I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Big Ten Conference · State Farm Center · February 26, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread ILL -11.5 Home covered
O/U 170.5 Under
Money ILL -750 / IOWA +475
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILL win
Actual ILL +20 142 Won
Massey ILL -11.2 (+8.8)
Massey Totals 172.9 (-30.9)
Bradley-Terry 80%
Weighted B-T 85%
Baseline Plus ML ILL -12.8 (+7.2) 168.3 (-26.3) 84%
Model 4 ML ILL -12.4 (+7.6) 166.3 (-24.3) 86%
Model 3 ML ILL -11.9 (+8.1) 171.1 (-29.1) 84%
Baseline ML ILL -11.0 (+9.0) 169.3 (-27.3) 84%

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 28, 2026 ILL 7159 IOWA
Jan 11, 2026 ILL 7569 IOWA
Mar 13, 2025 ILL 10694 IOWA
Mar 10, 2024 ILL 7361 IOWA
Feb 24, 2024 ILL 9585 IOWA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILL IOWA
Overall 22-13 17-16
Conference 12-8 7-13
Home 13-4 12-6
Away 5-5 2-8
Neutral 4-4 3-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.6 82.5
Avg Pts Against 74.8 79.7
Massey 17.8 (#16) 9.8 (#60)
Bradley-Terry 2.37 (#34) 1.51 (#66)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.22 (#30) 2.10 (#60)
RPI 0.576 (#51) 0.528 (#121)
Shooting & Four Factors ILL IOWA
FG% 44.6% 49.2%
3PT% 30.5% 37.9%
REB / G 43.3 31.9
OREB / G 13.2 8.7
AST / TO 1.22 1.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 57.1%
TOV% 16.2% 13.8%
ORB% 36.1% 25.2%
FT Rate 26.7% 19.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.2% 54.8%
Opp TOV% 12.8% 19.2%
DRB% 73.7% 67.4%
Opp FT Rate 19.5% 18.3%

Game Analysis

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