Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
Casey's Center · December 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread IOWA -25.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total IOWA win
Actual IOWA +55 133 Won
Massey IOWA -29.6 (+25.4)
Massey Totals 136.1 (-3.1)
Bradley-Terry 100%
Weighted B-T 100%
Efficiency Plus ML IOWA -24.4 (+30.6) 127.7 (+5.3) 90%
Baseline Tuned ML IOWA -23.6 (+31.4) 133.8 (-0.8) 91%
Baseline ML IOWA -26.3 (+28.7) 132.6 (+0.4) 91%
Baseline Plus ML IOWA -26.2 (+28.8) 131.7 (+1.3) 91%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IOWA BUCK
Overall 24-13 10-23
Conference 10-10 6-12
Home 15-3 6-8
Away 3-8 4-13
Neutral 6-2 0-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.5 67.4
Avg Pts Against 66.3 76.3
Massey 15.9 (#27) -9.4 (#309)
Bradley-Terry 2.72 (#25) -1.93 (#314)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.97 (#24) -2.54 (#308)
RPI 0.625 (#28) 0.422 (#305)
Shooting & Four Factors IOWA BUCK
FG% 52.1% 40.1%
3PT% 39.9% 32.0%
REB / G 30.8 32.8
OREB / G 8.6 10.1
AST / TO 1.70 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 60.2% 47.1%
TOV% 15.8% 19.8%
ORB% 30.8% 28.0%
FT Rate 31.1% 23.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 56.4%
Opp TOV% 22.9% 18.1%
DRB% 69.7% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 28.7% 25.1%

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