Just tell me where it hurts and I'll tell you who to call. "Quinn the Eskimo" - Bob Dylan
Big Ten Conference · Carver-Hawkeye Arena · February 3, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread IOWA -8.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money IOWA -400 / MSU +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total IOWA win
Actual IOWA +6 162 Won
Massey IOWA -17.4 (-11.4) — —
Massey Totals — 162.4 (-0.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IOWA -14.2 (-8.2) 157.1 (+4.9) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IOWA -13.5 (-7.5) 159.8 (+2.2) 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IOWA -15.3 (-9.3) 160.0 (+2.0) 88% ✓
Baseline ML IOWA -15.4 (-9.4) 157.2 (+4.8) 87% ✓

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 3, 2025 MSU 71 – 52 IOWA
Mar 7, 2025 MSU 91 – 84 IOWA
Feb 21, 2024 IOWA 78 – 71 MSU
Feb 25, 2023 IOWA 112 – 106 MSU
Jan 27, 2023 MSU 63 – 61 IOWA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IOWA MSU
Overall 22-9 15-13
Conference 14-6 9-11
Home 14-2 12-3
Away 6-4 3-8
Neutral 2-3 0-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 83.7 69.4
Avg Pts Against 72.7 71.1
Massey 20.1 (#4) 5.3 (#93)
Bradley-Terry 2.90 (#14) 1.43 (#71)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.10 (#10) 2.51 (#52)
RPI 0.585 (#47) 0.512 (#152)
Shooting & Four Factors IOWA MSU
FG% 48.3% 42.9%
3PT% 38.5% 32.7%
REB / G 41.2 38.1
OREB / G 12.7 10.8
AST / TO 2.06 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.9% 49.0%
TOV% 13.6% 19.5%
ORB% 34.1% 30.1%
FT Rate 24.5% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.1% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 16.3%
DRB% 69.8% 74.9%
Opp FT Rate 16.1% 24.9%

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