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Iowa State vs Syracuse Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 26 Nov 2025
Tip-off: 18:00
Final 95-64
35-34 60-30
Position#34
Record5-1
FormWLWWW
Points / game87.8
Allowed / game67.8
Iowa State 🏆
USA
vs
Syracuse
USA
Position#236
Record4-2
FormWWWLL
Points / game76.7
Allowed / game60.3
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Iowa State winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Syracuse 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
Cincinnati
#159
W
76-56
76
56
+20
H12/03
NCAA
Brigham Young
#48
L
92-96
92
96
-4
A13/03
NCAA
Lipscomb
#51
W
82-55
82
55
+27
H21/03
NCAA
Ole Miss
#73
L
78-91
78
91
-13
H24/03
NCAA
Fairleigh Dickinson
#315
W
88-50
88
50
+38
H04/11
NCAA
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
1H
2H
33-24
43-32
53-49
39-47
40-24
42-31
29-40
49-51
45-19
43-31
44-30
58-32
35-53
45-43
42-27
54-30
43-45
40-37
40-26
38-34
156.0Avg total
85.5Scored
70.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (6)87.867.8155.7+20.083%
Season at home (3)95.356.3151.7+39.0100%
Season away (3)80.379.3159.7+1.067%
Last 10 (10)85.570.5156.0+15.070%
Last 5 (5)87.871.4159.2+16.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (7)80.377.7158.0+2.643%
vs Weaker ◀ (23)78.466.7145.1+11.774%
This opponent (Syracuse) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
SyracuseUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
SMU Mustangs
#58
L
75-77
75
77
-2
A05/03
NCAA
Virginia
#230
W
84-70
84
70
+14
H09/03
NCAA
Florida State
#177
W
66-62
66
62
+4
A11/03
NCAA
SMU Mustangs
#58
L
53-73
53
73
-20
A13/03
NCAA
Binghamton
#352
W
85-47
85
47
+38
H04/11
NCAA
Delaware State
#353
W
83-43
83
43
+40
H08/11
NCAA
Drexel
#193
W
80-50
80
50
+30
A15/11
NCAA
Monmouth
#159
W
78-73
78
73
+5
H19/11
NCAA
Houston
#18
L
74-78 OT
74
78
-4
A24/11
NCAA
Kansas
#58
L
60-71
60
71
-11
A25/11
NCAA
1H
2H
44-36
31-41
43-26
41-44
30-26
36-36
28-31
25-42
32-14
53-33
40-17
43-26
37-32
43-18
36-33
42-40
34-37
33-30
25-34
35-37
138.2Avg total
73.8Scored
64.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (6)76.760.3137.0+16.367%
Season at home (3)82.054.3136.3+27.7100%
Season away (3)71.366.3137.7+5.033%
Last 10 (10)73.864.4138.2+9.460%
Last 5 (5)75.063.0138.0+12.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (17)66.977.5144.5-10.612%
vs Similar (11)81.572.7154.2+8.782%
vs Weaker (2)84.045.0129.0+39.0100%
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

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +6.7+6.71st half: +6.3+6.32nd half2nd half: +8.3+8.32nd half: +3.5+3.5
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +6.7+6.71st half: +6.3+6.32nd half2nd half: +8.3+8.32nd half: +3.5+3.5
Iowa StateSyracuse
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
Cincinnati
#159
W
33-24
33
24
+9
H12/03
NCAA
Brigham Young
#48
W
53-49
53
49
+4
A13/03
NCAA
Lipscomb
#51
W
40-24
40
24
+16
H21/03
NCAA
Ole Miss
#73
L
29-40
29
40
-11
H24/03
NCAA
Fairleigh Dickinson
#315
W
45-19
45
19
+26
H04/11
NCAA
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
74.1Avg total
40.4Scored
33.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.332.668.9+3.657%-
Last 30 at home (16)39.129.468.6+9.775%-
Last 30 away (14)33.036.369.3-3.336%-
Last 10 (10)40.433.774.1+6.770%-
Last 5 (5)40.836.277.0+4.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (7)35.134.970.0+0.343%-
vs Weaker ◀ (23)36.632.068.6+4.761%-
This opponent (Syracuse) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
SyracuseLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
SMU Mustangs
#58
W
44-36
44
36
+8
A05/03
NCAA
Virginia
#230
W
43-26
43
26
+17
H09/03
NCAA
Florida State
