This will be our year, took a long time to come "This Will Be Our Year" - The Zombies
Big 12 Conference · United Supermarkets Arena · March 5, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread TTU -17.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money TTU -2500 / ISU +1600
Model Predictions
Spread Total TTU win
Actual TTU +27 135 Won
Massey TTU -18.9 (+8.1) — —
Massey Totals — 135.8 (-0.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TTU -16.0 (+11.0) 137.4 (-2.4) 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TTU -14.7 (+12.3) 138.1 (-3.1) 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TTU -17.2 (+9.8) 137.9 (-2.9) 89% ✓
Baseline ML TTU -16.6 (+10.4) 137.5 (-2.5) 89% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 12, 2026 ISU 75 – 53 TTU
Feb 28, 2026 TTU 82 – 73 ISU
Jan 11, 2025 ISU 85 – 84 TTU
Feb 17, 2024 ISU 82 – 74 TTU
Jan 31, 2023 TTU 80 – 77 ISU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TTU ISU
Overall 18-11 2-22
Conference 9-8 0-18
Home 11-4 2-10
Away 5-4 0-11
Neutral 2-3 0-1
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L1 L18
Avg Pts For 72.5 65.6
Avg Pts Against 63.2 76.7
Massey 14.6 (#17) -1.9 (#194)
Bradley-Terry 2.51 (#19) -1.32 (#278)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.11 (#21) -1.49 (#266)
RPI 0.567 (#55) 0.449 (#263)
Shooting & Four Factors TTU ISU
FG% 43.8% 42.6%
3PT% 34.0% 32.9%
REB / G 35.5 31.2
OREB / G 11.9 8.2
AST / TO 1.19 0.77
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.2% 48.9%
TOV% 16.2% 21.3%
ORB% 34.0% 23.7%
FT Rate 28.3% 15.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.1% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 23.7% 18.7%
DRB% 71.0% 65.1%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 26.0%

Game Analysis

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