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Iowa vs Ohio State Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 03 Feb 2024
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 79-77
36-38 43-39
Position#162
Record12-9
FormWLLWL
Points / game84.4
Allowed / game77.3
Iowa 🏆
USA
vs
Position#123
Record13-8
FormLWLLL
Points / game75.1
Allowed / game69.1
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · Iowa v Ohio State
02 Jan 2027
IOWA v OHIO
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OHIO75
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Iowa winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Ohio State 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
UMBC Retrievers
#312
W
103-81
103
81
+22
H21/12
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#307
W
103-74
103
74
+29
H30/12
NCAA
Wisconsin
#117
L
72-83
72
83
-11
A03/01
NCAA
Rutgers
#241
W
86-77
86
77
+9
H06/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#62
W
94-76
94
76
+18
H13/01
NCAA
Minnesota
#163
W
86-77
86
77
+9
A15/01
NCAA
Purdue
#8
L
70-84
70
84
-14
H20/01
NCAA
Maryland
#215
L
67-69
67
69
-2
H25/01
NCAA
Michigan
#347
W
88-78
88
78
+10
A27/01
NCAA
Indiana
#153
L
68-74
68
74
-6
A31/01
NCAA
1H
2H
50-36
53-45
54-48
49-26
32-32
40-51
41-34
45-43
41-36
53-40
39-32
47-45
34-47
36-37
34-28
33-41
42-44
46-34
28-39
40-35
161.0Avg total
83.7Scored
77.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (21)84.477.3161.8+7.157%
Season at home (14)88.774.5163.2+14.271%
Season away (7)75.983.0158.9-7.129%
Last 10 (10)83.777.3161.0+6.460%
Last 5 (5)75.876.4152.2-0.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)71.888.2160.0-16.50%
vs Similar ◀ (15)84.777.4162.1+7.360%
vs Weaker (11)82.872.4155.2+10.564%
This opponent (Ohio State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Ohio StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
New Orleans
#327
W
78-36
78
36
+42
H21/12
NCAA
West Virginia
#338
W
78-75 OT
78
75
+3
A31/12
NCAA
Rutgers
#241
W
76-72
76
72
+4
H04/01
NCAA
Indiana
#153
L
65-71
65
71
-6
A07/01
NCAA
Wisconsin
#117
L
60-71
60
71
-11
H11/01
NCAA
Michigan
#347
L
65-73
65
73
-8
A15/01
NCAA
Penn State
#216
W
79-67
79
67
+12
H20/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#62
L
69-83
69
83
-14
A24/01
NCAA
Northwestern
#86
L
58-83
58
83
-25
A28/01
NCAA
Illinois
#27
L
75-87
75
87
-12
H31/01
NCAA
1H
2H
31-17
47-19
28-26
37-39
45-32
31-40
38-37
27-34
33-35
27-36
28-37
37-36
33-19
46-48
35-43
34-40
30-41
28-42
34-41
41-46
142.1Avg total
70.3Scored
71.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (21)75.169.1144.2+6.062%
Season at home (13)77.766.7144.4+11.077%
Season away (8)71.073.0144.0-2.038%
Last 10 (10)70.371.8142.1-1.540%
Last 5 (5)69.278.6147.8-9.420%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)65.383.0148.3-17.70%
vs Similar ◀ (18)73.870.1143.9+3.861%
vs Weaker (9)74.963.1138.0+11.878%
This opponent (Iowa) is Similar. 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

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +1.9+1.91st half: +0.7+0.72nd half2nd half: +4.5+4.52nd half: -2.5-2.5
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +1.9+1.91st half: +0.7+0.72nd half2nd half: +4.5+4.52nd half: -2.5-2.5
IowaOhio 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.
