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Iowa State vs Long Beach State Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 21 Dec 2025
Tip-off: 23:00
Final 91-60
57-20 34-40
Position#34
Record10-1
FormWWWWW
Points / game89.0
Allowed / game64.7
Iowa State 🏆
USA
vs
Long Beach State
USA
Position#328
Record3-9
FormWLLLW
Points / game73.0
Allowed / game78.2
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Iowa State winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Long Beach State winLost
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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
Grambling St.
#260
W
102-62
102
62
+40
H07/11
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#257
L
80-96
80
96
-16
A11/11
NCAA
Stonehill
#283
W
96-57
96
57
+39
H18/11
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#32
W
83-82
83
82
+1
A24/11
NCAA
Creighton
#238
W
78-60
78
60
+18
A25/11
NCAA
Syracuse
#236
W
95-64
95
64
+31
H26/11
NCAA
Alcorn State
#348
W
132-68
132
68
+64
H04/12
NCAA
Purdue
#31
W
81-58
81
58
+23
A06/12
NCAA
Iowa
#81
W
66-62
66
62
+4
H12/12
NCAA
Eastern Illinois
#285
W
78-53
78
53
+25
H14/12
NCAA
1H
2H
44-30
58-32
35-53
45-43
42-27
54-30
43-45
40-37
40-26
38-34
35-34
60-30
65-28
67-40
35-31
46-27
25-33
41-29
44-28
34-25
155.3Avg total
89.1Scored
66.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (11)89.064.7153.7+24.391%
Season at home (7)93.959.4153.3+34.4100%
Season away (4)80.574.0154.5+6.575%
Last 10 (10)89.166.2155.3+22.990%
Last 5 (5)90.461.0151.4+29.4100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (6)79.576.7156.2+2.833%
vs Weaker ◀ (24)81.166.6147.8+14.575%
This opponent (Long Beach State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Long Beach StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Pacific
#165
L
66-69
66
69
-3
A13/11
NCAA
Illinois State
#96
L
80-82
80
82
-2
H17/11
NCAA
Nobel Knights
#532
W
87-54
87
54
+33
H20/11
NCAA
Montana State
#144
L
72-78
72
78
-6
H22/11
NCAA
Portland
#253
L
73-93
73
93
-20
A27/11
NCAA
San Diego Toreros
#301
W
76-72
76
72
+4
H30/11
NCAA
UC Santa Barbara
#146
L
77-84 OT
77
84
-7
A05/12
NCAA
UC San Diego
#64
L
74-80
74
80
-6
H07/12
NCAA
San Jose State
#349
L
83-89 OT
83
89
-6
A10/12
NCAA
Pepperdine
#347
W
81-78
81
78
+3
H19/12
NCAA
1H
2H
30-25
36-44
34-42
46-40
31-24
56-30
37-35
35-43
35-42
38-51
34-38
42-34
30-31
37-36
30-34
44-46
39-39
38-38
36-37
45-41
154.8Avg total
76.9Scored
77.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)73.078.2151.2-5.225%
Season at home (6)78.374.0152.3+4.350%
Season away (6)67.782.3150.0-14.70%
Last 10 (10)76.977.9154.8-1.030%
Last 5 (5)78.280.6158.8-2.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (23)67.777.4145.1-9.74%
vs Similar (4)73.584.0157.5-10.525%
vs Weaker (3)78.371.7150.0+6.767%
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

-20-10+0+10+201st half1st half: +7.3+7.31st half: -1.1-1.12nd half2nd half: +15.6+15.62nd half: +1.4+1.4
-20-10+0+10+201st half1st half: +7.3+7.31st half: -1.1-1.12nd half2nd half: +15.6+15.62nd half: +1.4+1.4
Iowa StateLong Beach 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.
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Iowa StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Grambling St.
