
O/U 153.0 Under
Money IOWA -190 / OSU +158
Model Predictions
Spread Total IOWA win
Actual OSU +4 142 Lost
Massey IOWA -1.5 (-5.5) — —
Massey Totals — 158.5 (-16.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IOWA -1.2 (-5.2) 152.1 (-10.1) 57% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IOWA -2.0 (-6.0) 149.4 (-7.4) 60% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IOWA -1.3 (-5.3) 154.4 (-12.4) 55% ✗
Baseline ML IOWA -1.4 (-5.4) 154.2 (-12.2) 53% ✗

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
Mar 14, 2024 OSU 90 – 78 IOWA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IOWA OSU
Overall 19-14 16-19
Conference 11-9 5-15
Home 14-3 10-6
Away 4-7 1-10
Neutral 1-4 5-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 80.1 72.5
Avg Pts Against 74.7 69.0
Massey 11.7 (#32) 10.3 (#46)
Bradley-Terry 1.81 (#44) 0.96 (#95)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.36 (#43) 1.61 (#74)
RPI 0.554 (#77) 0.505 (#169)
Shooting & Four Factors IOWA OSU
FG% 45.4% 46.3%
3PT% 34.6% 36.0%
REB / G 36.5 36.5
OREB / G 12.0 10.8
AST / TO 1.70 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 51.9%
TOV% 14.0% 16.6%
ORB% 32.1% 32.2%
FT Rate 24.1% 19.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.3% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 16.0%
DRB% 72.5% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 17.6% 19.8%

Game Analysis

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