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Iowa State vs West Virginia Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 03 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 02:00
Final 80-59
41-28 39-31
Position#34
Record12-1
FormWWWWW
Points / game89.2
Allowed / game64.1
Iowa State 🏆
USA
vs
West Virginia
USA
Position#147
Record9-4
FormWLWLW
Points / game76.2
Allowed / game60.2
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Iowa State v West Virginia
02 Jan 2026
IOWA80
WEST59
24 Feb 2024
IOWA71
WEST64
27 Feb 2023
IOWA69
WEST72
23 Feb 2022
IOWA84
WEST81
02 Feb 2021
IOWA72
WEST76
03 Mar 2020
IOWA71
WEST77
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Iowa State winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
West Virginia 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
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
Long Beach State
#328
W
91-60
91
60
+31
H21/12
NCAA
Houston Christian
#297
W
89-61
89
61
+28
H30/12
NCAA
1H
2H
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
57-20
34-40
41-28
48-33
151.4Avg total
88.9Scored
62.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)89.264.1153.2+25.192%
Season at home (9)93.059.7152.7+33.3100%
Season away (4)80.574.0154.5+6.575%
Last 10 (10)88.962.5151.4+26.4100%
Last 5 (5)81.058.8139.8+22.2100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (6)79.576.7156.2+2.833%
vs Weaker ◀ (24)81.865.5147.3+16.279%
This opponent (West Virginia) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
West VirginiaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Pittsburgh
#282
W
71-49
71
49
+22
H13/11
NCAA
Lafayette
#317
W
81-59
81
59
+22
H18/11
NCAA
Clemson
#56
L
67-70
67
70
-3
A21/11
NCAA
Xavier
#248
L
68-78
68
78
-10
A23/11
NCAA
Mercyhurst Lakers
#206
W
70-38
70
38
+32
H30/11
NCAA
Coppin State
#354
W
91-49
91
49
+42
H04/12
NCAA
Wake Forest
#190
L
66-75
66
75
-9
H06/12
NCAA
UALR
#295
W
90-58
90
58
+32
H10/12
NCAA
Ohio State
#104
L
88-89 OT
88
89
-1
A14/12
NCAA
Miss. Valley St.
#372
W
86-51
86
51
+35
H23/12
NCAA
1H
2H
34-25
37-24
36-25
45-34
32-25
35-45
28-36
40-42
39-22
31-16
40-32
51-17
34-34
32-41
47-23
43-35
37-27
31-41
42-22
44-29
139.4Avg total
77.8Scored
61.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)76.260.2136.3+16.069%
Season at home (10)76.754.5131.2+22.290%
Season away (3)74.379.0153.3-4.70%
Last 10 (10)77.861.6139.4+16.260%
Last 5 (5)84.264.4148.6+19.860%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (6)57.268.8126.0-11.717%
vs Similar (11)69.465.7135.1+3.655%
vs Weaker (13)72.958.6131.5+14.369%
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

-17-9+0+9+171st half1st half: +12.7+12.71st half: +9.8+9.82nd half2nd half: +13.7+13.72nd half: +6.5+6.5
-17-9+0+9+171st half1st half: +12.7+12.71st half: +9.8+9.82nd half2nd half: +13.7+13.72nd half: +6.5+6.5
Iowa StateWest Virginia
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
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
Long Beach State
#328
W
57-20
57
20
+37
H21/12
NCAA
Houston Christian
#297
W
41-28
41
28
+13
H30/12
NCAA
72.7Avg total
42.7Scored
30.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.732.370.0+5.460%-
Last 30 at home (18)40.429.269.7+11.272%-
Last 30 away (12)33.536.970.4-3.442%-
Last 10 (10)42.730.072.7+12.780%-
Last 5 (5)40.428.068.4+12.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (6)35.334.069.3+1.350%-
vs Weaker ◀ (24)38.231.970.1+6.462%-
This opponent (West Virginia) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
West VirginiaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Pittsburgh
#282
W
34-25
34
25
+9
H13/11
NCAA
Lafayette
#317
W
36-25
36
25
+11
H18/11
NCAA
Clemson
#56
W
32-25
32
25
+7
A21/11
NCAA
Xavier
#248
L
28-36
28
36
-8
A23/11
NCAA
Mercyhurst Lakers
#206
W
39-22
39
22
+17
H30/11
NCAA
Coppin State
#354
W
40-32
40
32
+8
H04/12
NCAA
Wake Forest
#190
D
34-34
34
34
+0
H06/12
NCAA
UALR
#295
W
47-23
47
23
+24
H10/12
NCAA
Ohio State
#104
W
37-27
37
27
+10
A14/12
NCAA
Miss. Valley St.
