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Penn State vs Iowa Result & Analysis

Date: Tue 01 Feb 2022
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 90-86 (OT)
32-34 34-32 24-20
Position#234
Record8-9
FormLWLLL
Points / game65.0
Allowed / game65.5
Penn State 🏆
USA
vs
Iowa
USA
Position#48
Record14-6
FormWWLWL
Points / game82.6
Allowed / game70.0
USANCAA
Other2021-22
Meetings · Penn State v Iowa
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IOWA69
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IOWA79
01 Jan 2023
PENN83
IOWA79
31 Jan 2022
PENN90
IOWA86
04 Jan 2020
PENN89
IOWA86
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Penn State 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

Penn StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Ohio State
#114
L
64-76
64
76
-12
H06/12
NCAA
Wagner
#33
W
74-54
74
54
+20
H09/12
NCAA
Michigan State
#104
L
64-80
64
80
-16
A11/12
NCAA
Indiana
#126
W
61-58
61
58
+3
H02/01
NCAA
Northwestern
#208
W
74-70
74
70
+4
A06/01
NCAA
Purdue
#23
L
67-74
67
74
-7
H08/01
NCAA
Rutgers
#157
W
66-49
66
49
+17
H11/01
NCAA
Ohio State
#114
L
56-61
56
61
-5
A16/01
NCAA
Iowa
#48
L
51-68
51
68
-17
A22/01
NCAA
Indiana
#126
L
57-74
57
74
-17
A27/01
NCAA
1H
2H
30-41
34-35
32-27
42-27
29-42
35-38
27-26
34-32
29-34
45-36
30-35
37-39
27-19
39-30
22-27
34-34
25-30
26-38
17-46
40-28
129.8Avg total
63.4Scored
66.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (17)65.065.5130.5-0.547%
Season at home (9)69.362.9132.2+6.467%
Season away (8)60.168.4128.5-8.225%
Last 10 (10)63.466.4129.8-3.040%
Last 5 (5)59.465.2124.6-5.820%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)66.170.9137.0-4.927%
vs Similar (14)67.864.9132.6+2.964%
vs Weaker (1)60.045.0105.0+15.0100%
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
Utah State
#170
W
94-75
94
75
+19
H19/12
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#149
W
93-62
93
62
+31
H22/12
NCAA
Western Illinois
#189
W
92-71
92
71
+21
H30/12
NCAA
Maryland
#217
W
80-75
80
75
+5
H04/01
NCAA
Wisconsin
#38
L
78-87
78
87
-9
A07/01
NCAA
Indiana
#126
W
83-74
83
74
+9
H14/01
NCAA
Minnesota
#245
W
81-71
81
71
+10
A16/01
NCAA
Rutgers
#157
L
46-48
46
48
-2
A20/01
NCAA
Penn State
#234
W
68-51
68
51
+17
H22/01
NCAA
Purdue
#23
L
73-83
73
83
-10
H28/01
NCAA
1H
2H
51-43
43-32
44-30
49-32
53-33
39-38
36-40
44-35
32-45
46-42
41-48
42-26
43-27
38-44
27-24
19-24
30-25
38-26
33-48
40-35
148.5Avg total
78.8Scored
69.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (20)82.670.0152.6+12.570%
Season at home (14)89.269.4158.6+19.986%
Season away (6)67.271.7138.8-4.533%
Last 10 (10)78.869.7148.5+9.170%
Last 5 (5)70.265.4135.6+4.860%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (6)77.278.0155.2-0.833%
vs Weaker ◀ (24)81.268.5149.7+12.779%
This opponent (Penn State) 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

