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Iowa vs Maryland Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 11 Mar 2026
Tip-off: 16:00
Final 75-64
25-26 50-38
Position#81
Record20-11
FormLWLLL
Points / game75.4
Allowed / game65.8
Iowa 🏆
USA
vs
Maryland
USA
Position#305
Record12-20
FormLLLLW
Points / game69.9
Allowed / game76.6
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Iowa v Maryland
09 Jan 2027
IOWA v MARY
upcoming
11 Mar 2026
IOWA75
MARY64
06 Dec 2025
IOWA83
MARY64
24 Jan 2024
IOWA67
MARY69
15 Jan 2023
IOWA81
MARY67
03 Jan 2022
IOWA80
MARY75
10 Jan 2020
IOWA67
MARY49
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

IowaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Washington
#218
W
84-74
84
74
+10
A05/02
NCAA
Northwestern
#251
W
76-70
76
70
+6
H08/02
NCAA
Maryland
#305
L
70-77
70
77
-7
A11/02
NCAA
Purdue
#31
L
57-78
57
78
-21
H14/02
NCAA
Nebraska
#21
W
57-52
57
52
+5
H18/02
NCAA
Wisconsin
#57
L
71-84
71
84
-13
A22/02
NCAA
Ohio State
#104
W
74-57
74
57
+17
H26/02
NCAA
Penn State
#298
L
69-71
69
71
-2
A28/02
NCAA
Michigan
#6
L
68-71
68
71
-3
H06/03
NCAA
Nebraska
#21
L
75-84 OT
75
84
-9
A08/03
NCAA
1H
2H
41-48
43-26
39-35
37-35
32-37
38-40
25-36
32-42
33-28
24-24
41-40
30-44
37-23
37-34
38-34
31-37
30-30
38-41
26-30
44-40
141.9Avg total
70.1Scored
71.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (31)75.465.8141.3+9.665%
Season at home (19)78.962.9141.8+15.984%
Season away (12)69.970.4140.3-0.533%
Last 10 (10)70.171.8141.9-1.740%
Last 5 (5)71.473.4144.8-2.020%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)66.370.7137.0-4.30%
vs Similar (10)66.566.9133.4-0.450%
vs Weaker ◀ (17)80.864.2144.9+16.682%
This opponent (Maryland) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
MarylandUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Minnesota
#235
W
67-62
67
62
+5
A08/02
NCAA
Iowa
#81
W
77-70
77
70
+7
H11/02
NCAA
Rutgers
#267
L
57-68
57
68
-11
A15/02
NCAA
Northwestern
#251
L
74-78
74
78
-4
A19/02
NCAA
Washington
#218
W
64-60
64
60
+4
H21/02
NCAA
Nebraska
#21
L
61-74
61
74
-13
A26/02
NCAA
Rutgers
#267
L
65-69
65
69
-4
H01/03
NCAA
Wisconsin
#57
L
45-78
45
78
-33
A05/03
NCAA
Illinois
#35
L
72-78
72
78
-6
H08/03
NCAA
Oregon
#293
W
70-60
70
60
+10
A10/03
NCAA
1H
2H
32-33
35-29
37-32
40-38
27-27
30-41
34-35
40-43
34-32
30-28
27-33
34-41
20-39
45-30
21-34
24-44
34-37
38-41
33-12
37-48
134.9Avg total
65.2Scored
69.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (32)69.976.6146.5-6.838%
Season at home (17)74.173.4147.5+0.853%
Season away (15)65.180.3145.4-15.320%
Last 10 (10)65.269.7134.9-4.540%
Last 5 (5)62.671.8134.4-9.220%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (24)69.580.1149.6-10.733%
vs Similar (5)68.466.8135.2+1.640%
vs Weaker (1)84.064.0148.0+20.0100%
This opponent (Iowa) 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

