And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
Hilton Coliseum · December 12, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread ISU -11.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money ISU -850 / IOWA +575
Model Predictions
Spread Total ISU win
Actual ISU +4 128 Won
Massey ISU -18.4 (-14.4)
Massey Totals 155.6 (-27.6)
Bradley-Terry 97%
Weighted B-T 100%
Efficiency Plus ML ISU -15.2 (-11.2) 140.9 (-12.9) 86%
Baseline Tuned ML ISU -15.9 (-11.9) 145.0 (-17.0) 87%
Baseline ML ISU -17.5 (-13.5) 147.1 (-19.1) 87%
Baseline Plus ML ISU -17.3 (-13.3) 143.9 (-15.9) 87%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 13, 2024 ISU 8980 IOWA
Dec 8, 2023 ISU 9065 IOWA
Dec 9, 2022 IOWA 7556 ISU
Dec 10, 2021 ISU 7353 IOWA
Dec 12, 2020 IOWA 10577 ISU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ISU IOWA
Overall 29-8 24-13
Conference 12-6 10-10
Home 16-1 15-3
Away 5-5 3-8
Neutral 8-2 6-2
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 82.0 74.5
Avg Pts Against 65.6 66.3
Massey 26.7 (#3) 13.0 (#35)
Bradley-Terry 5.21 (#4) 2.55 (#26)
W. Bradley-Terry 8.85 (#1) 3.80 (#29)
RPI 0.618 (#30) 0.610 (#37)
Shooting & Four Factors ISU IOWA
FG% 54.9% 51.7%
3PT% 43.8% 38.5%
REB / G 35.9 30.0
OREB / G 12.0 8.7
AST / TO 1.90 1.68
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 62.8% 59.4%
TOV% 14.1% 15.4%
ORB% 37.5% 30.8%
FT Rate 22.0% 35.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.7% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 26.5% 24.1%
DRB% 69.6% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 18.1% 29.5%

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