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Iowa vs Rutgers Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 23 Jan 2020
Tip-off: 02:00
Final 85-80
38-43 47-37
Position#90
Record11-4
FormLLWWW
Points / game79.1
Allowed / game68.5
Iowa 🏆
USA
vs
Position#104
Record10-3
FormWWLWW
Points / game70.3
Allowed / game57.8
USANCAA
Other2019-20
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Iowa winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Rutgers 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
Michigan
#131
L
91-103
91
103
-12
A06/12
NCAA
Minnesota
#179
W
72-52
72
52
+20
H10/12
NCAA
Iowa State
#297
W
84-68
84
68
+16
A13/12
NCAA
Cincinnati
#69
W
77-70
77
70
+7
H22/12
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#356
W
93-51
93
51
+42
H29/12
NCAA
Penn State
#113
L
86-89
86
89
-3
A04/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#341
L
70-76
70
76
-6
A08/01
NCAA
Maryland
#37
W
67-49
67
49
+18
H11/01
NCAA
Northwestern
#323
W
75-62
75
62
+13
A15/01
NCAA
Michigan
#131
W
90-83
90
83
+7
H18/01
NCAA
1H
2H
38-50
53-53
–
–
39-24
45-44
39-31
38-39
49-30
44-21
38-39
48-50
31-38
39-38
38-24
29-25
41-35
34-27
47-43
43-40
150.8Avg total
80.5Scored
70.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)79.168.5147.6+10.573%
Season at home (8)79.961.6141.5+18.2100%
Season away (7)78.176.4154.6+1.743%
Last 10 (10)80.570.3150.8+10.270%
Last 5 (5)77.671.8149.4+5.860%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)79.089.8168.8-10.80%
vs Similar ◀ (11)77.568.5145.9+9.082%
vs Weaker (6)80.363.2143.5+17.283%
This opponent (Rutgers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RutgersUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Michigan State
#49
L
65-77
65
77
-12
A09/12
NCAA
Wisconsin
#71
W
72-65
72
65
+7
H12/12
NCAA
Seton Hall
#55
W
68-48
68
48
+20
H14/12
NCAA
Lafayette
#107
W
63-44
63
44
+19
H22/12
NCAA
Caldwell College
#296
W
94-49
94
49
+45
H31/12
NCAA
Nebraska
#341
W
79-62
79
62
+17
A04/01
NCAA
Penn State
#113
W
72-61
72
61
+11
H08/01
NCAA
Illinois
#79
L
51-54
51
54
-3
A11/01
NCAA
Indiana
#149
W
59-50
59
50
+9
H16/01
NCAA
Minnesota
#179
W
64-56
64
56
+8
H19/01
NCAA
1H
2H
28-33
37-44
32-33
40-32
36-23
32-25
33-13
30-31
42-23
52-26
41-28
38-34
28-33
44-28
21-18
30-36
31-24
28-26
34-25
30-31
125.3Avg total
68.7Scored
56.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)70.357.8128.2+12.577%
Season at home (9)73.254.2127.4+19.0100%
Season away (4)63.866.0129.8-2.225%
Last 10 (10)68.756.6125.3+12.180%
Last 5 (5)65.056.6121.6+8.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (6)65.360.2125.5+5.267%
vs Weaker (7)74.655.9130.4+18.786%
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

-9-5+0+5+91st half1st half: +5.1+5.11st half: +7.3+7.32nd half2nd half: +4.0+4.02nd half: +4.8+4.8
-9-5+0+5+91st half1st half: +5.1+5.11st half: +7.3+7.32nd half2nd half: +4.0+4.02nd half: +4.8+4.8
IowaRutgers
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
Michigan
#131
L
38-50
38
50
-12
A06/12
NCAA
Iowa State
#297
W
39-24
39
24
+15
A13/12
NCAA
Cincinnati
#69
W
39-31
39
31
+8
H22/12
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#356
W
49-30
49
30
+19
H29/12
NCAA
Penn State
#113
L
38-39
38
39
-1
A04/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#341
L
31-38
31
38
-7
A08/01
NCAA
Maryland
#37
W
38-24
38
24
+14
H11/01
NCAA
Northwestern
#323
W
41-35
41
35
+6
A15/01
NCAA
Michigan
#131
W
47-43
47
43
+4
H18/01
NCAA
74.9Avg total
40.0Scored
34.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (23)38.134.072.2+4.178%-
Last 30 at home (12)39.833.473.2+6.392%-
Last 30 away (11)36.434.771.1+1.664%-
Last 10 (9)40.034.974.9+5.167%-
