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Iowa vs UCLA Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 03 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 23:00
Final 74-61
40-22 34-39
Position#81
Record11-2
FormWLWWW
Points / game81.2
Allowed / game60.1
Iowa 🏆
USA
vs
UCLA
USA
Position#73
Record10-3
FormWLWWW
Points / game81.7
Allowed / game68.9
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Iowa winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
UCLA 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
Southeast Missouri State
#110
W
99-70
99
70
+29
H19/11
NCAA
Chicago State
#363
W
93-54
93
54
+39
H21/11
NCAA
Ole Miss
#259
W
74-69
74
69
+5
H26/11
NCAA
Grand Canyon
#95
W
59-46
59
46
+13
A27/11
NCAA
Michigan State
#29
L
52-71
52
71
-19
A03/12
NCAA
Maryland
#305
W
83-64
83
64
+19
H06/12
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
L
62-66
62
66
-4
A12/12
NCAA
Western Michigan
#325
W
91-51
91
51
+40
H14/12
NCAA
Bucknell
#339
W
94-39
94
39
+55
H20/12
NCAA
UMass Lowell
#247
W
90-62
90
62
+28
H29/12
NCAA
1H
2H
49-25
50-45
40-24
53-30
31-31
43-38
30-23
29-23
21-35
31-36
44-30
39-34
33-25
29-41
52-16
39-35
43-21
51-18
47-30
43-32
138.9Avg total
79.7Scored
59.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)81.260.1141.3+21.285%
Season at home (10)88.359.8148.1+28.5100%
Season away (3)57.761.0118.7-3.333%
Last 10 (10)79.759.2138.9+20.580%
Last 5 (5)84.056.4140.4+27.680%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)73.887.9161.6-14.10%
vs Similar ◀ (11)74.672.8147.5+1.855%
vs Weaker (11)84.961.8146.7+23.191%
This opponent (UCLA) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UCLAUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Arizona
#7
L
65-69
65
69
-4
H15/11
NCAA
Sacramento State
#324
W
79-48
79
48
+31
H19/11
NCAA
Presbyterian
#263
W
86-46
86
46
+40
H22/11
NCAA
California
#79
L
72-80
72
80
-8
A26/11
NCAA
Washington
#218
W
82-80
82
80
+2
A04/12
NCAA
Oregon
#293
W
74-63
74
63
+11
H06/12
NCAA
Gonzaga
#9
L
72-82
72
82
-10
A14/12
NCAA
Arizona State
#194
W
90-77
90
77
+13
H18/12
NCAA
Cal Poly
#266
W
108-87
108
87
+21
H20/12
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
W
97-65
97
65
+32
H23/12
NCAA
1H
2H
25-28
40-41
42-17
37-31
41-22
45-24
41-36
31-44
36-32
46-48
44-31
30-32
40-45
32-37
45-33
45-44
43-45
65-42
45-34
52-31
152.2Avg total
82.5Scored
69.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)81.768.9150.6+12.877%
Season at home (10)83.665.4149.0+18.290%
Season away (3)75.380.7156.0-5.333%
Last 10 (10)82.569.7152.2+12.870%
Last 5 (5)88.274.8163.0+13.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)68.575.5144.0-7.00%
vs Similar ◀ (12)72.669.2141.8+3.458%
vs Weaker (16)81.865.9147.7+15.894%
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

-16-8+0+8+161st half1st half: +13.0+13.01st half: +7.9+7.92nd half2nd half: +7.5+7.52nd half: +4.9+4.9
-16-8+0+8+161st half1st half: +13.0+13.01st half: +7.9+7.92nd half2nd half: +7.5+7.52nd half: +4.9+4.9
IowaUCLA
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
Southeast Missouri State
#110
W
49-25
49
25
+24
H19/11
NCAA
Chicago State
#363
W
40-24
40
24
+16
H21/11
NCAA
Ole Miss
#259
D
31-31
31
31
+0
H26/11
NCAA
Grand Canyon
#95
W
30-23
30
23
+7
A27/11
NCAA
Michigan State
#29
L
21-35
21
35
-14
A03/12
NCAA
Maryland
#305
W
44-30
44
30
+14
H06/12
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
W
33-25
33
25
+8
A12/12
NCAA
Western Michigan
#325
W
52-16
52
16
+36
H14/12
NCAA
Bucknell
#339
W
43-21
43
21
+22
H20/12
NCAA
UMass Lowell
#247
W
47-30
47
30
+17
H29/12
NCAA
65.0Avg total
39.0Scored
26.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.433.771.1+3.753%-
Last 30 at home (17)40.830.471.2+10.471%-
