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(8) Iowa Hawkeyes
75 – 83
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(9) Auburn Tigers
Legacy Arena at BJCC (Neutral) · March 16, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread IOWA -0.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money IOWA -115 / AUB -111
Model Predictions
Spread Total IOWA win
Actual AUB +8 158 Lost
Massey AUB -0.6 (-7.4) — —
Massey Totals — 153.6 (+4.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 45% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 48% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AUB -0.7 (-7.3) 152.3 (+5.7) 50% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IOWA -0.2 (-8.2) 151.4 (+6.6) 52% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IOWA -0.1 (-8.1) 152.6 (+5.4) 54% ✗
Baseline ML IOWA -0.1 (-8.1) 153.8 (+4.2) 50% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IOWA AUB
Overall 19-14 21-13
Conference 11-9 10-8
Home 14-3 14-2
Away 4-7 4-8
Neutral 1-4 3-3
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 80.1 72.8
Avg Pts Against 74.7 67.7
Massey 11.6 (#33) 12.2 (#30)
Bradley-Terry 1.69 (#54) 1.88 (#40)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.28 (#45) 2.35 (#40)
RPI 0.545 (#86) 0.584 (#33)
Shooting & Four Factors IOWA AUB
FG% 45.4% 44.1%
3PT% 34.3% 31.4%
REB / G 36.3 36.2
OREB / G 12.0 11.7
AST / TO 1.67 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 49.6%
TOV% 14.1% 18.0%
ORB% 32.2% 33.3%
FT Rate 24.0% 24.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.3% 45.6%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 19.4%
DRB% 72.4% 67.9%
Opp FT Rate 17.5% 27.6%

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