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Iowa State Cyclones
67 – 81
FINAL Conference
Texas Longhorns
Big 12 Conference · Hilton Coliseum · March 3, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread TEX -12.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money ISU +550 / TEX -800
Model Predictions
Spread Total ISU win
Actual TEX +14 148 Lost
Massey TEX -12.3 (-1.7) — —
Massey Totals — 144.2 (+3.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 3% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 1% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TEX -10.8 (-3.2) 142.0 (+6.0) 16% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TEX -10.5 (-3.5) 139.5 (+8.5) 18% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TEX -11.2 (-2.8) 142.1 (+5.9) 15% ✓
Baseline ML TEX -10.6 (-3.4) 141.9 (+6.1) 16% ✓

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 7, 2024 ISU 70 – 65 TEX
Feb 22, 2023 TEX 72 – 54 ISU
Jan 18, 2023 ISU 78 – 67 TEX
Feb 5, 2022 TEX 63 – 41 ISU
Jan 15, 2022 ISU 79 – 70 TEX

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ISU TEX
Overall 2-22 19-8
Conference 0-18 11-6
Home 2-10 8-5
Away 0-11 6-2
Neutral 0-1 5-1
Last 5 0-5 3-2
Streak L18 L1
Avg Pts For 65.6 71.8
Avg Pts Against 76.7 65.8
Massey -1.8 (#193) 13.1 (#27)
Bradley-Terry -1.29 (#272) 2.64 (#16)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.44 (#265) 3.49 (#11)
RPI 0.450 (#259) 0.595 (#28)
Shooting & Four Factors ISU TEX
FG% 42.6% 44.5%
3PT% 33.2% 34.0%
REB / G 31.4 39.6
OREB / G 8.2 11.4
AST / TO 0.76 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.9% 51.7%
TOV% 21.3% 19.4%
ORB% 23.7% 31.2%
FT Rate 15.6% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 46.0%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 17.5%
DRB% 64.8% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 25.5% 26.7%

Game Analysis

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