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Iowa State vs Kansas Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 16 Jan 2025
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 74-57
40-30 34-27
Position#50
Record14-1
FormWWWWW
Points / game86.2
Allowed / game65.9
Iowa State 🏆
USA
vs
Kansas
USA
Position#114
Record12-3
FormWLWWW
Points / game77.3
Allowed / game62.1
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · Iowa State v Kansas
14 Feb 2026
IOWA74
KANS56
15 Jan 2025
IOWA74
KANS57
27 Jan 2024
IOWA79
KANS75
04 Feb 2023
IOWA68
KANS53
01 Feb 2022
IOWA61
KANS70
13 Feb 2021
IOWA50
KANS64
08 Jan 2020
IOWA53
KANS79
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Iowa StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Colorado
#278
W
99-71
99
71
+28
H27/11
NCAA
Marquette
#67
W
81-70
81
70
+11
H05/12
NCAA
Jackson State
#221
W
100-58
100
58
+42
H08/12
NCAA
Iowa
#192
W
89-80
89
80
+9
A13/12
NCAA
Nebraska O.
#101
W
83-51
83
51
+32
H15/12
NCAA
Morgan State
#258
W
99-72
99
72
+27
H22/12
NCAA
Colorado
#278
W
79-69
79
69
+10
A31/12
NCAA
Baylor
#149
W
74-55
74
55
+19
H04/01
NCAA
Utah Utes
#206
W
82-59
82
59
+23
H08/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#33
W
85-84 OT
85
84
+1
A11/01
NCAA
1H
2H
45-34
54-37
46-37
35-33
46-24
54-34
37-44
52-36
41-23
42-28
50-34
49-38
37-31
42-38
33-25
41-30
38-25
44-34
34-40
40-34
154.0Avg total
87.1Scored
66.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)86.265.9152.1+20.393%
Season at home (10)87.058.8145.8+28.2100%
Season away (5)84.680.0164.6+4.680%
Last 10 (10)87.166.9154.0+20.2100%
Last 5 (5)83.867.8151.6+16.0100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (6)72.869.3142.2+3.550%
vs Weaker ◀ (24)79.061.6140.6+17.496%
This opponent (Kansas) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
KansasUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Duke
#7
W
75-72
75
72
+3
A27/11
NCAA
Furman
#40
W
86-51
86
51
+35
H30/11
NCAA
Creighton
#59
L
63-76
63
76
-13
A05/12
NCAA
Missouri
#89
L
67-76
67
76
-9
A08/12
NCAA
NC State
#293
W
75-60
75
60
+15
H14/12
NCAA
Brown
#184
W
87-53
87
53
+34
H22/12
NCAA
West Virginia
#131
L
61-62
61
62
-1
H31/12
NCAA
UCF Knights
#200
W
99-48
99
48
+51
A05/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#285
W
74-55
74
55
+19
H09/01
NCAA
Cincinnati
#159
W
54-40
54
40
+14
A11/01
NCAA
1H
2H
41-39
34-33
39-28
47-23
31-41
32-35
25-39
42-37
38-30
37-30
42-31
45-22
20-33
41-29
44-25
55-23
36-42
38-13
24-25
30-15
133.4Avg total
74.1Scored
59.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)77.362.1139.3+15.280%
Season at home (9)80.461.1141.6+19.389%
Season away (6)72.563.5136.0+9.067%
Last 10 (10)74.159.3133.4+14.870%
Last 5 (5)75.051.6126.6+23.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)72.576.9149.4-4.450%
vs Similar (13)69.267.5136.8+1.754%
vs Weaker (9)82.658.6141.1+24.089%
This opponent (Iowa State) is Stronger. 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

-18-9+0+9+181st half1st half: +9.0+9.01st half: +0.7+0.72nd half2nd half: +11.1+11.12nd half: +14.1+14.1
-18-9+0+9+181st half1st half: +9.0+9.01st half: +0.7+0.72nd half2nd half: +11.1+11.12nd half: +14.1+14.1
Iowa StateKansas
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
Iowa StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Colorado
#278
W
45-34
45
34
+11
H27/11
NCAA
Marquette
#67
W
46-37
46
37
+9
H05/12
NCAA
Jackson State
#221
W
46-24
46
24
+22
H08/12
NCAA
Iowa
#192
L
37-44
37
44
-7
A13/12
NCAA
Nebraska O.
