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Iowa vs Purdue Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 14 Feb 2026
Tip-off: 22:00
Final 57-78
25-36 32-42
Position#81
Record18-6
FormWWWWL
Points / game77.8
Allowed / game64.3
vs
Purdue 🏆
USA
Position#31
Record20-4
FormLLWWW
Points / game82.8
Allowed / game69.1
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Iowa v Purdue
14 Feb 2026
IOWA57
PURD78
04 Feb 2025
IOWA81
PURD90
20 Jan 2024
IOWA70
PURD84
27 Jan 2022
IOWA73
PURD83
22 Dec 2020
IOWA70
PURD55
03 Mar 2020
IOWA68
PURD77
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Iowa winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Purdue winWon
-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
Minnesota
#235
L
67-70
67
70
-3
A07/01
NCAA
Illinois
#35
L
69-75
69
75
-6
H11/01
NCAA
Purdue
#31
L
72-79
72
79
-7
A14/01
NCAA
Indiana
#145
W
74-57
74
57
+17
A17/01
NCAA
Rutgers
#267
W
68-62
68
62
+6
H21/01
NCAA
USC
#153
W
73-72
73
72
+1
H29/01
NCAA
Oregon
#293
W
84-66
84
66
+18
A02/02
NCAA
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
1H
2H
24-31
43-39
24-35
45-40
34-31
38-48
38-28
36-29
31-24
37-38
27-28
46-44
35-26
49-40
41-48
43-26
39-35
37-35
32-37
38-40
143.9Avg total
73.7Scored
70.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (24)77.864.3142.1+13.575%
Season at home (15)82.962.5145.4+20.393%
Season away (9)69.367.3136.7+2.044%
Last 10 (10)73.770.2143.9+3.560%
Last 5 (5)77.471.8149.2+5.680%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)74.083.8157.8-9.80%
vs Similar ◀ (9)72.165.4137.6+6.767%
vs Weaker (16)81.563.8145.2+17.888%
This opponent (Purdue) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PurdueUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Washington
#218
W
81-73
81
73
+8
H08/01
NCAA
Penn State
#298
W
93-85
93
85
+8
H10/01
NCAA
Iowa
#81
W
79-72
79
72
+7
H14/01
NCAA
USC
#153
W
69-64
69
64
+5
A17/01
NCAA
UCLA
#73
L
67-69
67
69
-2
A21/01
NCAA
Illinois
#35
L
82-88
82
88
-6
H24/01
NCAA
Indiana
#145
L
67-72
67
72
-5
A28/01
NCAA
Maryland
#305
W
93-63
93
63
+30
A01/02
NCAA
Oregon
#293
W
68-64
68
64
+4
H07/02
NCAA
Nebraska
#21
W
80-77 OT
80
77
+3
A11/02
NCAA
1H
2H
45-28
36-45
45-44
48-41
31-34
48-38
38-32
31-32
32-32
35-37
43-39
39-49
29-40
38-32
49-28
44-35
36-34
32-30
40-24
28-44
150.6Avg total
77.9Scored
72.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (24)82.869.1151.9+13.883%
Season at home (16)84.768.4153.1+16.288%
Season away (8)79.170.4149.5+8.875%
Last 10 (10)77.972.7150.6+5.270%
Last 5 (5)78.072.8150.8+5.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)67.267.0134.2+0.250%
vs Similar ◀ (8)82.478.2160.6+4.162%
vs Weaker (18)83.166.4149.5+16.689%
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

-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: +0.2+0.21st half: +5.3+5.32nd half2nd half: +3.3+3.32nd half: -0.4-0.4
-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: +0.2+0.21st half: +5.3+5.32nd half2nd half: +3.3+3.32nd half: -0.4-0.4
IowaPurdue
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
Minnesota
#235
L
24-31
24
31
-7
A07/01
NCAA
Illinois
#35
L
24-35
24
35
-11
H11/01
NCAA
Purdue
#31
W
34-31
34
31
+3
A14/01
NCAA
Indiana
#145
W
38-28
38
28
+10
A17/01
NCAA
Rutgers
#267
W
31-24
31
24
+7
H21/01
NCAA
USC
#153
L
27-28
27
28
-1
H29/01
NCAA
Oregon
#293
W
35-26
35
26
+9
A02/02
NCAA
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
64.8Avg total
32.5Scored
32.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.830.467.2+6.563%-
Last 30 at home (16)39.927.467.4+12.581%-
Last 30 away (14)33.333.767.0-0.443%-
Last 10 (10)32.532.364.8+0.250%-
Last 5 (5)34.834.869.6+0.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)33.835.269.0-1.440%-
