The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Big Ten Conference · Jersey Mike’s Arena · February 12, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread RUTG -5.5 Away covered
O/U 160.5 Under
Money RUTG -250 / IOWA +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total RUTG win
Actual IOWA +11 157 Lost
Massey RUTG -2.1 (-13.1) — —
Massey Totals — 167.2 (-10.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 62% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 69% ✗
Baseline Plus ML RUTG -2.3 (-13.3) 157.5 (-0.5) 58% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RUTG -2.4 (-13.4) 156.6 (+0.4) 64% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML RUTG -2.8 (-13.8) 156.4 (+0.6) 65% ✗
Baseline ML RUTG -2.5 (-13.5) 156.2 (+0.8) 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

Jan 21, 2026 IOWA 68 – 62 RUTG
Jan 6, 2024 IOWA 86 – 77 RUTG
Jan 29, 2023 IOWA 93 – 82 RUTG
Jan 8, 2023 IOWA 76 – 65 RUTG
Mar 11, 2022 IOWA 84 – 74 RUTG

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RUTG IOWA
Overall 15-17 17-16
Conference 8-12 7-13
Home 11-5 12-6
Away 3-8 2-8
Neutral 1-4 3-2
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 82.5
Avg Pts Against 77.6 79.7
Massey 8.9 (#67) 9.9 (#59)
Bradley-Terry 1.41 (#72) 1.47 (#66)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.18 (#59) 2.04 (#61)
RPI 0.555 (#78) 0.528 (#123)
Shooting & Four Factors RUTG IOWA
FG% 44.1% 49.6%
3PT% 32.9% 38.2%
REB / G 36.7 32.3
OREB / G 11.6 8.6
AST / TO 1.22 1.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 57.6%
TOV% 15.3% 14.0%
ORB% 31.5% 24.7%
FT Rate 26.3% 19.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 53.9%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 19.4%
DRB% 69.2% 67.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.6% 18.2%

Game Analysis

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