I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Hilton Coliseum · December 10, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread IOWA -3.5 Home covered
O/U 151.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total ISU win
Actual ISU +20 126 Won
Massey IOWA -1.0 (+21.0) — —
Massey Totals — 152.8 (-26.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ISU -4.2 (+15.8) 151.9 (-25.9) 67% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ISU -2.3 (+17.7) 143.6 (-17.6) 59% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ISU -3.7 (+16.3) 149.6 (-23.6) 65% ✓
Baseline ML ISU -4.2 (+15.8) 149.7 (-23.7) 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 12, 2025 ISU 66 – 62 IOWA
Dec 13, 2024 ISU 89 – 80 IOWA
Dec 8, 2023 ISU 90 – 65 IOWA
Dec 9, 2022 IOWA 75 – 56 ISU
Dec 12, 2020 IOWA 105 – 77 ISU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ISU IOWA
Overall 22-13 26-10
Conference 7-11 12-8
Home 14-5 15-3
Away 4-6 6-6
Neutral 4-2 5-1
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.6 83.2
Avg Pts Against 62.5 71.2
Massey 9.9 (#40) 15.8 (#14)
Bradley-Terry 4.49 (#1) 1.50 (#69)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.64 (#2) 1.88 (#78)
RPI 0.604 (#40) 0.538 (#127)
Shooting & Four Factors ISU IOWA
FG% 45.2% 48.7%
3PT% 35.1% 37.8%
REB / G 36.2 37.0
OREB / G 11.5 11.6
AST / TO 1.10 2.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 55.9%
TOV% 19.3% 11.0%
ORB% 32.6% 31.9%
FT Rate 22.5% 25.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.1% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 27.2% 22.2%
DRB% 72.8% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 29.0% 19.7%

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