Somehow I stayed thin, while the other guys got fat "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
Big Ten Conference · Carver-Hawkeye Arena · February 21, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread IOWA -10.5 Away covered
O/U 156.5 Under
Money IOWA -600 / PSU +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total IOWA win
Actual IOWA +6 142 Won
Massey IOWA -11.8 (-5.8) — —
Massey Totals — 164.2 (-22.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IOWA -10.6 (-4.6) 155.4 (-13.4) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IOWA -9.1 (-3.1) 152.6 (-10.6) 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IOWA -11.9 (-5.9) 155.8 (-13.8) 85% ✓
Baseline ML IOWA -11.1 (-5.1) 153.6 (-11.6) 86% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 28, 2026 PSU 71 – 69 IOWA
Jan 25, 2025 IOWA 76 – 75 PSU
Feb 28, 2024 IOWA 90 – 81 PSU
Feb 9, 2024 PSU 89 – 79 IOWA
Jan 1, 2023 PSU 83 – 79 IOWA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IOWA PSU
Overall 22-9 11-14
Conference 14-6 7-12
Home 14-2 7-5
Away 6-4 3-8
Neutral 2-3 1-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.7 72.6
Avg Pts Against 72.7 73.0
Massey 20.4 (#4) 10.9 (#40)
Bradley-Terry 2.88 (#11) 1.54 (#66)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.18 (#6) 2.82 (#33)
RPI 0.585 (#41) 0.529 (#121)
Shooting & Four Factors IOWA PSU
FG% 47.7% 41.3%
3PT% 40.4% 34.4%
REB / G 40.9 35.8
OREB / G 12.1 12.4
AST / TO 2.07 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.7% 48.3%
TOV% 13.2% 16.6%
ORB% 32.9% 32.7%
FT Rate 25.0% 20.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.2% 52.8%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 20.1%
DRB% 69.1% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 15.6% 25.7%

Game Analysis

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