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Northwestern vs Iowa Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 02 Mar 2024
Tip-off: 22:30
Final 80-87
37-36 43-51
Position#86
Record20-8
FormWLWWW
Points / game74.2
Allowed / game69.0
Northwestern
USA
vs
Iowa 🏆
USA
Position#162
Record17-12
FormLWWLW
Points / game83.7
Allowed / game78.8
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · Northwestern v Iowa
28 Feb 2025
NORT68
IOWA57
02 Mar 2024
NORT80
IOWA87
19 Feb 2023
NORT80
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
Illinois
#27
W
96-91 OT
96
91
+5
H25/01
NCAA
Ohio State
#123
W
83-58
83
58
+25
H28/01
NCAA
Purdue
#8
L
96-105 OT
96
105
-9
A31/01
NCAA
Minnesota
#163
L
66-75 OT
66
75
-9
A03/02
NCAA
Nebraska
#62
W
80-68
80
68
+12
H08/02
NCAA
Penn State
#216
W
68-63
68
63
+5
H11/02
NCAA
Rutgers
#241
L
60-63
60
63
-3
A15/02
NCAA
Indiana
#153
W
76-72
76
72
+4
A18/02
NCAA
Michigan
#347
W
76-62
76
62
+14
H23/02
NCAA
Maryland
#215
W
68-61
68
61
+7
A29/02
NCAA
1H
2H
34-32
42-44
41-30
42-28
39-47
42-34
27-27
34-34
47-31
33-37
29-27
39-36
34-27
26-36
34-26
42-46
37-34
39-28
29-24
39-37
148.7Avg total
76.9Scored
71.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (28)74.269.0143.2+5.271%
Season at home (16)78.867.8146.5+11.094%
Season away (12)68.270.7138.8-2.542%
Last 10 (10)76.971.8148.7+5.170%
Last 5 (5)69.664.2133.8+5.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)82.689.6172.2-7.040%
vs Similar ◀ (13)72.068.1140.1+3.969%
vs Weaker (12)72.261.2133.4+11.183%
This opponent (Iowa) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
IowaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Michigan
#347
W
88-78
88
78
+10
A27/01
NCAA
Indiana
#153
L
68-74
68
74
-6
A31/01
NCAA
Ohio State
#123
W
79-77
79
77
+2
H03/02
NCAA
Penn State
#216
L
79-89
79
89
-10
A09/02
NCAA
Minnesota
#163
W
90-85
90
85
+5
H11/02
NCAA
Maryland
#215
L
66-78
66
78
-12
A15/02
NCAA
Wisconsin
#117
W
88-86 OT
88
86
+2
H17/02
NCAA
Michigan State
#154
W
78-71
78
71
+7
A21/02
NCAA
Illinois
#27
L
85-95
85
95
-10
A24/02
NCAA
Penn State
#216
W
90-81
90
81
+9
H28/02
NCAA
1H
2H
42-44
46-34
28-39
40-35
36-38
43-39
34-42
45-47
38-51
52-34
37-31
29-47
43-47
35-31
45-33
33-38
43-44
42-51
47-39
43-42
162.5Avg total
81.1Scored
81.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (29)83.778.8162.6+4.959%
Season at home (18)88.376.2164.5+12.178%
Season away (11)76.383.1159.4-6.827%
Last 10 (10)81.181.4162.5-0.360%
Last 5 (5)81.482.2163.6-0.860%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)74.489.6164.0-15.20%
vs Similar ◀ (17)83.478.0161.4+5.465%
vs Weaker (8)89.274.4163.6+14.975%
This opponent (Northwestern) 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

