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Iowa State Cyclones
Big 12 Conference · Foster Pavilion · January 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ISU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money BAY +164 / ISU -198
Model Predictions
Spread Total BAY win
Actual ISU +10 130 Lost
Massey ISU -6.5 (-3.5)
Massey Totals 169.5 (-39.5)
Bradley-Terry 4%
Weighted B-T 0%
Efficiency Plus ML ISU -2.6 (-7.4) 156.6 (-26.6) 30%
Baseline Tuned ML ISU -4.9 (-5.1) 155.9 (-25.9) 26%
Baseline ML ISU -4.7 (-5.3) 154.7 (-24.7) 21%
Baseline Plus ML ISU -6.5 (-3.5) 156.3 (-26.3) 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

Feb 7, 2026 ISU 7269 BAY
Jan 4, 2025 ISU 7455 BAY
Mar 16, 2024 ISU 7662 BAY
Feb 4, 2024 BAY 7068 ISU
Mar 9, 2023 ISU 7872 BAY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BAY ISU
Overall 17-17 29-8
Conference 6-12 12-6
Home 11-6 16-1
Away 3-7 5-5
Neutral 3-4 8-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.4 82.0
Avg Pts Against 76.9 65.6
Massey 14.5 (#34) 24.8 (#3)
Bradley-Terry 1.76 (#66) 5.48 (#3)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.58 (#56) 8.79 (#1)
RPI 0.547 (#95) 0.625 (#25)
Shooting & Four Factors BAY ISU
FG% 49.0% 53.1%
3PT% 37.0% 41.9%
REB / G 39.9 36.6
OREB / G 14.3 12.2
AST / TO 1.58 1.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.0% 60.7%
TOV% 15.1% 14.7%
ORB% 41.1% 38.3%
FT Rate 28.9% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 25.1%
DRB% 67.2% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 17.5%

Game Analysis

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