#260
W
44-30
44
30
+14
H07/11
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#257
L
35-53
35
53
-18
A11/11
NCAA
Stonehill
#283
W
42-27
42
27
+15
H18/11
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#32
L
43-45
43
45
-2
A24/11
NCAA
Creighton
#238
W
40-26
40
26
+14
A25/11
NCAA
Syracuse
#236
W
35-34
35
34
+1
H26/11
NCAA
Alcorn State
#348
W
65-28
65
28
+37
H04/12
NCAA
Purdue
#31
W
35-31
35
31
+4
A06/12
NCAA
Iowa
#81
L
25-33
25
33
-8
H12/12
NCAA
Eastern Illinois
#285
W
44-28
44
28
+16
H14/12
NCAA
74.3Avg total
40.8Scored
33.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.032.769.7+4.357%-
Last 30 at home (17)40.230.270.5+10.071%-
Last 30 away (13)32.836.068.8-3.238%-
Last 10 (10)40.833.574.3+7.370%-
Last 5 (5)40.830.871.6+10.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (6)35.334.069.3+1.350%-
vs Weaker ◀ (24)37.432.469.8+5.058%-
This opponent (Long Beach State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Long Beach StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Pacific
#165
W
30-25
30
25
+5
A13/11
NCAA
Illinois State
#96
L
34-42
34
42
-8
H17/11
NCAA
Nobel Knights
#532
W
31-24
31
24
+7
H20/11
NCAA
Montana State
#144
W
37-35
37
35
+2
H22/11
NCAA
Portland
#253
L
35-42
35
42
-7
A27/11
NCAA
San Diego Toreros
#301
L
34-38
34
38
-4
H30/11
NCAA
UC Santa Barbara
#146
L
30-31
30
31
-1
A05/12
NCAA
UC San Diego
#64
L
30-34
30
34
-4
H07/12
NCAA
San Jose State
#349
D
39-39
39
39
+0
A10/12
NCAA
Pepperdine
#347
L
36-37
36
37
-1
H19/12
NCAA
68.3Avg total
33.6Scored
34.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)30.536.366.8-5.817%-
Last 30 at home (15)32.336.468.7-4.120%-
Last 30 away (15)28.736.164.8-7.513%-
Last 10 (10)33.634.768.3-1.130%-
Last 5 (5)33.835.869.6-2.00%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (23)30.036.566.6-6.517%-
vs Similar (4)32.036.868.8-4.80%-
vs Weaker (3)32.033.765.7-1.733%-
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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Iowa State wins
0
Long Beach State wins
No previous meetings.
Iowa Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/12/25HEastern Illinois78-53
12/12/25HIowa66-62
06/12/25APurdue81-58
04/12/25HAlcorn State132-68
26/11/25HSyracuse95-64
25/11/25ACreighton78-60
24/11/25ASt. John's (N.Y.)83-82
18/11/25HStonehill96-57
11/11/25AMississippi St.80-96
07/11/25HGrambling St.102-62
Long Beach Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
19/12/25HPepperdine81-78
10/12/25ASan Jose State83-89 OT
07/12/25HUC San Diego74-80
05/12/25AUC Santa Barbara77-84 OT
30/11/25HSan Diego Toreros76-72
27/11/25APortland73-93
22/11/25HMontana State72-78
20/11/25HNobel Knights87-54
17/11/25HIllinois State80-82
13/11/25APacific66-69

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Iowa State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW91%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLWWW75%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1174
Win %91%100%75%
Points / game89.093.980.5
Allowed / game64.759.474.0
Point differential+24.3+34.4+6.5
Avg total153.7153.3154.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+73%86%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (1)100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Long Beach State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLLW25%
HomeWLWLW50%
AwayLLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1266
Win %25%50%0%
Points / game73.078.367.7
Allowed / game78.274.082.3
Point differential-5.2+4.3-14.7
Avg total151.2152.3150.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+8%17%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)67% (3)0% (1)
Overtime %17%0%33%
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 Arizona11110100%88.065.4+22.6
2 Brigham Young1211192%85.665.4+20.2
3 Houston1211192%79.560.0+19.5
4 Oklahoma State1211192%90.278.4+11.8
5 Iowa State1110191%89.064.7+24.3
6 UCF Knights1110191%88.674.5+14.2
7 Colorado1210283%86.376.7+9.7
8 Baylor119282%93.076.2+16.8
9 TCU129375%77.464.8+12.7
10 Kansas129375%74.763.5+11.2
11 Texas Tech129375%83.574.5+9.0
12 Arizona State139469%80.075.2+4.8
13 West Virginia128467%75.360.9+14.4
14 Kansas State128467%88.077.0+11.0
15 Utah Utes128467%82.478.8+3.6
16 Cincinnati127558%74.765.8+8.9
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 -).
Big West conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Hawaii1210283%80.463.1+17.3
2 UC San Diego1210283%82.671.2+11.3
3 UC Santa Barbara128467%79.472.4+7.0
4 UC Irvine127558%77.865.6+12.2
5 CS Northridge127558%79.076.8+2.2
6 UC Davis105550%75.675.7-0.1
7 UC Riverside136746%74.976.8-1.8
8 CS Fullerton135838%89.685.4+4.2
9 Cal Poly135838%82.987.7-4.8
10 CSU Bakersfield135838%73.578.7-5.2
11 Long Beach State123925%73.078.2-5.2
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 State573491
Long Beach State204060
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