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UCF Knights vs Iowa State Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 02 Mar 2024
Tip-off: 21:00
Final 52-60
29-36 23-24
Position#180
Record15-12
FormLLLWW
Points / game72.2
Allowed / game66.9
vs
Position#18
Record22-6
FormWWLWW
Points / game77.2
Allowed / game62.3
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · UCF Knights v Iowa State
23 Jan 2027
UCF v IOWA
upcoming
11 Feb 2025
UCF 65
IOWA77
02 Mar 2024
UCF 52
IOWA60
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

UCF KnightsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
West Virginia
#338
W
72-59
72
59
+13
H24/01
NCAA
Cincinnati
#134
L
57-68
57
68
-11
A28/01
NCAA
Baylor
#58
L
69-77
69
77
-8
H01/02
NCAA
Oklahoma
#104
W
74-63
74
63
+11
H03/02
NCAA
Texas Tech
#64
L
59-66
59
66
-7
A10/02
NCAA
Brigham Young
#61
L
88-90
88
90
-2
A14/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#134
L
74-76
74
76
-2
H17/02
NCAA
West Virginia
#338
L
67-77
67
77
-10
A21/02
NCAA
Texas Tech
#64
W
75-61
75
61
+14
H24/02
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#297
W
77-71
77
71
+6
A29/02
NCAA
1H
2H
37-24
35-35
39-27
18-41
38-32
31-45
34-27
40-36
25-31
34-35
26-39
62-51
30-37
44-39
30-37
37-40
36-32
39-29
38-42
39-29
142.0Avg total
71.2Scored
70.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (27)72.266.9139.1+5.356%
Season at home (17)75.062.4137.4+12.671%
Season away (10)67.474.5141.9-7.130%
Last 10 (10)71.270.8142.0+0.440%
Last 5 (5)76.275.0151.2+1.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (5)62.271.0133.2-8.80%
vs Similar (16)72.470.5142.9+1.950%
vs Weaker (8)76.259.0135.2+17.288%
This opponent (Iowa State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Iowa StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Kansas State
#151
W
78-67
78
67
+11
H25/01
NCAA
Kansas
#63
W
79-75
79
75
+4
H27/01
NCAA
Baylor
#58
L
68-70
68
70
-2
A04/02
NCAA
Texas
#112
W
70-65
70
65
+5
A07/02
NCAA
TCU
#111
W
71-59
71
59
+12
H10/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#134
W
68-59
68
59
+9
A14/02
NCAA
Texas Tech
#64
W
82-74
82
74
+8
H17/02
NCAA
Houston
#9
L
65-73
65
73
-8
A20/02
NCAA
West Virginia
#338
W
71-64
71
64
+7
H24/02
NCAA
Oklahoma
#104
W
58-45
58
45
+13
H29/02
NCAA
1H
2H
41-29
37-38
30-26
49-49
28-40
40-30
36-19
34-46
30-22
41-37
34-26
34-33
38-24
44-50
23-28
42-45
40-30
31-34
25-20
33-25
136.1Avg total
71.0Scored
65.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (28)77.262.3139.5+14.979%
Season at home (18)80.857.3138.1+23.494%
Season away (10)70.871.2142.0-0.450%
Last 10 (10)71.065.1136.1+5.980%
Last 5 (5)68.863.0131.8+5.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (5)58.668.6127.2-10.020%
vs Weaker ◀ (25)78.761.2140.0+17.584%
This opponent (UCF Knights) 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: +0.5+0.51st half: +6.1+6.12nd half2nd half: -0.1-0.12nd half: -0.2-0.2
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +0.5+0.51st half: +6.1+6.12nd half2nd half: -0.1-0.12nd half: -0.2-0.2
UCF KnightsIowa State
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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UCF KnightsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
West Virginia
#338
W
37-24
37
24
+13
H24/01
NCAA
Cincinnati
#134
W
39-27
39
27
+12
A28/01
NCAA
Baylor
#58
W
38-32
38
32
+6
H01/02
NCAA
Oklahoma
#104
W
34-27
34
27
+7
H03/02
NCAA
Texas Tech
#64
L
25-31
25
31
-6
A10/02
NCAA
Brigham Young
#61
L
26-39
26
39
-13
A14/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#134
L
30-37
30
37
-7
H17/02
NCAA
West Virginia
#338
L
30-37
30
37
-7
A21/02
NCAA
Texas Tech
#64
W
36-32
36
32
+4
H24/02
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#297
L
38-42
38
42
-4
A29/02
NCAA
66.1Avg total
