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Minnesota vs Iowa Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 26 Dec 2020
Tip-off: 01:00
Final 102-95 (OT)
38-33 45-50 19-12
Position#193
Record7-1
FormWWWLW
Points / game82.5
Allowed / game73.5
Minnesota 🏆
USA
vs
Iowa
USA
Position#47
Record7-1
FormWWWLW
Points / game95.1
Allowed / game70.6
USANCAA
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Minnesota winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Iowa winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

MinnesotaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Nebraska
#341
W
107-75
107
75
+32
H08/03
NCAA
Northwestern
#323
W
74-57
74
57
+17
H11/03
NCAA
Wisc. Green Bay
#295
W
99-69
99
69
+30
H26/11
NCAA
Loyola Marymnt
#127
W
88-73
88
73
+15
H28/11
NCAA
Loyola Marymnt
#127
W
67-64
67
64
+3
H01/12
NCAA
North Dakota
#286
W
76-67
76
67
+9
H05/12
NCAA
Boston College
#332
W
85-80 OT
85
80
+5
H09/12
NCAA
UMKC
#231
W
90-61
90
61
+29
H11/12
NCAA
Illinois
#21
L
65-92
65
92
-27
A16/12
NCAA
St. Louis Billikens
#54
W
90-82
90
82
+8
H21/12
NCAA
1H
2H
52-37
55-38
29-31
45-26
53-22
46-47
41-37
47-36
31-26
36-38
36-35
40-32
30-31
40-39
43-31
47-30
29-40
36-52
42-40
48-42
156.1Avg total
84.1Scored
72.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (8)82.573.5156.0+9.088%
Season at home (7)85.070.9155.9+14.1100%
Season away (1)65.092.0157.0-27.00%
Last 10 (10)84.172.0156.1+12.190%
Last 5 (5)81.276.4157.6+4.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (5)71.075.8146.8-4.840%
vs Similar (15)71.367.3138.5+4.053%
vs Weaker (10)81.067.9148.9+13.180%
This opponent (Iowa) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
IowaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Purdue
#181
L
68-77
68
77
-9
H04/03
NCAA
Illinois
#79
L
76-78
76
78
-2
A08/03
NCAA
N. Carolina Central
#257
W
97-67
97
67
+30
H25/11
NCAA
Southern Univ.
#237
W
103-76
103
76
+27
H27/11
NCAA
Western Illinois
#297
W
99-58
99
58
+41
H04/12
NCAA
North Carolina
#105
W
93-80
93
80
+13
H09/12
NCAA
Iowa State
#352
W
105-77
105
77
+28
H12/12
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#346
W
106-53
106
53
+53
H13/12
NCAA
Gonzaga
#4
L
88-99
88
99
-11
A19/12
NCAA
Purdue
#97
W
70-55
70
55
+15
H23/12
NCAA
1H
2H
25-42
43-35
41-41
35-37
44-29
53-38
58-35
45-41
48-26
51-32
43-31
50-49
52-41
53-36
51-27
55-26
37-51
51-48
37-27
33-28
162.5Avg total
90.5Scored
72.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (8)95.170.6165.8+24.588%
Season at home (7)96.166.6162.7+29.6100%
Season away (1)88.099.0187.0-11.00%
Last 10 (10)90.572.0162.5+18.570%
Last 5 (5)92.472.8165.2+19.680%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)79.088.5167.5-9.50%
vs Similar (15)74.772.7147.4+2.167%
vs Weaker ◀ (13)89.868.0157.8+21.885%
This opponent (Minnesota) is Weaker. 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

