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Northwestern vs Iowa Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 15 Jan 2020
Tip-off: 01:00
Final 62-75
35-41 27-34
Position#323
Record5-7
FormLLLLW
Points / game67.8
Allowed / game65.4
vs
Iowa 🏆
USA
Position#90
Record9-4
FormWWLLW
Points / game78.5
Allowed / game67.9
USANCAA
Other2019-20
Meetings · Northwestern v Iowa
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IOWA60
17 Jan 2021
NORT73
IOWA96
14 Jan 2020
NORT62
IOWA75
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

NorthwesternUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Pittsburgh
#222
L
59-72
59
72
-13
H28/11
NCAA
Boston College
#295
W
82-64
82
64
+18
A04/12
NCAA
Purdue
#181
L
44-58
44
58
-14
A08/12
NCAA
Siu Edwardsville
#329
W
72-54
72
54
+18
H15/12
NCAA
Michigan State
#49
L
72-77
72
77
-5
H19/12
NCAA
DePaul
#259
L
78-83
78
83
-5
A22/12
NCAA
Hartford
#189
L
66-67
66
67
-1
H29/12
NCAA
Minnesota
#179
L
68-77
68
77
-9
A06/01
NCAA
Indiana
#149
L
62-66
62
66
-4
A09/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#341
W
62-57
62
57
+5
H11/01
NCAA
1H
2H
23-25
36-47
37-27
45-37
16-22
28-36
31-25
41-29
27-37
45-40
38-34
40-49
31-37
35-30
25-34
43-43
34-31
28-35
42-27
20-30
134.0Avg total
66.5Scored
67.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)67.865.4133.2+2.342%
Season at home (7)68.462.4130.9+6.057%
Season away (5)66.869.6136.4-2.820%
Last 10 (10)66.567.5134.0-1.030%
Last 5 (5)67.270.0137.2-2.820%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (9)63.867.0130.8-3.222%
vs Similar (4)73.564.5138.0+9.075%
vs Weaker (2)75.568.0143.5+7.550%
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
San Diego State
#5
L
73-83
73
83
-10
A30/11
NCAA
Syracuse
#165
W
68-54
68
54
+14
A04/12
NCAA
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
1H
2H
41-32
32-51
30-29
38-25
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
147.6Avg total
78.1Scored
69.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)78.567.9146.5+10.669%
Season at home (7)78.458.6137.0+19.9100%
Season away (6)78.778.8157.5-0.233%
Last 10 (10)78.169.5147.6+8.660%
Last 5 (5)78.667.0145.6+11.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)79.089.8168.8-10.80%
vs Similar (10)76.267.0143.2+9.280%
vs Weaker ◀ (5)81.463.4144.8+18.080%
This opponent (Northwestern) 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

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +0.5+0.51st half: +5.1+5.12nd half2nd half: -1.5-1.52nd half: +2.2+2.2
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +0.5+0.51st half: +5.1+5.12nd half2nd half: -1.5-1.52nd half: +2.2+2.2
NorthwesternIowa
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
NorthwesternLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Pittsburgh
#222
L
23-25
23
25
-2
H28/11
NCAA
Boston College
#295
W
37-27
37
27
+10
A04/12
NCAA
Purdue
#181
L
16-22
16
22
-6
A08/12
NCAA
Siu Edwardsville
#329
W
31-25
31
25
+6
H15/12
NCAA
Michigan State
#49
L
27-37
27
37
-10
H19/12
NCAA
DePaul
#259
W
38-34
38
34
+4
A22/12
NCAA
Hartford
#189
L
31-37
31
37
-6
H29/12
NCAA
Minnesota
#179
L
25-34
25
34
-9
A06/01
NCAA
Indiana
#149
W
34-31
34
31
+3
A09/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#341
W
42-27
42
27
+15
H11/01
NCAA
60.3Avg total
30.4Scored
29.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (17)33.030.263.2+2.859%-
Last 30 at home (9)34.428.663.0+5.967%-
Last 30 away (8)31.432.063.4-0.650%-
Last 10 (10)30.429.960.3+0.550%-
Last 5 (5)34.032.666.6+1.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (9)29.330.159.4-0.833%-
vs Similar (4)37.028.265.2+8.8100%-
vs Weaker (2)34.534.569.0+0.050%-
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
San Diego State
#5
W
41-32
41
32
+9
A30/11
NCAA
Syracuse
#165
W
30-29
30
29
+1
A04/12
NCAA
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
71.1Avg total
38.1Scored
33.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (21)37.633.671.1+4.076%-
Last 30 at home (11)39.132.571.6+6.591%-
Last 30 away (10)35.934.770.6+1.260%-
Last 10 (9)38.133.071.1+5.167%-
Last 5 (5)39.032.471.4+6.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)38.537.576.0+1.050%-
vs Similar (9)36.332.869.1+3.678%-
vs Weaker ◀ (5)38.230.268.4+8.080%-
This opponent (Northwestern) 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
Northwestern wins
0
Iowa wins
No previous meetings.
DateH/AOpponentScore
11/01/20HNebraska62-57
09/01/20AIndiana62-66
06/01/20AMinnesota68-77
29/12/19HHartford66-67
22/12/19ADePaul78-83
19/12/19HMichigan State72-77
15/12/19HSiu Edwardsville72-54
08/12/19APurdue44-58
04/12/19ABoston College82-64
28/11/19HPittsburgh59-72
Iowalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
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
04/12/19ASyracuse68-54
30/11/19ASan Diego State73-83

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Northwestern
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLW42%
HomeLWLLW57%
AwayWLLLL20%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1275
Win %42%57%20%
Points / game67.868.466.8
Allowed / game65.462.469.6
Point differential+2.3+6.0-2.8
Avg total133.2130.9136.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%43%20%
Close games (≤5 pts) won20% (5)33% (3)0% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Iowa
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLW69%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWLWLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1376
Win %69%100%33%
Points / game78.578.478.7
Allowed / game67.958.678.8
Point differential+10.6+19.9-0.2
Avg total146.5137.0157.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+62%86%33%
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 State1310377%77.765.8+11.9
2 Oregon1310377%77.268.1+9.2
3 Maryland129375%70.863.0+7.8
4 Rutgers118373%71.958.7+13.2
5 Indiana118373%69.667.2+2.5
6 USC118373%68.968.3+0.6
7 Iowa139469%78.567.9+10.6
8 Illinois128467%75.862.8+12.9
9 Minnesota128467%75.567.4+8.1
10 Ohio State138562%73.361.8+11.5
11 Washington138562%73.863.8+10.0
12 Michigan138562%78.469.8+8.6
13 Purdue138562%67.659.4+8.2
14 Penn State138562%72.870.5+2.4
15 Wisconsin127558%66.560.2+6.3
16 Northwestern125742%67.865.4+2.3
17 Nebraska156940%71.374.2-2.9
18 UCLA124833%70.871.5-0.7
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
Northwestern352762
Iowa413475
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