vs Similar ◀ (9)35.029.764.7+5.367%-
vs Weaker (16)38.829.268.1+9.669%-
This opponent (Purdue) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PurdueLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Washington
#218
W
45-28
45
28
+17
H08/01
NCAA
Penn State
#298
W
45-44
45
44
+1
H10/01
NCAA
Iowa
#81
L
31-34
31
34
-3
H14/01
NCAA
USC
#153
W
38-32
38
32
+6
A17/01
NCAA
UCLA
#73
D
32-32
32
32
+0
A21/01
NCAA
Illinois
#35
W
43-39
43
39
+4
H24/01
NCAA
Indiana
#145
L
29-40
29
40
-11
A28/01
NCAA
Maryland
#305
W
49-28
49
28
+21
A01/02
NCAA
Oregon
#293
W
36-34
36
34
+2
H07/02
NCAA
Nebraska
#21
W
40-24
40
24
+16
A11/02
NCAA
72.3Avg total
38.8Scored
33.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)40.032.172.2+7.977%-
Last 30 at home (19)40.831.272.1+9.679%-
Last 30 away (11)38.633.772.4+4.973%-
Last 10 (10)38.833.572.3+5.370%-
Last 5 (5)39.433.072.4+6.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)34.227.862.0+6.575%-
vs Similar ◀ (8)42.035.477.4+6.675%-
vs Weaker (18)40.431.772.1+8.878%-
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
2
Iowa wins
8
Purdue wins
DateGameScore
14/01/26Purdue v Iowa79-72
05/02/25Iowa v Purdue81-90
20/01/24Iowa v Purdue70-84
05/12/23Purdue v Iowa87-68
10/02/23Purdue v Iowa87-73
13/03/22Purdue v Iowa66-75
28/01/22Iowa v Purdue73-83
04/12/21Purdue v Iowa77-70
23/12/20Iowa v Purdue70-55
04/03/20Iowa v Purdue68-77
Iowalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
11/02/26AMaryland70-77
08/02/26HNorthwestern76-70
05/02/26AWashington84-74
02/02/26AOregon84-66
29/01/26HUSC73-72
21/01/26HRutgers68-62
17/01/26AIndiana74-57
14/01/26APurdue72-79
11/01/26HIllinois69-75
07/01/26AMinnesota67-70
Purduelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
11/02/26ANebraska80-77 OT
07/02/26HOregon68-64
01/02/26AMaryland93-63
28/01/26AIndiana67-72
24/01/26HIllinois82-88
21/01/26AUCLA67-69
17/01/26AUSC69-64
14/01/26HIowa79-72
10/01/26HPenn State93-85
08/01/26HWashington81-73

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Iowa
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL75%
HomeWLWWW93%
AwayLWWWL44%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games24159
Win %75%93%44%
Points / game77.882.969.3
Allowed / game64.362.567.3
Point differential+13.5+20.3+2.0
Avg total142.1145.4136.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+58%67%44%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)100% (2)0% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Purdue
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWW83%
HomeWWWLW88%
AwayWLLWW75%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games24168
Win %83%88%75%
Points / game82.884.779.1
Allowed / game69.168.470.4
Point differential+13.8+16.2+8.8
Avg total151.9153.1149.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%56%38%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)100% (1)50% (4)
Overtime %4%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 Michigan2524196%90.668.3+22.3
2 Nebraska2522388%79.466.0+13.4
3 Purdue2420483%82.869.1+13.8
4 Illinois2520580%84.768.9+15.8
5 Michigan State2520580%78.866.7+12.1
6 Iowa2418675%77.864.3+13.5
7 Wisconsin2518772%83.775.6+8.1
8 USC2518772%81.375.8+5.4
9 Indiana2517868%81.571.4+10.2
10 UCLA2517868%77.970.5+7.4
11 Ohio State2416867%81.673.7+7.9
12 Washington25121348%77.273.0+4.1
13 Minnesota24111346%71.568.9+2.6
14 Penn State26111542%75.479.0-3.6
15 Maryland24101442%72.078.6-6.6
16 Northwestern26101638%74.073.0+1.0
17 Rutgers2491538%70.176.4-6.3
18 Oregon2591636%72.274.9-2.6
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
Iowa253257
Purdue364278
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