-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +5.6+5.61st half: +8.6+8.62nd half2nd half: +6.0+6.02nd half: +9.9+9.9
-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +5.6+5.61st half: +8.6+8.62nd half2nd half: +6.0+6.02nd half: +9.9+9.9
MinnesotaIowa
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
MinnesotaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Nebraska
#341
W
52-37
52
37
+15
H08/03
NCAA
Northwestern
#323
L
29-31
29
31
-2
H11/03
NCAA
Wisc. Green Bay
#295
W
53-22
53
22
+31
H26/11
NCAA
Loyola Marymnt
#127
W
41-37
41
37
+4
H28/11
NCAA
Loyola Marymnt
#127
W
31-26
31
26
+5
H01/12
NCAA
North Dakota
#286
W
36-35
36
35
+1
H05/12
NCAA
Boston College
#332
L
30-31
30
31
-1
H09/12
NCAA
UMKC
#231
W
43-31
43
31
+12
H11/12
NCAA
Illinois
#21
L
29-40
29
40
-11
A16/12
NCAA
St. Louis Billikens
#54
W
42-40
42
40
+2
H21/12
NCAA
71.6Avg total
38.6Scored
33.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.231.867.0+3.357%-
Last 30 at home (19)37.731.369.1+6.474%-
Last 30 away (11)30.732.763.5-2.027%-
Last 10 (10)38.633.071.6+5.670%-
Last 5 (5)36.035.471.4+0.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (5)33.635.469.0-1.840%-
vs Similar (15)33.231.965.1+1.347%-
vs Weaker (10)38.930.068.9+8.980%-
This opponent (Iowa) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
IowaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Purdue
#181
L
25-42
25
42
-17
H04/03
NCAA
Illinois
#79
D
41-41
41
41
+0
A08/03
NCAA
N. Carolina Central
#257
W
44-29
44
29
+15
H25/11
NCAA
Southern Univ.
#237
W
58-35
58
35
+23
H27/11
NCAA
Western Illinois
#297
W
48-26
48
26
+22
H04/12
NCAA
North Carolina
#105
W
43-31
43
31
+12
H09/12
NCAA
Iowa State
#352
W
52-41
52
41
+11
H12/12
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#346
W
51-27
51
27
+24
H13/12
NCAA
Gonzaga
#4
L
37-51
37
51
-14
A19/12
NCAA
Purdue
#97
W
37-27
37
27
+10
H23/12
NCAA
78.6Avg total
43.6Scored
35.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (29)39.335.274.5+4.159%-
Last 30 at home (18)41.732.774.4+9.078%-
Last 30 away (11)35.339.374.5-4.027%-
Last 10 (10)43.635.078.6+8.670%-
Last 5 (5)44.035.479.4+8.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)35.039.074.0-4.050%-
vs Similar (14)35.837.273.0-1.436%-
vs Weaker ◀ (13)43.732.576.2+11.285%-
This opponent (Minnesota) is Weaker. 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
0
Minnesota wins
2
Iowa wins
DateGameScore
16/02/20Minnesota v Iowa55-58
10/12/19Iowa v Minnesota72-52
Minnesotalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
21/12/20HSt. Louis Billikens90-82
16/12/20AIllinois65-92
11/12/20HUMKC90-61
09/12/20HBoston College85-80 OT
05/12/20HNorth Dakota76-67
01/12/20HLoyola Marymnt67-64
28/11/20HLoyola Marymnt88-73
26/11/20HWisc. Green Bay99-69
11/03/20HNorthwestern74-57
08/03/20HNebraska107-75
Iowalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/12/20HPurdue70-55
19/12/20AGonzaga88-99
13/12/20HNorthern Illinois106-53
12/12/20HIowa State105-77
09/12/20HNorth Carolina93-80
04/12/20HWestern Illinois99-58
27/11/20HSouthern Univ.103-76
25/11/20HN. Carolina Central97-67
08/03/20AIllinois76-78
04/03/20HPurdue68-77

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Minnesota
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW88%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games871
Win %88%100%0%
Points / game82.585.065.0
Allowed / game73.570.992.0
Point differential+9.0+14.1-27.0
Avg total156.0155.9157.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+38%43%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (2)-
Overtime %12%14%0%
Iowa
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW88%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games871
Win %88%100%0%
Points / game95.196.188.0
Allowed / game70.666.699.0
Point differential+24.5+29.6-11.0
Avg total165.8162.7187.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+88%100%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
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 Michigan770100%82.067.7+14.3
2 Wisconsin98189%78.159.6+18.6
3 Iowa87188%95.170.6+24.5
4 Ohio State87188%77.465.8+11.6
5 Minnesota87188%82.573.5+9.0
6 Oregon76186%77.463.9+13.6
7 Rutgers76186%80.670.1+10.4
8 Northwestern65183%87.761.0+26.7
9 USC54180%79.863.8+16.0
10 Michigan State86275%81.274.8+6.5
11 UCLA75271%77.367.4+9.9
12 Purdue107370%72.566.0+6.5
13 Illinois96367%89.371.2+18.1
14 Indiana85362%72.562.6+9.9
15 Maryland85362%75.165.2+9.9
16 Penn State63350%77.374.5+2.8
17 Nebraska94544%77.070.4+6.6
18 Washington71614%61.070.3-9.3
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

Team1H2HOTFinal
Minnesota384519102
Iowa33501295
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