33.3Scored
32.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.030.162.1+1.850%-
Last 30 at home (17)34.626.561.1+8.171%-
Last 30 away (13)28.534.863.4-6.323%-
Last 10 (10)33.332.866.1+0.550%-
Last 5 (5)32.037.469.4-5.420%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (5)25.231.656.8-6.420%-
vs Similar (16)31.532.463.9-0.944%-
vs Weaker (8)36.825.262.0+11.575%-
This opponent (Iowa State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Iowa StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Kansas State
#151
W
41-29
41
29
+12
H25/01
NCAA
Kansas
#63
W
30-26
30
26
+4
H27/01
NCAA
Baylor
#58
L
28-40
28
40
-12
A04/02
NCAA
Texas
#112
W
36-19
36
19
+17
A07/02
NCAA
TCU
#111
W
30-22
30
22
+8
H10/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#134
W
34-26
34
26
+8
A14/02
NCAA
Texas Tech
#64
W
38-24
38
24
+14
H17/02
NCAA
Houston
#9
L
23-28
23
28
-5
A20/02
NCAA
West Virginia
#338
W
40-30
40
30
+10
H24/02
NCAA
Oklahoma
#104
W
25-20
25
20
+5
H29/02
NCAA
58.9Avg total
32.5Scored
26.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.327.864.1+8.473%-
Last 30 at home (19)39.125.464.4+13.795%-
Last 30 away (11)31.532.163.5-0.636%-
Last 10 (10)32.526.458.9+6.180%-
Last 5 (5)32.025.657.6+6.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (5)27.430.257.6-2.820%-
vs Weaker ◀ (25)38.027.465.4+10.784%-
This opponent (UCF Knights) 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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
UCF Knights wins
0
Iowa State wins
No previous meetings.
DateH/AOpponentScore
29/02/24AOklahoma State77-71
24/02/24HTexas Tech75-61
21/02/24AWest Virginia67-77
17/02/24HCincinnati74-76
14/02/24ABrigham Young88-90
10/02/24ATexas Tech59-66
03/02/24HOklahoma74-63
01/02/24HBaylor69-77
28/01/24ACincinnati57-68
24/01/24HWest Virginia72-59
Iowa Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
29/02/24HOklahoma58-45
24/02/24HWest Virginia71-64
20/02/24AHouston65-73
17/02/24HTexas Tech82-74
14/02/24ACincinnati68-59
10/02/24HTCU71-59
07/02/24ATexas70-65
04/02/24ABaylor68-70
27/01/24HKansas79-75
25/01/24HKansas State78-67

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UCF Knights
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWW56%
HomeWLWLW71%
AwayLLLLW30%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games271710
Win %56%71%30%
Points / game72.275.067.4
Allowed / game66.962.474.5
Point differential+5.3+12.6-7.1
Avg total139.1137.4141.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+37%59%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won38% (8)33% (6)50% (2)
Overtime %4%6%0%
Iowa State
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW79%
HomeWWWWW94%
AwayWLWWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games281810
Win %79%94%50%
Points / game77.280.870.8
Allowed / game62.357.371.2
Point differential+14.9+23.4-0.4
Avg total139.5138.1142.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%72%10%
Close games (≤5 pts) won71% (7)67% (3)75% (4)
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 12 conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Houston2825389%73.956.2+17.7
2 Arizona2923679%90.373.3+17.1
3 Iowa State2822679%77.262.3+14.9
4 Baylor2921872%81.670.9+10.8
5 Kansas2921872%76.668.3+8.2
6 Brigham Young2820871%82.669.2+13.3
7 TCU2819968%80.370.5+9.8
8 Colorado2819968%80.972.6+8.3
9 Texas Tech2819968%75.769.4+6.3
10 Utah Utes28171161%78.273.2+5.0
11 Kansas State28171161%72.669.8+2.8
12 Cincinnati28161257%74.467.9+6.5
13 UCF Knights27151256%72.266.9+5.3
14 Arizona State29141548%70.173.7-3.7
15 Oklahoma State29121741%71.872.1-0.3
16 West Virginia2891932%69.475.1-5.8
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
UCF Knights292352
Iowa State362460
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