That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IOWA -5.9 (+8.9) 129.8 (+7.2) 21% ✗
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% ✗

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 72 – 67 IOWA
Feb 11, 2024 IOWA 90 – 85 MINN
Jan 15, 2024 IOWA 86 – 77 MINN
Feb 12, 2023 IOWA 68 – 56 MINN
Feb 6, 2022 IOWA 71 – 59 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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