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Houston vs Iowa State Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 22 Feb 2025
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 68-59
34-22 34-37
Position#9
Record22-4
FormWWWWW
Points / game75.4
Allowed / game57.6
Houston 🏆
USA
vs
Iowa State
USA
Position#50
Record21-5
FormLWWWW
Points / game81.3
Allowed / game66.9
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · Houston v Iowa State
13 Jan 2027
HOUS v IOWA
upcoming
22 Feb 2025
HOUS68
IOWA59
16 Mar 2024
HOUS41
IOWA69
19 Feb 2024
HOUS73
IOWA65
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

Houston winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Iowa State winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

HoustonUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UCF Knights
#200
W
69-68
69
68
+1
A18/01
NCAA
Utah Utes
#206
W
70-36
70
36
+34
H22/01
NCAA
Kansas
#114
W
92-86 OT
92
86
+6
A25/01
NCAA
West Virginia
#131
W
63-49
63
49
+14
A30/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#33
L
81-82 OT
81
82
-1
H01/02
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#233
W
72-63
72
63
+9
H05/02
NCAA
Colorado
#278
W
69-59
69
59
+10
A08/02
NCAA
Baylor
#149
W
76-65
76
65
+11
H11/02
NCAA
Arizona
#88
W
62-58
62
58
+4
A15/02
NCAA
Arizona State
#285
W
80-65
80
65
+15
A19/02
NCAA
1H
2H
30-38
39-30
41-17
29-19
31-38
35-28
39-19
24-30
37-41
35-31
39-33
33-30
31-27
38-32
38-30
38-35
25-30
37-28
47-31
33-34
136.5Avg total
73.4Scored
63.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)75.457.6133.0+17.885%
Season at home (17)76.454.4130.7+22.082%
Season away (9)73.663.8137.3+9.889%
Last 10 (10)73.463.1136.5+10.390%
Last 5 (5)71.862.0133.8+9.8100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (4)60.569.8130.2-9.20%
vs Weaker (26)76.857.0133.8+19.792%
This opponent (Iowa State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Iowa StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
West Virginia
#131
L
57-64
57
64
-7
A18/01
NCAA
UCF Knights
#200
W
108-83
108
83
+25
H22/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#285
W
76-61
76
61
+15
A25/01
NCAA
Arizona
#88
L
75-86 OT
75
86
-11
A28/01
NCAA
Kansas State
#216
L
61-80
61
80
-19
H01/02
NCAA
Kansas
#114
L
52-69
52
69
-17
A04/02
NCAA
TCU
#210
W
82-52
82
52
+30
H08/02
NCAA
UCF Knights
#200
W
77-65
77
65
+12
A12/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#159
W
81-70
81
70
+11
H15/02
NCAA
Colorado
#278
W
79-65
79
65
+14
H19/02
NCAA
1H
2H
24-25
33-39
54-36
54-47
33-40
43-21
30-34
41-37
35-37
26-43
19-35
33-34
42-24
40-28
32-30
45-35
39-39
42-31
45-28
34-37
144.3Avg total
74.8Scored
69.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)81.366.9148.3+14.481%
Season at home (16)84.762.2146.9+22.594%
Season away (10)76.074.5150.5+1.560%
Last 10 (10)74.869.5144.3+5.360%
Last 5 (5)74.264.2138.4+10.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (5)75.873.2149.0+2.640%
vs Weaker (25)80.964.3145.2+16.688%
This opponent (Houston) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: +5.4+5.41st half: +2.5+2.52nd half2nd half: +4.4+4.42nd half: +3.9+3.9
-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: +5.4+5.41st half: +2.5+2.52nd half2nd half: +4.4+4.42nd half: +3.9+3.9
HoustonIowa State
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
HoustonLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UCF Knights
#200
L
30-38
30
38
-8
A18/01
NCAA
Utah Utes
#206
W
41-17
41
17
+24
H22/01
NCAA
Kansas
#114
L
31-38
31
38
-7
A25/01
NCAA
West Virginia
#131
W
39-19
39
19
+20
A30/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#33
L
37-41
37
41
-4
H01/02
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#233
W
39-33
39
33
+6
H05/02
NCAA
Colorado
#278
W
31-27
31
27
+4
A08/02
NCAA
Baylor
#149
W
38-30
38
30
+8
H11/02
NCAA
Arizona
#88
L
25-30
25
30
-5
A15/02
NCAA
Arizona State
#285
W
47-31
47
31
+16
A19/02
NCAA
66.2Avg total
35.8Scored
30.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.925.962.7+11.080%-
Last 30 at home (21)37.824.662.4+13.186%-
Last 30 away (9)34.828.863.6+6.067%-
Last 10 (10)35.830.466.2+5.460%-
Last 5 (5)36.030.266.2+5.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (4)28.830.559.2-1.825%-
vs Weaker (26)38.125.263.3+13.088%-
This opponent (Iowa State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Iowa StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
West Virginia
#131
L
24-25
24
25
-1
A18/01
NCAA
UCF Knights
#200
W
54-36
54
36
+18
H22/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#285
L
33-40
33
40
-7
A25/01
NCAA
Arizona
#88
L
30-34
30
34
-4
A28/01
NCAA
Kansas State
#216
L
35-37
35
37
-2
H01/02
NCAA
Kansas
#114
L
19-35
19
35
-16
A04/02
NCAA
TCU
#210
W
42-24
42
24
+18
H08/02
NCAA
UCF Knights
#200
W
32-30
32
30
+2
A12/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#159
D
39-39
39
39
+0
H15/02
NCAA
Colorado
#278
W
45-28
45
28
+17
H19/02
NCAA
68.1Avg total
35.3Scored
32.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.931.369.2+6.563%-
Last 30 at home (19)40.729.770.4+11.179%-
Last 30 away (11)32.934.267.1-1.336%-
Last 10 (10)35.332.868.1+2.540%-
Last 5 (5)35.431.266.6+4.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (5)33.833.267.0+0.640%-
vs Weaker (25)38.731.069.6+7.768%-
This opponent (Houston) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
1
Houston wins
2
Iowa State wins
DateGameScore
16/03/24Houston v Iowa State41-69
20/02/24Houston v Iowa State73-65
10/01/24Iowa State v Houston57-53
Houstonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
19/02/25AArizona State80-65
15/02/25AArizona62-58
11/02/25HBaylor76-65
08/02/25AColorado69-59
05/02/25HOklahoma State72-63
01/02/25HTexas Tech81-82 OT
30/01/25AWest Virginia63-49
25/01/25AKansas92-86 OT
22/01/25HUtah Utes70-36
18/01/25AUCF Knights69-68
Iowa Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
19/02/25HColorado79-65
15/02/25HCincinnati81-70
12/02/25AUCF Knights77-65
08/02/25HTCU82-52
04/02/25AKansas52-69
01/02/25HKansas State61-80
28/01/25AArizona75-86 OT
25/01/25AArizona State76-61
22/01/25HUCF Knights108-83
18/01/25AWest Virginia57-64