#101
W
41-23
41
23
+18
H15/12
NCAA
Morgan State
#258
W
50-34
50
34
+16
H22/12
NCAA
Colorado
#278
W
37-31
37
31
+6
A31/12
NCAA
Baylor
#149
W
33-25
33
25
+8
H04/01
NCAA
Utah Utes
#206
W
38-25
38
25
+13
H08/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#33
L
34-40
34
40
-6
A11/01
NCAA
72.4Avg total
40.7Scored
31.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.329.465.7+6.973%-
Last 30 at home (20)37.427.965.3+9.585%-
Last 30 away (10)34.132.366.4+1.850%-
Last 10 (10)40.731.772.4+9.080%-
Last 5 (5)38.431.069.4+7.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (6)31.533.064.5-1.533%-
vs Weaker ◀ (24)37.528.566.0+9.083%-
This opponent (Kansas) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
KansasLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Duke
#7
W
41-39
41
39
+2
A27/11
NCAA
Furman
#40
W
39-28
39
28
+11
H30/11
NCAA
Creighton
#59
L
31-41
31
41
-10
A05/12
NCAA
Missouri
#89
L
25-39
25
39
-14
A08/12
NCAA
NC State
#293
W
38-30
38
30
+8
H14/12
NCAA
Brown
#184
W
42-31
42
31
+11
H22/12
NCAA
West Virginia
#131
L
20-33
20
33
-13
H31/12
NCAA
UCF Knights
#200
W
44-25
44
25
+19
A05/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#285
L
36-42
36
42
-6
H09/01
NCAA
Cincinnati
#159
L
24-25
24
25
-1
A11/01
NCAA
67.3Avg total
34.0Scored
33.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.232.368.6+3.963%-
Last 30 at home (18)40.131.771.8+8.483%-
Last 30 away (12)30.433.263.7-2.833%-
Last 10 (10)34.033.367.3+0.750%-
Last 5 (5)33.231.264.4+2.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)36.033.969.9+2.175%-
vs Similar (13)33.133.866.8-0.738%-
vs Weaker (9)41.028.969.9+12.189%-
This opponent (Iowa State) is Stronger. 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
2
Iowa State wins
8
Kansas wins
DateGameScore
27/01/24Iowa State v Kansas79-75
11/03/23Kansas v Iowa State71-58
04/02/23Iowa State v Kansas68-53
14/01/23Kansas v Iowa State62-60
02/02/22Iowa State v Kansas61-70
12/01/22Kansas v Iowa State62-61
13/02/21Iowa State v Kansas50-64
12/02/21Kansas v Iowa State97-64
18/02/20Kansas v Iowa State91-71
09/01/20Iowa State v Kansas53-79
Iowa Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
11/01/25ATexas Tech85-84 OT
08/01/25HUtah Utes82-59
04/01/25HBaylor74-55
31/12/24AColorado79-69
22/12/24HMorgan State99-72
15/12/24HNebraska O.83-51
13/12/24AIowa89-80
08/12/24HJackson State100-58
05/12/24HMarquette81-70
27/11/24HColorado99-71
Kansaslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
11/01/25ACincinnati54-40
09/01/25HArizona State74-55
05/01/25AUCF Knights99-48
31/12/24HWest Virginia61-62
22/12/24HBrown87-53
14/12/24HNC State75-60
08/12/24AMissouri67-76
05/12/24ACreighton63-76
30/11/24HFurman86-51
27/11/24ADuke75-72

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Iowa State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 10 Wins / 0 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW93%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLWWWW80%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games15105
Win %93%100%80%
Points / game86.287.084.6
Allowed / game65.958.880.0
Point differential+20.3+28.2+4.6
Avg total152.1145.8164.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+73%100%20%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)-67% (3)
Overtime %7%0%20%
Kansas
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW80%
HomeWWWLW89%
AwayWLLWW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1596
Win %80%89%67%
Points / game77.380.472.5
Allowed / game62.161.163.5
Point differential+15.2+19.3+9.0
Avg total139.3141.6136.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+60%78%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)50% (2)100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
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 Iowa State1514193%86.265.9+20.3
2 Houston1512380%77.154.2+22.9
3 Kansas1512380%77.362.1+15.2
4 West Virginia1512380%74.563.9+10.6
5 Texas Tech1612475%83.966.1+17.8
6 UCF Knights1612475%79.677.9+1.7
7 Arizona1611569%84.268.6+15.6
8 Brigham Young1611569%80.866.6+14.1
9 Baylor1611569%81.468.2+13.2
10 Cincinnati1510567%73.160.5+12.5
11 Arizona State1610662%75.772.7+3.0
12 Utah Utes159660%81.170.2+10.9
13 TCU159660%70.565.7+4.8
14 Colorado159660%74.571.0+3.5
15 Oklahoma State169756%73.474.0-0.6
16 Kansas State167944%73.271.1+2.1
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
Iowa State403474
Kansas302757
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