Just tell me where it hurts and I'll tell you who to call. "Quinn the Eskimo" - Bob Dylan
Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · December 3, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money MSU -250 / IOWA +205
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +19 123 Won
Massey MSU -7.1 (+11.9)
Massey Totals 138.3 (-15.3)
Bradley-Terry 92%
Weighted B-T 98%
Efficiency Plus ML MSU -7.4 (+11.6) 130.9 (-7.9) 76%
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -6.8 (+12.2) 134.4 (-11.4) 75%
Baseline ML MSU -7.0 (+12.0) 134.2 (-11.2) 67%
Baseline Plus ML MSU -6.6 (+12.4) 134.8 (-11.8) 72%

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 7, 2025 MSU 9184 IOWA
Feb 21, 2024 IOWA 7871 MSU
Feb 25, 2023 IOWA 112106 MSU
Jan 27, 2023 MSU 6361 IOWA
Feb 23, 2022 IOWA 8660 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU IOWA
Overall 27-8 24-13
Conference 15-5 10-10
Home 15-2 15-3
Away 6-4 3-8
Neutral 6-2 6-2
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 74.5
Avg Pts Against 68.3 66.3
Massey 16.3 (#19) 14.5 (#27)
Bradley-Terry 3.90 (#7) 2.55 (#36)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.79 (#5) 3.94 (#33)
RPI 0.674 (#6) 0.605 (#43)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU IOWA
FG% 47.1% 53.1%
3PT% 34.0% 38.4%
REB / G 42.3 31.4
OREB / G 14.6 9.1
AST / TO 1.80 1.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 60.9%
TOV% 16.6% 15.1%
ORB% 41.5% 33.9%
FT Rate 23.7% 41.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.2% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 23.9%
DRB% 75.5% 74.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 24.1%

Game Analysis

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