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +4.6+4.61st half: -1.5-1.52nd half2nd half: +1.8+1.82nd half: +1.0+1.0
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +4.6+4.61st half: -1.5-1.52nd half2nd half: +1.8+1.82nd half: +1.0+1.0
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.
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NorthwesternLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Illinois
#27
W
34-32
34
32
+2
H25/01
NCAA
Ohio State
#123
W
41-30
41
30
+11
H28/01
NCAA
Purdue
#8
L
39-47
39
47
-8
A31/01
NCAA
Minnesota
#163
D
27-27
27
27
+0
A03/02
NCAA
Nebraska
#62
W
47-31
47
31
+16
H08/02
NCAA
Penn State
#216
W
29-27
29
27
+2
H11/02
NCAA
Rutgers
#241
W
34-27
34
27
+7
A15/02
NCAA
Indiana
#153
W
34-26
34
26
+8
A18/02
NCAA
Michigan
#347
W
37-34
37
34
+3
H23/02
NCAA
Maryland
#215
W
29-24
29
24
+5
A29/02
NCAA
65.6Avg total
35.1Scored
30.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.531.966.4+2.663%-
Last 30 at home (17)37.432.269.6+5.282%-
Last 30 away (13)30.731.462.1-0.738%-
Last 10 (10)35.130.565.6+4.680%-
Last 5 (5)32.627.660.2+5.0100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)31.840.071.8-8.220%-
vs Similar ◀ (13)34.230.264.5+4.069%-
vs Weaker (12)35.930.266.2+5.775%-
This opponent (Iowa) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
IowaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Michigan
#347
L
42-44
42
44
-2
A27/01
NCAA
Indiana
#153
L
28-39
28
39
-11
A31/01
NCAA
Ohio State
#123
L
36-38
36
38
-2
H03/02
NCAA
Penn State
#216
L
34-42
34
42
-8
A09/02
NCAA
Minnesota
#163
L
38-51
38
51
-13
H11/02
NCAA
Maryland
#215
W
37-31
37
31
+6
A15/02
NCAA
Wisconsin
#117
L
43-47
43
47
-4
H17/02
NCAA
Michigan State
#154
W
45-33
45
33
+12
A21/02
NCAA
Illinois
#27
L
43-44
43
44
-1
A24/02
NCAA
Penn State
#216
W
47-39
47
39
+8
H28/02
NCAA
80.1Avg total
39.3Scored
40.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)39.538.177.6+1.450%-
Last 30 at home (19)41.537.478.9+4.263%-
Last 30 away (11)36.039.375.3-3.327%-
Last 10 (10)39.340.880.1-1.530%-
Last 5 (5)43.038.881.8+4.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)34.645.279.8-10.60%-
vs Similar ◀ (17)39.536.676.2+2.959%-
vs Weaker (8)42.536.679.1+5.962%-
This opponent (Northwestern) 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

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
1
Northwestern wins
6
Iowa wins
DateGameScore
19/02/23Northwestern v Iowa80-60
01/02/23Iowa v Northwestern86-70
10/03/22Iowa v Northwestern112-76
01/03/22Iowa v Northwestern82-61
17/01/21Northwestern v Iowa73-96
30/12/20Iowa v Northwestern87-72
15/01/20Northwestern v Iowa62-75
Northwesternlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
29/02/24AMaryland68-61
23/02/24HMichigan76-62
18/02/24AIndiana76-72
15/02/24ARutgers60-63
11/02/24HPenn State68-63
08/02/24HNebraska80-68
03/02/24AMinnesota66-75 OT
31/01/24APurdue96-105 OT
28/01/24HOhio State83-58
25/01/24HIllinois96-91 OT
Iowalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
28/02/24HPenn State90-81
24/02/24AIllinois85-95
21/02/24AMichigan State78-71
17/02/24HWisconsin88-86 OT
15/02/24AMaryland66-78
11/02/24HMinnesota90-85
09/02/24APenn State79-89
03/02/24HOhio State79-77
31/01/24AIndiana68-74
27/01/24AMichigan88-78

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Northwestern
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW71%
HomeWWWWW94%
AwayLLLWW42%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games281612
Win %71%94%42%
Points / game74.278.868.2
Allowed / game69.067.870.7
Point differential+5.2+11.0-2.5
Avg total143.2146.5138.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+39%56%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won80% (10)86% (7)67% (3)
Overtime %14%12%17%
Iowa
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWLW59%
HomeLWWWW78%
AwayLLLWL27%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games291811
Win %59%78%27%
Points / game83.788.376.3
Allowed / game78.876.283.1
Point differential+4.9+12.1-6.8
Avg total162.6164.5159.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+34%50%9%
Close games (≤5 pts) won75% (4)75% (4)-
Overtime %3%6%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 Purdue2825389%84.870.1+14.8
2 Illinois2922776%84.873.2+11.6
3 Northwestern2820871%74.269.0+5.2
4 Nebraska2920969%76.869.8+7.1
5 Oregon29191066%76.272.6+3.6
6 Minnesota29181162%76.671.0+5.6
7 Wisconsin29181162%74.469.6+4.8
8 Michigan State28171161%74.466.0+8.4
9 Iowa29171259%83.778.8+4.9
10 Ohio State29171259%74.269.9+4.3
11 Rutgers28151354%66.765.9+0.8
12 Indiana28151354%72.975.0-2.1
13 Washington30161453%81.077.3+3.7
14 Maryland29151452%69.364.4+4.9
15 UCLA28141450%66.265.1+1.1
16 Penn State30141647%75.674.5+1.1
17 USC29121741%74.474.8-0.4
18 Michigan2982128%74.079.1-5.1
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
Northwestern374380
Iowa365187
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