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Northern Iowa vs Drake Prediction & Stats

Date: Thu 21 Jan 2021
Tip-off: 21:00
Postponed
Position#254
Record3-10
FormLWLLL
Points / game70.1
Allowed / game74.5
vs
Position#11
Record13-0
FormWWWWW
Points / game83.9
Allowed / game59.9
USANCAA
Other2020-21
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Northern Iowa win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Drake win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Pythia's probabilities appear here once today's forecast has run (it covers the NBA and Europe's top competitions).

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Northern IowaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
St. Ambrose
#459
W
98-53
98
53
+45
H05/12
NCAA
Richmond Spiders
#109
L
68-78
68
78
-10
A09/12
NCAA
Missouri State
#50
L
59-79
59
79
-20
H27/12
NCAA
Missouri State
#50
W
85-75
85
75
+10
H29/12
NCAA
Evansville
#277
L
61-65
61
65
-4
A02/01
NCAA
Evansville
#277
L
64-70
64
70
-6
A03/01
NCAA
Bradley
#234
W
78-72
78
72
+6
H10/01
NCAA
Bradley
#234
L
73-75
73
75
-2
H12/01
NCAA
Loyola Chicago
#10
L
57-72
57
72
-15
A16/01
NCAA
Loyola Chicago
#10
L
46-88
46
88
-42
A17/01
NCAA
1H
2H
52-27
46-26
33-31
35-47
32-42
27-37
41-28
44-47
28-32
33-33
25-35
39-35
36-36
42-36
33-33
40-42
29-28
28-44
24-39
22-49
141.6Avg total
68.9Scored
72.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)70.174.5144.5-4.423%
Season at home (7)78.775.6154.3+3.143%
Season away (6)60.073.2133.2-13.20%
Last 10 (10)68.972.7141.6-3.830%
Last 5 (5)63.675.4139.0-11.820%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (9)69.379.3148.7-10.022%
vs Similar (3)63.067.0130.0-4.00%
vs Weaker (18)75.364.2139.5+11.278%
This opponent (Drake) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
DrakeUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
St. Ambrose
#459
W
97-53
97
53
+44
H06/12
NCAA
McKendree
#382
W
90-66
90
66
+24
H10/12
NCAA
Air Force
#337
W
81-53
81
53
+28
H13/12
NCAA
South Dakota Coyotes
#141
W
75-57
75
57
+18
A18/12
NCAA
Chicago State
#435
W
111-67
111
67
+44
H20/12
NCAA
North Dakota
#286
W
88-55
88
55
+33
H23/12
NCAA
Indiana State
#122
W
81-63
81
63
+18
A27/12
NCAA
Indiana State
#122
W
73-66
73
66
+7
A28/12
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#211
W
73-55
73
55
+18
H03/01
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#211
W
86-55
86
55
+31
H05/01
NCAA
1H
2H
42-24
55-29
45-36
45-30
38-28
43-25
37-27
38-30
47-29
64-38
36-28
52-27
31-30
50-33
25-29
48-37
39-30
34-25
41-21
45-34
144.5Avg total
85.5Scored
59.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)83.959.9143.8+24.0100%
Season at home (9)86.958.1145.0+28.8100%
Season away (4)77.264.0141.2+13.2100%
Last 10 (10)85.559.0144.5+26.5100%
Last 5 (5)80.258.8139.0+21.4100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)64.066.7130.7-2.729%
vs Similar (5)66.277.2143.4-11.040%
vs Weaker ◀ (18)81.261.4142.6+19.894%
This opponent (Northern Iowa) 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