#372
W
42-22
42
22
+20
H23/12
NCAA
64.0Avg total
36.9Scored
27.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.628.160.7+4.570%-
Last 30 at home (19)35.126.661.6+8.584%-
Last 30 away (11)28.430.659.0-2.345%-
Last 10 (10)36.927.164.0+9.880%-
Last 5 (5)40.027.667.6+12.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (6)25.231.756.8-6.533%-
vs Similar (11)32.128.560.5+3.673%-
vs Weaker (13)36.526.162.5+10.485%-
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
2
Iowa State wins
8
West Virginia wins
DateGameScore
18/01/25West Virginia v Iowa State64-57
24/02/24Iowa State v West Virginia71-64
28/02/23Iowa State v West Virginia69-72
09/02/23West Virginia v Iowa State76-71
24/02/22Iowa State v West Virginia84-81
09/02/22West Virginia v Iowa State79-63
03/02/21Iowa State v West Virginia72-76
19/12/20West Virginia v Iowa State70-65
04/03/20Iowa State v West Virginia71-77
06/02/20West Virginia v Iowa State76-61
Iowa Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
30/12/25HHouston Christian89-61
21/12/25HLong Beach State91-60
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
West Virginialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/12/25HMiss. Valley St.86-51
14/12/25AOhio State88-89 OT
10/12/25HUALR90-58
06/12/25HWake Forest66-75
04/12/25HCoppin State91-49
30/11/25HMercyhurst Lakers70-38
23/11/25AXavier68-78
21/11/25AClemson67-70
18/11/25HLafayette81-59
13/11/25HPittsburgh71-49

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Iowa State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 10 Wins / 0 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW92%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLWWW75%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1394
Win %92%100%75%
Points / game89.293.080.5
Allowed / game64.159.774.0
Point differential+25.1+33.3+6.5
Avg total153.2152.7154.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+77%89%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (1)100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
West Virginia
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLW69%
HomeWWLWW90%
AwayLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games13103
Win %69%90%0%
Points / game76.276.774.3
Allowed / game60.254.579.0
Point differential+16.0+22.2-4.7
Avg total136.3131.2153.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+62%80%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (2)-0% (2)
Overtime %8%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 Arizona13130100%90.366.2+24.1
2 Iowa State1312192%89.264.1+25.1
3 Brigham Young1312192%87.466.6+20.8
4 Houston1312192%78.760.0+18.7
5 Oklahoma State1312192%91.278.3+12.9
6 UCF Knights1211192%88.374.9+13.4
7 Baylor1210283%95.674.9+20.7
8 TCU1310377%80.364.7+15.6
9 Kansas1310377%75.863.3+12.5
10 Texas Tech1310377%83.873.2+10.6
11 Colorado1310377%85.977.4+8.5
12 West Virginia139469%76.260.2+16.0
13 Kansas State139469%88.577.6+10.8
14 Arizona State139469%80.075.2+4.8
15 Cincinnati138562%75.865.5+10.3
16 Utah Utes138562%81.178.5+2.6
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 State413980
West Virginia283159
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