And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Big Ten Conference · Carver-Hawkeye Arena · January 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread IOWA -17.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money IOWA -2400 / RUTG +1200
Model Predictions
Spread Total IOWA win
Actual IOWA +6 130 Won
Massey IOWA -21.8 (-15.8) — —
Massey Totals — 140.2 (-10.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IOWA -17.3 (-11.3) 139.2 (-9.2) 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IOWA -15.3 (-9.3) 138.7 (-8.7) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IOWA -16.8 (-10.8) 138.9 (-8.9) 90% ✓
Baseline ML IOWA -17.0 (-11.0) 141.1 (-11.1) 90% ✓

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 12, 2025 IOWA 84 – 73 RUTG
Jan 6, 2024 IOWA 86 – 77 RUTG
Jan 29, 2023 IOWA 93 – 82 RUTG
Jan 8, 2023 IOWA 76 – 65 RUTG
Mar 11, 2022 IOWA 84 – 74 RUTG

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IOWA RUTG
Overall 24-13 14-20
Conference 10-10 6-14
Home 15-3 10-7
Away 3-8 2-9
Neutral 6-2 2-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.5 70.5
Avg Pts Against 66.3 75.3
Massey 18.4 (#21) -0.1 (#167)
Bradley-Terry 2.40 (#35) 0.45 (#124)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.43 (#28) 0.31 (#144)
RPI 0.589 (#44) 0.508 (#158)
Shooting & Four Factors IOWA RUTG
FG% 51.1% 40.8%
3PT% 37.7% 32.3%
REB / G 30.9 36.0
OREB / G 9.0 12.7
AST / TO 1.62 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.7% 46.5%
TOV% 15.9% 16.0%
ORB% 31.9% 34.0%
FT Rate 28.5% 28.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.1% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 22.1% 17.0%
DRB% 71.2% 66.6%
Opp FT Rate 26.4% 22.3%

Game Analysis

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