-21-10+0+10+211st half1st half: +0.2+0.21st half: +9.9+9.92nd half2nd half: -4.0-4.02nd half: +16.6+16.6
-21-10+0+10+211st half1st half: +0.2+0.21st half: +9.9+9.92nd half2nd half: -4.0-4.02nd half: +16.6+16.6
Northern IowaDrake
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
Northern IowaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
St. Ambrose
#459
W
52-27
52
27
+25
H05/12
NCAA
Richmond Spiders
#109
W
33-31
33
31
+2
A09/12
NCAA
Missouri State
#50
L
32-42
32
42
-10
H27/12
NCAA
Missouri State
#50
W
41-28
41
28
+13
H29/12
NCAA
Evansville
#277
L
28-32
28
32
-4
A02/01
NCAA
Evansville
#277
L
25-35
25
35
-10
A03/01
NCAA
Bradley
#234
D
36-36
36
36
+0
H10/01
NCAA
Bradley
#234
D
33-33
33
33
+0
H12/01
NCAA
Loyola Chicago
#10
W
29-28
29
28
+1
A16/01
NCAA
Loyola Chicago
#10
L
24-39
24
39
-15
A17/01
NCAA
66.4Avg total
33.3Scored
33.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.532.366.8+2.253%-
Last 30 at home (16)37.234.471.6+2.850%-
Last 30 away (14)31.429.961.2+1.557%-
Last 10 (10)33.333.166.4+0.240%-
Last 5 (5)29.434.263.6-4.820%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (9)33.235.068.2-1.844%-
vs Similar (3)30.732.763.3-2.033%-
vs Weaker (18)35.730.966.6+4.861%-
This opponent (Drake) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
DrakeLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
St. Ambrose
#459
W
42-24
42
24
+18
H06/12
NCAA
McKendree
#382
W
45-36
45
36
+9
H10/12
NCAA
Air Force
#337
W
38-28
38
28
+10
H13/12
NCAA
South Dakota Coyotes
#141
W
37-27
37
27
+10
A18/12
NCAA
Chicago State
#435
W
47-29
47
29
+18
H20/12
NCAA
North Dakota
#286
W
36-28
36
28
+8
H23/12
NCAA
Indiana State
#122
W
31-30
31
30
+1
A27/12
NCAA
Indiana State
#122
L
25-29
25
29
-4
A28/12
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#211
W
39-30
39
30
+9
H03/01
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#211
W
41-21
41
21
+20
H05/01
NCAA
66.3Avg total
38.1Scored
28.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.831.567.3+4.373%-
Last 30 at home (17)37.430.067.4+7.482%-
Last 30 away (13)33.833.567.3+0.462%-
Last 10 (10)38.128.266.3+9.990%-
Last 5 (5)34.427.662.0+6.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)32.932.765.6+0.157%-
vs Similar (5)31.834.466.2-2.640%-
vs Weaker ◀ (18)38.130.268.3+7.989%-
This opponent (Northern Iowa) 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
2
Northern Iowa wins
1
Drake wins
DateGameScore
06/03/20Northern Iowa v Drake56-77
29/02/20Drake v Northern Iowa43-70
08/02/20Northern Iowa v Drake83-73
DateH/AOpponentScore
17/01/21ALoyola Chicago46-88
16/01/21ALoyola Chicago57-72
12/01/21HBradley73-75
10/01/21HBradley78-72
03/01/21AEvansville64-70
02/01/21AEvansville61-65
29/12/20HMissouri State85-75
27/12/20HMissouri State59-79
09/12/20ARichmond Spiders68-78
05/12/20HSt. Ambrose98-53
Drakelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
05/01/21HSouthern Illinois86-55
03/01/21HSouthern Illinois73-55
28/12/20AIndiana State73-66
27/12/20AIndiana State81-63
23/12/20HNorth Dakota88-55
20/12/20HChicago State111-67
18/12/20ASouth Dakota Coyotes75-57
13/12/20HAir Force81-53
10/12/20HMcKendree90-66
06/12/20HSt. Ambrose97-53

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Northern Iowa
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLL23%
HomeWLWWL43%
AwayLLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1376
Win %23%43%0%
Points / game70.178.760.0
Allowed / game74.575.673.2
Point differential-4.4+3.1-13.2
Avg total144.5154.3133.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+15%29%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (3)0% (1)0% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Drake
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 10 Wins / 0 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW100%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWWWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1394
Win %100%100%100%
Points / game83.986.977.2
Allowed / game59.958.164.0
Point differential+24.0+28.8+13.2
Avg total143.8145.0141.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+92%100%75%
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

Missouri Valley conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Drake13130100%83.959.9+24.0
2 Belmont1615194%81.169.1+12.0
3 Southern Illinois107370%72.769.3+3.4
4 Bradley149564%73.762.2+11.5
5 Illinois (Chi.)117464%70.770.2+0.5
6 Indiana State136746%68.270.5-2.4
7 Murray State115645%80.168.0+12.1
8 Evansville146843%64.669.4-4.8
9 Illinois State135838%76.076.8-0.8
10 Valparaiso123925%67.170.9-3.8
11 Northern Iowa1331023%70.174.5-4.4
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 -).
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