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Indiana Hoosiers
57 74
FINAL Conference
Iowa Hawkeyes
Big Ten Conference · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread IU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money IU -170 / IOWA +142
Model Predictions
Spread Total IU win
Actual IOWA +17 131 Lost
Massey IU -2.0 (-19.0)
Massey Totals 147.0 (-16.0)
Bradley-Terry 54%
Weighted B-T 47%
Efficiency Plus ML IU -3.2 (-20.2) 138.5 (-7.5) 62%
Baseline Tuned ML IU -1.7 (-18.7) 141.0 (-10.0) 62%
Baseline ML IU -1.5 (-18.5) 142.6 (-11.6) 61%
Baseline Plus ML IU -1.8 (-18.8) 140.9 (-9.9) 60%

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 12, 2025 IOWA 8560 IU
Jan 31, 2024 IU 7468 IOWA
Mar 1, 2023 IOWA 9068 IU
Jan 6, 2023 IOWA 9189 IU
Mar 12, 2022 IOWA 8077 IU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IU IOWA
Overall 18-14 24-13
Conference 9-11 10-10
Home 14-4 15-3
Away 3-8 3-8
Neutral 1-2 6-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 78.2 74.5
Avg Pts Against 72.2 66.3
Massey 15.8 (#31) 17.3 (#26)
Bradley-Terry 1.68 (#61) 2.09 (#43)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.27 (#62) 3.04 (#41)
RPI 0.567 (#68) 0.578 (#57)
Shooting & Four Factors IU IOWA
FG% 48.0% 51.1%
3PT% 36.1% 37.7%
REB / G 35.8 31.1
OREB / G 9.4 9.2
AST / TO 1.67 1.60
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.1% 58.8%
TOV% 15.6% 16.1%
ORB% 30.2% 32.0%
FT Rate 29.7% 27.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.6% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 22.4%
DRB% 71.7% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 27.4% 26.7%

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