Last 30 away (13)32.938.171.0-5.231%-
Last 10 (10)39.026.065.0+13.080%-
Last 5 (5)43.824.468.2+19.4100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)36.939.876.6-2.950%-
vs Similar ◀ (11)34.035.469.4-1.436%-
vs Weaker (11)41.227.768.9+13.573%-
This opponent (UCLA) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UCLALast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Arizona
#7
L
25-28
25
28
-3
H15/11
NCAA
Sacramento State
#324
W
42-17
42
17
+25
H19/11
NCAA
Presbyterian
#263
W
41-22
41
22
+19
H22/11
NCAA
California
#79
W
41-36
41
36
+5
A26/11
NCAA
Washington
#218
W
36-32
36
32
+4
A04/12
NCAA
Oregon
#293
W
44-31
44
31
+13
H06/12
NCAA
Gonzaga
#9
L
40-45
40
45
-5
A14/12
NCAA
Arizona State
#194
W
45-33
45
33
+12
H18/12
NCAA
Cal Poly
#266
L
43-45
43
45
-2
H20/12
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
W
45-34
45
34
+11
H23/12
NCAA
72.5Avg total
40.2Scored
32.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.631.569.1+6.270%-
Last 30 at home (20)39.030.169.1+8.980%-
Last 30 away (10)34.934.269.1+0.750%-
Last 10 (10)40.232.372.5+7.970%-
Last 5 (5)43.437.681.0+5.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)32.536.569.0-4.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (12)34.432.867.2+1.758%-
vs Weaker (16)40.729.970.6+10.888%-
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
1
UCLA wins
DateGameScore
18/01/25UCLA v Iowa94-70
Iowalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
29/12/25HUMass Lowell90-62
20/12/25HBucknell94-39
14/12/25HWestern Michigan91-51
12/12/25AIowa State62-66
06/12/25HMaryland83-64
03/12/25AMichigan State52-71
27/11/25AGrand Canyon59-46
26/11/25HOle Miss74-69
21/11/25HChicago State93-54
19/11/25HSoutheast Missouri State99-70
UCLAlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/12/25HUC Riverside97-65
20/12/25HCal Poly108-87
18/12/25HArizona State90-77
14/12/25AGonzaga72-82
06/12/25HOregon74-63
04/12/25AWashington82-80
26/11/25ACalifornia72-80
22/11/25HPresbyterian86-46
19/11/25HSacramento State79-48
15/11/25HArizona65-69

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Iowa
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW85%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games13103
Win %85%100%33%
Points / game81.288.357.7
Allowed / game60.159.861.0
Point differential+21.2+28.5-3.3
Avg total141.3148.1118.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+77%90%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)100% (1)0% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
UCLA
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW77%
HomeWWWWW90%
AwayLWL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games13103
Win %77%90%33%
Points / game81.783.675.3
Allowed / game68.965.480.7
Point differential+12.8+18.2-5.3
Avg total150.6149.0156.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+62%80%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)0% (1)100% (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 Michigan13130100%96.766.5+30.2
2 Nebraska14140100%81.765.5+16.2
3 Purdue1312192%86.266.0+20.2
4 Michigan State1412286%79.065.4+13.6
5 USC1412286%87.776.8+10.9
6 Iowa1311285%81.260.1+21.2
7 Illinois1310377%88.268.5+19.8
8 Indiana1310377%84.766.1+18.6
9 Ohio State1310377%85.872.0+13.8
10 UCLA1310377%81.768.9+12.8
11 Washington139469%82.571.2+11.4
12 Wisconsin139469%83.573.2+10.3
13 Penn State139469%79.174.3+4.8
14 Minnesota149564%73.565.7+7.8
15 Northwestern148657%80.470.4+9.9
16 Oregon148657%77.172.3+4.9
17 Maryland147750%75.277.7-2.5
18 Rutgers147750%69.071.6-2.6
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
Iowa403474
UCLA223961
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