-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: +0.1+0.11st half: -1.5-1.52nd half2nd half: -0.9-0.92nd half: -3.0-3.0
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: +0.1+0.11st half: -1.5-1.52nd half2nd half: -0.9-0.92nd half: -3.0-3.0
IowaMaryland
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
IowaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Washington
#218
L
41-48
41
48
-7
A05/02
NCAA
Northwestern
#251
W
39-35
39
35
+4
H08/02
NCAA
Maryland
#305
L
32-37
32
37
-5
A11/02
NCAA
Purdue
#31
L
25-36
25
36
-11
H14/02
NCAA
Nebraska
#21
W
33-28
33
28
+5
H18/02
NCAA
Wisconsin
#57
W
41-40
41
40
+1
A22/02
NCAA
Ohio State
#104
W
37-23
37
23
+14
H26/02
NCAA
Penn State
#298
W
38-34
38
34
+4
A28/02
NCAA
Michigan
#6
D
30-30
30
30
+0
H06/03
NCAA
Nebraska
#21
L
26-30
26
30
-4
A08/03
NCAA
68.3Avg total
34.2Scored
34.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.729.665.3+6.167%-
Last 30 at home (18)37.727.865.4+9.972%-
Last 30 away (12)32.832.365.1+0.458%-
Last 10 (10)34.234.168.3+0.150%-
Last 5 (5)34.431.465.8+3.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)29.030.059.0-1.033%-
vs Similar (10)32.529.662.1+2.970%-
vs Weaker ◀ (17)38.829.568.3+9.271%-
This opponent (Maryland) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
MarylandLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Minnesota
#235
L
32-33
32
33
-1
A08/02
NCAA
Iowa
#81
W
37-32
37
32
+5
H11/02
NCAA
Rutgers
#267
D
27-27
27
27
+0
A15/02
NCAA
Northwestern
#251
L
34-35
34
35
-1
A19/02
NCAA
Washington
#218
W
34-32
34
32
+2
H21/02
NCAA
Nebraska
#21
L
27-33
27
33
-6
A26/02
NCAA
Rutgers
#267
L
20-39
20
39
-19
H01/03
NCAA
Wisconsin
#57
L
21-34
21
34
-13
A05/03
NCAA
Illinois
#35
L
34-37
34
37
-3
H08/03
NCAA
Oregon
#293
W
33-12
33
12
+21
A10/03
NCAA
61.3Avg total
29.9Scored
31.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.235.367.5-3.130%-
Last 30 at home (15)35.033.768.7+1.353%-
Last 30 away (15)29.436.966.3-7.57%-
Last 10 (10)29.931.461.3-1.530%-
Last 5 (5)27.031.058.0-4.020%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (24)32.137.269.3-5.125%-
vs Similar (5)32.627.660.2+5.040%-
vs Weaker (1)33.027.060.0+6.0100%-
This opponent (Iowa) 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
5
Iowa wins
5
Maryland wins
DateGameScore
11/02/26Maryland v Iowa77-70
06/12/25Iowa v Maryland83-64
16/02/25Maryland v Iowa101-75
15/02/24Maryland v Iowa78-66
25/01/24Iowa v Maryland67-69
15/01/23Iowa v Maryland81-67
11/02/22Maryland v Iowa87-110
04/01/22Iowa v Maryland80-75
08/01/21Maryland v Iowa67-89
31/01/20Maryland v Iowa82-72
Iowalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/03/26ANebraska75-84 OT
06/03/26HMichigan68-71
28/02/26APenn State69-71
26/02/26HOhio State74-57
22/02/26AWisconsin71-84
18/02/26HNebraska57-52
14/02/26HPurdue57-78
11/02/26AMaryland70-77
08/02/26HNorthwestern76-70
05/02/26AWashington84-74
Marylandlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
10/03/26AOregon70-60
08/03/26HIllinois72-78
05/03/26AWisconsin45-78
01/03/26HRutgers65-69
26/02/26ANebraska61-74
21/02/26HWashington64-60
19/02/26ANorthwestern74-78
15/02/26ARutgers57-68
11/02/26HIowa77-70
08/02/26AMinnesota67-62

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Iowa
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLL65%
HomeWLWWL84%
AwayWLLLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games311912
Win %65%84%33%
Points / game75.478.969.9
Allowed / game65.862.970.4
Point differential+9.6+15.9-0.5
Avg total141.3141.8140.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+48%58%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won43% (7)75% (4)0% (3)
Overtime %3%0%8%
Maryland
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLW38%
HomeLWWLL53%
AwayLLLLW20%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games321715
Win %38%53%20%
Points / game69.974.165.1
Allowed / game76.673.480.3
Point differential-6.8+0.8-15.3
Avg total146.5147.5145.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+19%29%7%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)67% (3)50% (2)
Overtime %3%6%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 Ten conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Michigan3129294%88.469.1+19.4
2 Nebraska3126584%77.966.0+11.9
3 Michigan State3125681%78.867.8+11.0
4 Illinois3124777%84.369.1+15.1
5 Purdue3123874%82.370.7+11.6
6 Wisconsin3122971%83.375.6+7.7
7 UCLA31211068%78.070.9+7.1
8 Iowa31201165%75.465.8+9.6
9 Ohio State31201165%80.573.0+7.5
10 Indiana31181358%78.772.1+6.6
11 USC31181358%78.677.8+0.8
12 Washington31151648%76.873.1+3.7
13 Minnesota31151648%70.168.4+1.7
14 Northwestern32141844%73.372.0+1.2
15 Rutgers31131842%70.975.5-4.6
16 Oregon32122038%70.873.9-3.1
17 Penn State32122038%73.779.3-5.7
18 Maryland32122038%69.976.6-6.8
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
Iowa255075
Maryland263864
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