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Big Ten Conference · Carver-Hawkeye Arena · January 22, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread IOWA -8.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money IOWA -400 / MINN +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total IOWA win
Actual MINN +5 139 Lost
Massey IOWA -11.7 (-16.7) — —
Massey Totals — 156.3 (-17.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IOWA -10.7 (-15.7) 155.1 (-16.1) 80% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IOWA -10.6 (-15.6) 151.6 (-12.6) 79% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IOWA -10.3 (-15.3) 151.1 (-12.1) 84% ✗
Baseline ML IOWA -10.9 (-15.9) 153.7 (-14.7) 78% ✗

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 7, 2026 MINN 70 – 67 IOWA
Feb 11, 2024 IOWA 90 – 85 MINN
Jan 15, 2024 IOWA 86 – 77 MINN
Feb 12, 2023 IOWA 68 – 56 MINN
Feb 6, 2022 IOWA 71 – 59 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IOWA MINN
Overall 17-16 15-17
Conference 7-13 7-13
Home 12-6 10-9
Away 2-8 5-5
Neutral 3-2 0-3
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 82.5 68.1
Avg Pts Against 79.7 69.7
Massey 11.6 (#49) 3.4 (#112)
Bradley-Terry 1.98 (#47) 0.60 (#115)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.67 (#45) 1.04 (#102)
RPI 0.571 (#56) 0.517 (#149)
Shooting & Four Factors IOWA MINN
FG% 50.8% 44.3%
3PT% 39.7% 32.2%
REB / G 32.3 34.7
OREB / G 8.8 10.6
AST / TO 1.83 1.52
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.2% 50.2%
TOV% 14.2% 15.7%
ORB% 25.3% 29.7%
FT Rate 20.1% 20.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.9% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 16.7%
DRB% 66.7% 70.0%
Opp FT Rate 16.2% 23.2%

Game Analysis

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