So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
Big 12 Conference · Hope Coliseum · December 19, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread WVU -15.0 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money WVU -1600 / ISU +900
Model Predictions
Spread Total WVU win
Actual WVU +5 135 Won
Massey WVU -24.2 (-19.2) — —
Massey Totals — 140.8 (-5.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 100% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WVU -15.9 (-10.9) 144.6 (-9.6) 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WVU -16.6 (-11.6) 145.0 (-10.0) 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WVU -17.2 (-12.2) 145.5 (-10.5) 90% ✓
Baseline ML WVU -16.9 (-11.9) 144.4 (-9.4) 89% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 3, 2026 ISU 80 – 59 WVU
Jan 18, 2025 WVU 64 – 57 ISU
Feb 24, 2024 ISU 71 – 64 WVU
Feb 28, 2023 WVU 72 – 69 ISU
Feb 9, 2023 WVU 76 – 71 ISU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WVU ISU
Overall 19-10 2-22
Conference 11-6 0-18
Home 8-5 2-10
Away 7-2 0-11
Neutral 4-3 0-1
Last 5 4-1 1-3
Streak L1 L18
Avg Pts For 77.3 65.6
Avg Pts Against 72.0 76.7
Massey 12.9 (#23) -6.5 (#259)
Bradley-Terry 3.64 (#4) -2.31 (#301)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.61 (#6) -3.99 (#309)
RPI 0.757 (#3) 0.409 (#256)
Shooting & Four Factors WVU ISU
FG% 42.4% 47.1%
3PT% 34.2% 32.4%
REB / G 41.9 29.2
OREB / G 14.9 8.5
AST / TO 1.26 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.0% 54.4%
TOV% 16.1% 21.1%
ORB% 38.4% 26.0%
FT Rate 25.6% 12.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.8% 53.0%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 20.7%
DRB% 70.0% 64.3%
Opp FT Rate 19.7% 29.4%

Game Analysis

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