And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IU -1.8 (-18.8) 140.9 (-9.9) 60% ✗
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% ✗

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 85 – 60 IU
Jan 31, 2024 IU 74 – 68 IOWA
Mar 1, 2023 IOWA 90 – 68 IU
Jan 6, 2023 IOWA 91 – 89 IU
Mar 12, 2022 IOWA 80 – 77 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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