Bets by half · pick a half
IowaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UMBC Retrievers
#312
W
50-36
50
36
+14
H21/12
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#307
W
54-48
54
48
+6
H30/12
NCAA
Wisconsin
#117
D
32-32
32
32
+0
A03/01
NCAA
Rutgers
#241
W
41-34
41
34
+7
H06/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#62
W
41-36
41
36
+5
H13/01
NCAA
Minnesota
#163
W
39-32
39
32
+7
A15/01
NCAA
Purdue
#8
L
34-47
34
47
-13
H20/01
NCAA
Maryland
#215
W
34-28
34
28
+6
H25/01
NCAA
Michigan
#347
L
42-44
42
44
-2
A27/01
NCAA
Indiana
#153
L
28-39
28
39
-11
A31/01
NCAA
77.1Avg total
39.5Scored
37.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.436.474.8+2.053%-
Last 30 at home (19)41.335.877.2+5.568%-
Last 30 away (11)33.537.470.8-3.927%-
Last 10 (10)39.537.677.1+1.960%-
Last 5 (5)35.438.073.4-2.640%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)32.545.578.0-13.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (15)38.834.873.6+4.060%-
vs Weaker (11)40.135.375.4+4.864%-
This opponent (Ohio State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Ohio StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
New Orleans
#327
W
31-17
31
17
+14
H21/12
NCAA
West Virginia
#338
W
28-26
28
26
+2
A31/12
NCAA
Rutgers
#241
W
45-32
45
32
+13
H04/01
NCAA
Indiana
#153
W
38-37
38
37
+1
A07/01
NCAA
Wisconsin
#117
L
33-35
33
35
-2
H11/01
NCAA
Michigan
#347
L
28-37
28
37
-9
A15/01
NCAA
Penn State
#216
W
33-19
33
19
+14
H20/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#62
L
35-43
35
43
-8
A24/01
NCAA
Northwestern
#86
L
30-41
30
41
-11
A28/01
NCAA
Illinois
#27
L
34-41
34
41
-7
H31/01
NCAA
66.3Avg total
33.5Scored
32.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.831.065.7+3.860%-
Last 30 at home (16)37.029.666.6+7.469%-
Last 30 away (14)32.232.564.7-0.350%-
Last 10 (10)33.532.866.3+0.750%-
Last 5 (5)32.036.268.2-4.220%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)32.340.372.7-8.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (18)35.231.166.3+4.161%-
vs Weaker (9)34.827.662.3+7.278%-
This opponent (Iowa) is Similar. 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
4
Iowa wins
3
Ohio State wins
DateGameScore
09/03/23Iowa v Ohio State69-73
17/02/23Iowa v Ohio State92-75
21/01/23Ohio State v Iowa93-77
19/02/22Ohio State v Iowa62-75
28/02/21Ohio State v Iowa57-73
05/02/21Iowa v Ohio State85-89
21/02/20Iowa v Ohio State85-76
Iowalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
31/01/24AIndiana68-74
27/01/24AMichigan88-78
25/01/24HMaryland67-69
20/01/24HPurdue70-84
15/01/24AMinnesota86-77
13/01/24HNebraska94-76
06/01/24HRutgers86-77
03/01/24AWisconsin72-83
30/12/23HNorthern Illinois103-74
21/12/23HUMBC Retrievers103-81
Ohio Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
31/01/24HIllinois75-87
28/01/24ANorthwestern58-83
24/01/24ANebraska69-83
20/01/24HPenn State79-67
15/01/24AMichigan65-73
11/01/24HWisconsin60-71
07/01/24AIndiana65-71
04/01/24HRutgers76-72
31/12/23AWest Virginia78-75 OT
21/12/23HNew Orleans78-36

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Iowa
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLWL57%
HomeWWWLL71%
AwayLLWWL29%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games21147
Win %57%71%29%
Points / game84.488.775.9
Allowed / game77.374.583.0
Point differential+7.1+14.2-7.1
Avg total161.8163.2158.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+48%64%14%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)0% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
Ohio State
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLL62%
HomeWWLWL77%
AwayWLLLL38%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games21138
Win %62%77%38%
Points / game75.177.771.0
Allowed / game69.166.773.0
Point differential+6.0+11.0-2.0
Avg total144.2144.4144.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+43%62%12%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)100% (1)50% (2)
Overtime %5%0%12%
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 Purdue2220291%85.870.0+15.8
2 Illinois2116576%82.369.0+13.4
3 Wisconsin2116576%75.867.5+8.3
4 Nebraska2216673%77.470.2+7.1
5 Northwestern2115671%75.469.9+5.5
6 Oregon2115671%78.272.7+5.5
7 Minnesota2013765%76.568.3+8.2
8 Michigan State2113862%76.065.8+10.1
9 Maryland2113862%70.363.4+6.9
10 Ohio State2113862%75.169.1+6.0
11 Indiana2113862%73.673.8-0.2
12 Iowa2112957%84.477.3+7.1
13 Washington2112957%81.176.7+4.4
14 Rutgers20101050%66.866.3+0.5
15 Penn State21101148%75.573.4+2.1
16 UCLA21101148%65.563.8+1.7
17 USC2181338%74.274.9-0.7
18 Michigan2171433%77.979.3-1.4
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 -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Iowa364379
Ohio State383977
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