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Big 12 Conference · Hilton Coliseum · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ISU -16.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money ISU -2100 / WVU +1100
Model Predictions
Spread Total ISU win
Actual ISU +21 139 Won
Massey ISU -20.4 (+0.6)
Massey Totals 145.2 (-6.2)
Bradley-Terry 100%
Weighted B-T 100%
Efficiency Plus ML ISU -14.4 (+6.6) 138.1 (+0.9) 88%
Baseline Tuned ML ISU -17.3 (+3.7) 142.3 (-3.3) 89%
Baseline ML ISU -17.7 (+3.3) 140.3 (-1.3) 88%
Baseline Plus ML ISU -16.7 (+4.3) 141.5 (-2.5) 88%

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 18, 2025 WVU 6457 ISU
Feb 24, 2024 ISU 7164 WVU
Feb 28, 2023 WVU 7269 ISU
Feb 9, 2023 WVU 7671 ISU
Feb 24, 2022 ISU 8481 WVU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ISU WVU
Overall 29-8 21-14
Conference 12-6 9-9
Home 16-1 15-3
Away 5-5 3-6
Neutral 8-2 3-5
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 W3
Avg Pts For 82.0 70.6
Avg Pts Against 65.6 65.7
Massey 24.7 (#4) 8.1 (#79)
Bradley-Terry 5.49 (#2) 0.28 (#148)
W. Bradley-Terry 8.95 (#1) 0.59 (#134)
RPI 0.616 (#26) 0.461 (#247)
Shooting & Four Factors ISU WVU
FG% 53.2% 45.5%
3PT% 41.0% 35.9%
REB / G 36.8 37.1
OREB / G 12.2 11.5
AST / TO 1.84 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 60.5% 53.1%
TOV% 14.5% 15.7%
ORB% 37.9% 33.3%
FT Rate 24.7% 29.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 45.3%
Opp TOV% 25.4% 20.4%
DRB% 72.7% 74.4%
Opp FT Rate 17.3% 21.7%

Game Analysis

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