We're only making plans for Nigel. "Making Plans for Nigel" - XTC
Big Ten Conference · Carver-Hawkeye Arena · January 25, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread IOWA -3.5 Away covered
O/U 168.5 Under
Money IOWA -175 / PSU +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total IOWA win
Actual IOWA +1 151 Won
Massey IOWA -1.2 (-0.2)
Massey Totals 171.8 (-20.8)
Bradley-Terry 63%
Weighted B-T 64%
Efficiency Plus ML IOWA -2.7 (-1.7) 161.5 (-10.5) 64%
Baseline Tuned ML IOWA -2.3 (-1.3) 162.7 (-11.7) 64%
Baseline ML IOWA -2.2 (-1.2) 164.6 (-13.6) 64%
Baseline Plus ML IOWA -2.0 (-1.0) 165.9 (-14.9) 59%

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 7169 IOWA
Feb 28, 2024 IOWA 9081 PSU
Feb 9, 2024 PSU 8979 IOWA
Jan 1, 2023 PSU 8379 IOWA
Feb 1, 2022 PSU 9086 IOWA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IOWA PSU
Overall 17-16 16-15
Conference 7-13 6-14
Home 12-6 11-6
Away 2-8 3-8
Neutral 3-2 2-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 W1
Avg Pts For 82.5 79.1
Avg Pts Against 79.7 73.2
Massey 10.8 (#56) 12.9 (#42)
Bradley-Terry 1.66 (#63) 1.71 (#58)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.31 (#60) 2.44 (#54)
RPI 0.551 (#84) 0.559 (#74)
Shooting & Four Factors IOWA PSU
FG% 50.5% 48.8%
3PT% 38.7% 34.8%
REB / G 32.3 35.3
OREB / G 8.8 10.6
AST / TO 1.86 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.6% 54.8%
TOV% 14.1% 16.2%
ORB% 25.3% 31.1%
FT Rate 19.7% 29.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.6% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 22.2%
DRB% 66.7% 70.0%
Opp FT Rate 16.8% 21.6%

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