Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · January 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread IOWA -4.5 Home covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Money MINN +190 / IOWA -230
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual MINN +3 137 Won
Massey IOWA -8.5 (+11.5)
Massey Totals 132.1 (+4.9)
Bradley-Terry 21%
Weighted B-T 12%
Efficiency Plus ML IOWA -6.5 (+9.5) 130.5 (+6.5) 25%
Baseline Tuned ML IOWA -6.1 (+9.1) 130.5 (+6.5) 22%
Baseline ML IOWA -6.8 (+9.8) 131.3 (+5.7) 19%
Baseline Plus ML IOWA -5.9 (+8.9) 129.8 (+7.2) 21%

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 22, 2025 MINN 7267 IOWA
Feb 11, 2024 IOWA 9085 MINN
Jan 15, 2024 IOWA 8677 MINN
Feb 12, 2023 IOWA 6856 MINN
Feb 6, 2022 IOWA 7159 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN IOWA
Overall 15-18 24-13
Conference 8-12 10-10
Home 13-4 15-3
Away 2-9 3-8
Neutral 0-5 6-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.4 74.5
Avg Pts Against 68.5 66.3
Massey 5.6 (#104) 17.9 (#15)
Bradley-Terry 1.02 (#92) 3.01 (#25)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.46 (#90) 4.22 (#24)
RPI 0.515 (#137) 0.608 (#34)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN IOWA
FG% 46.4% 52.9%
3PT% 33.6% 38.4%
REB / G 35.6 31.1
OREB / G 10.8 9.1
AST / TO 1.60 1.68
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 60.5%
TOV% 17.8% 15.7%
ORB% 33.3% 33.1%
FT Rate 31.5% 31.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 23.9%
DRB% 73.4% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 25.6%

Game Analysis

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