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -5.9-5.91st half: +2.7+2.72nd half2nd half: +2.9+2.92nd half: +6.4+6.4
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -5.9-5.91st half: +2.7+2.72nd half2nd half: +2.9+2.92nd half: +6.4+6.4
Penn StateIowa
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
Penn StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Ohio State
#114
L
30-41
30
41
-11
H06/12
NCAA
Wagner
#33
W
32-27
32
27
+5
H09/12
NCAA
Michigan State
#104
L
29-42
29
42
-13
A11/12
NCAA
Indiana
#126
W
27-26
27
26
+1
H02/01
NCAA
Northwestern
#208
L
29-34
29
34
-5
A06/01
NCAA
Purdue
#23
L
30-35
30
35
-5
H08/01
NCAA
Rutgers
#157
W
27-19
27
19
+8
H11/01
NCAA
Ohio State
#114
L
22-27
22
27
-5
A16/01
NCAA
Iowa
#48
L
25-30
25
30
-5
A22/01
NCAA
Indiana
#126
L
17-46
17
46
-29
A27/01
NCAA
59.5Avg total
26.8Scored
32.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)30.532.863.3-2.437%-
Last 30 at home (16)32.032.164.1-0.144%-
Last 30 away (14)28.733.762.4-5.029%-
Last 10 (10)26.832.759.5-5.930%-
Last 5 (5)24.231.455.6-7.220%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)30.435.265.6-4.833%-
vs Similar (14)30.631.462.1-0.836%-
vs Weaker (1)29.017.046.0+12.0100%-
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
Utah State
#170
W
51-43
51
43
+8
H19/12
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#149
W
44-30
44
30
+14
H22/12
NCAA
Western Illinois
#189
W
53-33
53
33
+20
H30/12
NCAA
Maryland
#217
L
36-40
36
40
-4
H04/01
NCAA
Wisconsin
#38
L
32-45
32
45
-13
A07/01
NCAA
Indiana
#126
L
41-48
41
48
-7
H14/01
NCAA
Minnesota
#245
W
43-27
43
27
+16
A16/01
NCAA
Rutgers
#157
W
27-24
27
24
+3
A20/01
NCAA
Penn State
#234
W
30-25
30
25
+5
H22/01
NCAA
Purdue
#23
L
33-48
33
48
-15
H28/01
NCAA
75.3Avg total
39.0Scored
36.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)39.534.273.6+5.360%-
Last 30 at home (20)42.134.576.6+7.665%-
Last 30 away (10)34.233.567.7+0.750%-
Last 10 (10)39.036.375.3+2.760%-
Last 5 (5)34.834.469.2+0.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (6)37.237.374.5-0.233%-
vs Weaker ◀ (24)40.033.473.4+6.767%-
This opponent (Penn State) 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
1
Penn State wins
3
Iowa wins
DateGameScore
22/01/22Iowa v Penn State68-51
21/02/21Iowa v Penn State74-68
29/02/20Iowa v Penn State77-68
04/01/20Penn State v Iowa89-86
Penn Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
27/01/22AIndiana57-74
22/01/22AIowa51-68
16/01/22AOhio State56-61
11/01/22HRutgers66-49
08/01/22HPurdue67-74
06/01/22ANorthwestern74-70
02/01/22HIndiana61-58
11/12/21AMichigan State64-80
09/12/21HWagner74-54
06/12/21HOhio State64-76
Iowalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
28/01/22HPurdue73-83
22/01/22HPenn State68-51
20/01/22ARutgers46-48
16/01/22AMinnesota81-71
14/01/22HIndiana83-74
07/01/22AWisconsin78-87
04/01/22HMaryland80-75
30/12/21HWestern Illinois92-71
22/12/21HSE Louisiana93-62
19/12/21HUtah State94-75

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Penn State
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLL47%
HomeLWWLW67%
AwayLWLLL25%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1798
Win %47%67%25%
Points / game65.069.360.1
Allowed / game65.562.968.4
Point differential-0.5+6.4-8.2
Avg total130.5132.2128.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+35%56%12%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)50% (2)33% (3)
Overtime %6%0%12%
Iowa
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWL70%
HomeWWWWL86%
AwayLLLWL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games20146
Win %70%86%33%
Points / game82.689.267.2
Allowed / game70.069.471.7
Point differential+12.6+19.9-4.5
Avg total152.7158.6138.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+55%71%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)50% (2)50% (2)
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 UCLA1816289%78.063.9+14.1
2 Purdue2118386%84.568.1+16.3
3 USC2118386%74.563.5+11.0
4 Wisconsin2017385%72.466.5+6.0
5 Michigan State2016480%74.765.7+9.1
6 Indiana2116576%73.763.0+10.7
7 Illinois2015575%77.265.8+11.3
8 Ohio State1813572%75.368.0+7.3
9 Iowa2014670%82.670.0+12.6
10 Oregon2013765%73.967.3+6.6
11 Minnesota1811761%68.766.7+2.0
12 Rutgers2012860%67.064.2+2.8
13 Washington1911858%69.571.5-2.1
14 Michigan1810856%72.367.6+4.7
15 Maryland21111052%70.169.0+1.1
16 Northwestern1991047%75.168.4+6.7
17 Penn State178947%65.065.5-0.5
18 Nebraska2161529%72.378.0-5.7
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

Team1H2HOTFinal
Penn State32342490
Iowa34322086
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