#177
W
30-26
30
26
+4
A11/03
NCAA
SMU Mustangs
#58
L
28-31
28
31
-3
A13/03
NCAA
Binghamton
#352
W
32-14
32
14
+18
H04/11
NCAA
Delaware State
#353
W
40-17
40
17
+23
H08/11
NCAA
Drexel
#193
W
37-32
37
32
+5
A15/11
NCAA
Monmouth
#159
W
36-33
36
33
+3
H19/11
NCAA
Houston
#18
L
34-37
34
37
-3
A24/11
NCAA
Kansas
#58
L
25-34
25
34
-9
A25/11
NCAA
63.5Avg total
34.9Scored
28.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.733.166.8+0.650%-
Last 30 at home (15)34.131.165.2+3.160%-
Last 30 away (15)33.335.168.3-1.840%-
Last 10 (10)34.928.663.5+6.370%-
Last 5 (5)34.430.665.0+3.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (17)30.535.866.4-5.329%-
vs Similar (11)38.232.070.2+6.273%-
vs Weaker (2)36.015.551.5+20.5100%-
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
Syracuse wins
No previous meetings.
Iowa Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
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
04/11/25HFairleigh Dickinson88-50
24/03/25HOle Miss78-91
21/03/25HLipscomb82-55
13/03/25ABrigham Young92-96
12/03/25HCincinnati76-56
Syracuselast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
25/11/25AKansas60-71
24/11/25AHouston74-78 OT
19/11/25HMonmouth78-73
15/11/25ADrexel80-50
08/11/25HDelaware State83-43
04/11/25HBinghamton85-47
13/03/25ASMU Mustangs53-73
11/03/25AFlorida State66-62
09/03/25HVirginia84-70
05/03/25ASMU Mustangs75-77

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Iowa State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW83%
HomeWWW100%
AwayLWW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games633
Win %83%100%67%
Points / game87.895.380.3
Allowed / game67.856.379.3
Point differential+20.0+39.0+1.0
Avg total155.7151.7159.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+67%100%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)-100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Syracuse
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLL67%
HomeWWW100%
AwayWLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games633
Win %67%100%33%
Points / game76.782.071.3
Allowed / game60.354.366.3
Point differential+16.3+27.7+5.0
Avg total137.0136.3137.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%67%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)100% (1)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 Oklahoma State660100%93.274.3+18.8
2 Arizona660100%85.568.0+17.5
3 Colorado550100%94.481.6+12.8
4 Houston76186%76.159.6+16.6
5 UCF Knights76186%89.179.7+9.4
6 Arizona State76186%81.775.0+6.7
7 Iowa State65183%87.867.8+20.0
8 Cincinnati65183%78.764.2+14.5
9 Brigham Young54180%87.268.6+18.6
10 Baylor54180%86.080.2+5.8
11 Kansas75271%75.662.9+12.7
12 West Virginia75271%71.360.3+11.0
13 Kansas State75271%89.480.4+9.0
14 Utah Utes75271%82.378.4+3.9
15 Texas Tech64267%82.275.0+7.2
16 TCU53260%80.063.6+16.4
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 -).
Atlantic Coast conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Duke770100%93.657.0+36.6
2 Louisville660100%95.565.7+29.8
3 North Carolina660100%87.564.3+23.2
4 SMU Mustangs770100%92.773.0+19.7
5 Virginia Tech550100%92.272.8+19.4
6 Clemson76186%84.364.9+19.4
7 California76186%84.469.6+14.9
8 Miami (FL)65183%92.264.3+27.8
9 Florida State65183%93.270.3+22.8
10 NC State65183%93.072.3+20.7
11 Georgia Tech65183%72.863.5+9.3
12 Stanford54180%83.871.6+12.2
13 Wake Forest75271%87.671.7+15.9
14 Notre Dame75271%78.167.4+10.7
15 Virginia75271%81.972.9+9.0
16 Syracuse64267%76.760.3+16.3
17 Pittsburgh74357%72.166.6+5.6
18 Boston College73443%70.166.4+3.7
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
Iowa State356095
Syracuse343064
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