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Iowa vs Western Illinois Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 30 Dec 2021
Tip-off: 01:00
Final 92-71
53-33 39-38
Position#48
Record9-3
FormLLLWW
Points / game87.6
Allowed / game70.1
Iowa 🏆
USA
vs
Position#189
Record10-3
FormWWWWL
Points / game81.8
Allowed / game72.0
USANCAA
Other2021-22
Meetings · Iowa v Western Illinois
13 Dec 2026
IOWA v WEST
upcoming
07 Nov 2025
IOWA77
WEST58
29 Dec 2021
IOWA92
WEST71
03 Dec 2020
IOWA99
WEST58
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Iowa winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Western Illinois 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
N. Carolina Central
#196
W
86-69
86
69
+17
H17/11
NCAA
Alabama State
#308
W
108-82
108
82
+26
H19/11
NCAA
Western Michigan
#335
W
109-61
109
61
+48
H23/11
NCAA
Portland State
#232
W
85-51
85
51
+34
H27/11
NCAA
Virginia
#135
W
75-74
75
74
+1
A30/11
NCAA
Purdue
#23
L
70-77
70
77
-7
A04/12
NCAA
Illinois
#66
L
83-87
83
87
-4
H07/12
NCAA
Iowa State
#111
L
53-73
53
73
-20
A10/12
NCAA
Utah State
#170
W
94-75
94
75
+19
H19/12
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#149
W
93-62
93
62
+31
H22/12
NCAA
1H
2H
49-44
37-25
63-36
45-46
49-20
60-41
31-20
54-31
44-30
31-44
26-39
44-38
36-39
47-48
26-38
27-35
51-43
43-32
44-30
49-32
156.7Avg total
85.6Scored
71.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)87.670.1157.7+17.575%
Season at home (9)94.868.6163.3+26.289%
Season away (3)66.074.7140.7-8.733%
Last 10 (10)85.671.1156.7+14.570%
Last 5 (5)78.674.8153.4+3.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (6)77.577.5155.0+0.033%
vs Weaker ◀ (24)82.870.0152.7+12.875%
This opponent (Western Illinois) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Western IllinoisUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
DePaul
#210
L
80-84
80
84
-4
A21/11
NCAA
Northern Kentucky
#115
W
69-67
69
67
+2
A23/11
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#309
L
68-72
68
72
-4
A24/11
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#240
W
79-67
79
67
+12
H27/11
NCAA
Ball State
#237
W
93-80
93
80
+13
H02/12
NCAA
UT Martin
#329
W
81-64
81
64
+17
H04/12
NCAA
Central Michigan
#341
W
97-70
97
70
+27
A05/12
NCAA
Eastern Illinois
#356
W
71-54
71
54
+17
H18/12
NCAA
Denver
#300
W
84-80 OT
84
80
+4
A21/12
NCAA
Nebraska O.
#355
L
78-84
78
84
-6
A23/12
NCAA
1H
2H
36-36
44-48
23-37
46-30
27-25
41-47
36-28
43-39
44-33
49-47
37-24
44-40
59-31
38-39
39-29
32-25
32-33
39-38
34-40
44-44
152.2Avg total
80.0Scored
72.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)81.872.0153.8+9.877%
Season at home (6)85.367.5152.8+17.8100%
Season away (7)78.775.9154.6+2.957%
Last 10 (10)80.072.2152.2+7.870%
Last 5 (5)82.270.4152.6+11.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (9)66.781.8148.4-15.10%
vs Similar (8)79.677.9157.5+1.862%
vs Weaker (11)80.771.9152.6+8.882%
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

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +8.0+8.01st half: +5.1+5.12nd half2nd half: +6.5+6.52nd half: +2.3+2.3
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +8.0+8.01st half: +5.1+5.12nd half2nd half: +6.5+6.52nd half: +2.3+2.3
IowaWestern Illinois
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
N. Carolina Central
#196
W
49-44
49
44
+5
H17/11
NCAA
Alabama State
#308
W
63-36
63
36
+27
H19/11
NCAA
Western Michigan
#335
W
49-20
49
20
+29
H23/11
NCAA
Portland State
#232
W
31-20
31
20
+11
H27/11
NCAA
Virginia
#135
W
44-30
44
30
+14
A30/11
NCAA
Purdue
#23
L
26-39
26
39
-13
A04/12
NCAA
Illinois
#66
L
36-39
36
39
-3
H07/12
NCAA
Iowa State
#111
L
26-38
26
38
-12
A10/12
NCAA
Utah State
#170
W
51-43
51
43
+8
H19/12
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#149
W
44-30
44
30
+14
H22/12
NCAA
75.8Avg total
41.9Scored
33.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)40.733.974.5+6.867%-
Last 30 at home (19)42.833.576.3+9.379%-
Last 30 away (11)37.034.571.5+2.545%-
Last 10 (10)41.933.975.8+8.070%-
Last 5 (5)36.637.874.4-1.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (6)38.536.575.0+2.033%-
vs Weaker ◀ (24)41.233.274.4+8.075%-
This opponent (Western Illinois) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Western IllinoisLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
DePaul
#210
D
36-36
36
36
+0
A21/11
NCAA
Northern Kentucky
#115
L
23-37
23
37
-14
A23/11
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#309
W
27-25
27
25
+2
A24/11
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#240
W
36-28
36
28
+8
H27/11
NCAA
Ball State
#237
W
44-33
44
33
+11
H02/12
NCAA
UT Martin
#329
W
37-24
37
24
+13
H04/12
NCAA
Central Michigan
#341
W
59-31
59
31
+28
A05/12
NCAA
Eastern Illinois
#356
W
39-29
39
29
+10
H18/12
NCAA
Denver
#300
L
32-33
32
33
-1
A21/12
NCAA
Nebraska O.