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Houston
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW85%
HomeWWLWW82%
AwayWWWWW89%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games26179
Win %85%82%89%
Points / game75.476.473.6
Allowed / game57.654.463.8
Point differential+17.8+22.0+9.8
Avg total133.0130.7137.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+69%76%56%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (6)0% (3)67% (3)
Overtime %15%12%22%
Iowa State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWW81%
HomeWLWWW94%
AwayLWLLW60%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games261610
Win %81%94%60%
Points / game81.384.776.0
Allowed / game66.962.274.5
Point differential+14.4+22.5+1.5
Avg total148.3146.9150.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+69%94%30%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)-67% (3)
Overtime %8%0%20%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big 12 conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Houston2622485%75.457.6+17.8
2 Iowa State2621581%81.366.9+14.4
3 Texas Tech2721678%81.466.5+14.9
4 Brigham Young2618869%80.268.5+11.7
5 Arizona2618869%81.069.4+11.6
6 Kansas2617965%75.367.6+7.7
7 Baylor26161062%78.770.0+8.6
8 Cincinnati27161159%71.764.9+6.8
9 West Virginia27161159%68.564.5+4.0
10 Utah Utes26151158%75.370.6+4.7
11 TCU27151256%68.068.2-0.2
12 Kansas State26131350%73.270.7+2.6
13 UCF Knights26131350%79.080.6-1.6
14 Oklahoma State26131350%73.476.0-2.6
15 Arizona State26121446%74.074.4-0.4
16 Colorado26101638%70.271.9-1.7
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Houston343468
Iowa State223759
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