I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Nebraska Cornhuskers
78 – 88
FINAL Conference
Iowa Hawkeyes
Big Ten Conference · Pinnacle Bank Arena · February 26, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread IOWA -12.5 Home covered
O/U 161.5 Over
Money NEB +600 / IOWA -900
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual IOWA +10 166 Lost
Massey IOWA -14.5 (+4.5) — —
Massey Totals — 165.3 (+0.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 10% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 7% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IOWA -12.7 (+2.7) 164.2 (+1.8) 13% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IOWA -12.1 (+2.1) 164.9 (+1.1) 14% ✓
Baseline ML IOWA -13.2 (+3.2) 167.6 (-1.6) 14% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IOWA -12.0 (+2.0) 162.7 (+3.3) 13% ✓

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 26, 2026 IOWA 77 – 71 NEB
Mar 8, 2026 NEB 84 – 75 IOWA
Feb 18, 2026 IOWA 57 – 52 NEB
Mar 9, 2025 IOWA 83 – 68 NEB
Jan 8, 2025 IOWA 97 – 87 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB IOWA
Overall 10-22 26-10
Conference 4-16 12-8
Home 7-12 15-3
Away 3-8 6-6
Neutral 0-2 5-1
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.3 83.2
Avg Pts Against 78.5 71.2
Massey -1.1 (#187) 16.1 (#15)
Bradley-Terry -0.47 (#216) 2.24 (#36)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.10 (#185) 2.95 (#27)
RPI 0.459 (#246) 0.581 (#47)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB IOWA
FG% 43.2% 45.9%
3PT% 30.6% 35.0%
REB / G 33.7 37.5
OREB / G 7.6 12.0
AST / TO 1.00 1.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 52.6%
TOV% 17.5% 12.3%
ORB% 20.5% 31.8%
FT Rate 23.8% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.8% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 20.2%
DRB% 68.6% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 20.5% 19.2%

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