#355
L
34-40
34
40
-6
A23/12
NCAA
68.3Avg total
36.7Scored
31.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.234.870.1+0.453%-
Last 30 at home (12)34.832.166.9+2.867%-
Last 30 away (18)35.536.772.2-1.244%-
Last 10 (10)36.731.668.3+5.160%-
Last 5 (5)40.231.471.6+8.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (9)30.441.672.0-11.111%-
vs Similar (8)33.934.067.9-0.150%-
vs Weaker (11)38.230.568.7+7.682%-
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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
1
Iowa wins
0
Western Illinois wins
DateGameScore
04/12/20Iowa v Western Illinois99-58
Iowalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/12/21HSE Louisiana93-62
19/12/21HUtah State94-75
10/12/21AIowa State53-73
07/12/21HIllinois83-87
04/12/21APurdue70-77
30/11/21AVirginia75-74
27/11/21HPortland State85-51
23/11/21HWestern Michigan109-61
19/11/21HAlabama State108-82
17/11/21HN. Carolina Central86-69
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/12/21ANebraska O.78-84
21/12/21ADenver84-80 OT
18/12/21HEastern Illinois71-54
05/12/21ACentral Michigan97-70
04/12/21HUT Martin81-64
02/12/21HBall State93-80
27/11/21HMiami (Ohio)79-67
24/11/21AEastern Michigan68-72
23/11/21ANorthern Kentucky69-67
21/11/21ADePaul80-84

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Iowa
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWW75%
HomeWWLWW89%
AwayWLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1293
Win %75%89%33%
Points / game87.694.866.0
Allowed / game70.168.674.7
Point differential+17.5+26.2-8.7
Avg total157.7163.3140.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+67%89%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)0% (1)100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Western Illinois
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL77%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWLWWL57%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1367
Win %77%100%57%
Points / game81.885.378.7
Allowed / game72.067.575.9
Point differential+9.8+17.8+2.9
Avg total153.8152.8154.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+54%100%14%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)-60% (5)
Overtime %8%0%14%
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 USC12120100%75.960.7+15.2
2 Purdue1312192%87.266.0+21.2
3 Minnesota1110191%72.063.1+8.9
4 UCLA98189%81.165.6+15.6
5 Michigan State1311285%75.865.3+10.5
6 Indiana1210283%77.261.7+15.5
7 Wisconsin119282%68.661.2+7.5
8 Northwestern108280%79.060.8+18.2
9 Ohio State108280%75.767.5+8.2
10 Iowa129375%87.670.1+17.5
11 Illinois129375%81.265.6+15.6
12 Michigan117464%73.564.5+9.0
13 Maryland117464%69.465.7+3.6
14 Oregon137654%70.666.2+4.5
15 Penn State105550%67.365.9+1.4
16 Rutgers105550%65.867.2-1.4
17 Washington105550%69.771.2-1.5
18 Nebraska136746%75.076.4-1.4
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 -).
Ohio Valley conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Western Illinois1310377%81.872.0+9.8
2 Morehead State149564%70.063.6+6.4
3 Siu Edwardsville136746%69.165.9+3.2
4 Tennessee State125742%77.370.6+6.8
5 UALR125742%70.272.6-2.4
6 Southeast Missouri State135838%72.377.9-5.6
7 UT Martin124833%72.474.4-2.0
8 Tennessee Tech1331023%73.272.5+0.8
9 Eastern Illinois1421214%56.770.1-13.4
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
Iowa533992
Western Illinois333871
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