Last 5 (5)39.035.874.8+3.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)38.537.576.0+1.050%-
vs Similar ◀ (10)37.433.871.2+3.680%-
vs Weaker (6)38.731.069.7+7.783%-
This opponent (Rutgers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RutgersLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Michigan State
#49
L
28-33
28
33
-5
A09/12
NCAA
Wisconsin
#71
L
32-33
32
33
-1
H12/12
NCAA
Seton Hall
#55
W
36-23
36
23
+13
H14/12
NCAA
Lafayette
#107
W
33-13
33
13
+20
H22/12
NCAA
Caldwell College
#296
W
42-23
42
23
+19
H31/12
NCAA
Nebraska
#341
W
41-28
41
28
+13
A04/01
NCAA
Penn State
#113
L
28-33
28
33
-5
H08/01
NCAA
Illinois
#79
W
21-18
21
18
+3
A11/01
NCAA
Indiana
#149
W
31-24
31
24
+7
H16/01
NCAA
Minnesota
#179
W
34-25
34
25
+9
H19/01
NCAA
57.9Avg total
32.6Scored
25.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (13)32.525.958.5+6.669%-
Last 30 at home (9)34.024.858.8+9.278%-
Last 30 away (4)29.228.557.8+0.850%-
Last 10 (10)32.625.357.9+7.370%-
Last 5 (5)31.025.656.6+5.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (6)29.827.557.3+2.350%-
vs Weaker (7)34.924.659.4+10.386%-
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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Iowa wins
0
Rutgers wins
No previous meetings.
Iowalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
18/01/20HMichigan90-83
15/01/20ANorthwestern75-62
11/01/20HMaryland67-49
08/01/20ANebraska70-76
04/01/20APenn State86-89
29/12/19HKennesaw State93-51
22/12/19HCincinnati77-70
13/12/19AIowa State84-68
10/12/19HMinnesota72-52
06/12/19AMichigan91-103
Rutgerslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
19/01/20HMinnesota64-56
16/01/20HIndiana59-50
11/01/20AIllinois51-54
08/01/20HPenn State72-61
04/01/20ANebraska79-62
31/12/19HCaldwell College94-49
22/12/19HLafayette63-44
14/12/19HSeton Hall68-48
12/12/19HWisconsin72-65
09/12/19AMichigan State65-77

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Iowa
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWW73%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLWLLW43%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1587
Win %73%100%43%
Points / game79.179.978.1
Allowed / game68.561.676.4
Point differential+10.5+18.2+1.7
Avg total147.6141.5154.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+60%75%43%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)-0% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Rutgers
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW77%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLLWL25%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1394
Win %77%100%25%
Points / game70.373.263.8
Allowed / game57.854.266.0
Point differential+12.5+19.0-2.2
Avg total128.2127.4129.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+54%67%25%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)-0% (1)
Overtime %0%0%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 Michigan State1411379%76.965.0+11.9
2 Rutgers1310377%70.357.8+12.5
3 USC1310377%71.468.1+3.3
4 Iowa1511473%79.168.5+10.5
5 Oregon1511473%75.367.9+7.4
6 Maryland1511473%69.161.9+7.3
7 Illinois1410471%75.963.4+12.6
8 Indiana139469%69.167.1+2.0
9 Minnesota149564%74.167.3+6.8
10 Penn State1610662%73.670.6+3.0
11 Washington159660%72.363.3+9.0
12 Wisconsin159660%66.160.7+5.3
13 Ohio State148657%73.563.9+9.6
14 Michigan158753%77.771.3+6.4
15 Purdue158753%66.160.5+5.5
16 UCLA145936%68.569.4-0.9
17 Nebraska1761135%71.375.1-3.8
18 Northwestern1551033%67.567.5+0.0
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
Iowa384785
Rutgers433780
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