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UCF Knights vs Iowa State Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 12 Feb 2025
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 65-77
30-32 35-45
Position#200
Record13-10
FormWLLLL
Points / game79.6
Allowed / game79.9
vs
Position#50
Record18-5
FormWLLLW
Points / game81.7
Allowed / game67.0
USANCAA
Other2024-25
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
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Iowa State winWon
-no forecast
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
Colorado
#278
W
75-74
75
74
+1
H09/01
NCAA
Arizona
#88
L
80-88
80
88
-8
A12/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#285
W
95-89
95
89
+6
A15/01
NCAA
Houston
#9
L
68-69
68
69
-1
H18/01
NCAA
Iowa State
#50
L
83-108
83
108
-25
A22/01
NCAA
TCU
#210
W
85-58
85
58
+27
H25/01
NCAA
Kansas
#114
L
87-91
87
91
-4
A29/01
NCAA
Brigham Young
#48
L
75-81
75
81
-6
H01/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#159
L
83-93
83
93
-10
H06/02
NCAA
Baylor
#149
L
76-91
76
91
-15
A08/02
NCAA
1H
2H
34-37
41-37
42-45
38-43
49-47
46-42
38-30
30-39
36-54
47-54
37-23
48-35
43-41
44-50
40-38
35-43
36-40
47-53
36-45
40-46
164.9Avg total
80.7Scored
84.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (23)79.679.9159.5-0.357%
Season at home (16)76.373.7150.0+2.669%
Season away (7)87.194.1181.3-7.029%
Last 10 (10)80.784.2164.9-3.530%
Last 5 (5)81.282.8164.0-1.620%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (17)74.482.5156.8-8.129%
vs Similar (9)84.975.1160.0+9.889%
vs Weaker (3)73.361.3134.7+12.0100%
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
Utah Utes
#206
W
82-59
82
59
+23
H08/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#33
W
85-84 OT
85
84
+1
A11/01
NCAA
Kansas
#114
W
74-57
74
57
+17
H16/01
NCAA
West Virginia
#131
L
57-64
57
64
-7
A18/01
NCAA
UCF Knights
#200
W
108-83
108
83
+25
H22/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#285
W
76-61
76
61
+15
A25/01
NCAA
Arizona
#88
L
75-86 OT
75
86
-11
A28/01
NCAA
Kansas State
#216
L
61-80
61
80
-19
H01/02
NCAA
Kansas
#114
L
52-69
52
69
-17
A04/02
NCAA
TCU
#210
W
82-52
82
52
+30
H08/02
NCAA
1H
2H
38-25
44-34
34-40
40-34
40-30
34-27
24-25
33-39
54-36
54-47
33-40
43-21
30-34
41-37
35-37
26-43
19-35
33-34
42-24
40-28
144.7Avg total
75.2Scored
69.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (23)81.767.0148.6+14.778%
Season at home (14)85.461.4146.8+23.993%
Season away (9)75.975.6151.4+0.356%
Last 10 (10)75.269.5144.7+5.760%
Last 5 (5)69.269.6138.8-0.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (5)75.873.2149.0+2.640%
vs Weaker ◀ (25)79.863.7143.5+16.284%
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

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: -0.9-0.91st half: +2.3+2.32nd half2nd half: -2.6-2.62nd half: +4.4+4.4
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: -0.9-0.91st half: +2.3+2.32nd half2nd half: -2.6-2.62nd half: +4.4+4.4
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
Colorado
#278
L
34-37
34
37
-3
H09/01
NCAA
Arizona
#88
L
42-45
42
45
-3
A12/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#285
W
49-47
49
47
+2
A15/01
NCAA
Houston
#9
W
38-30
38
30
+8
H18/01
NCAA
Iowa State
#50
L
36-54
36
54
-18
A22/01
NCAA
TCU
#210
W
37-23
37
23
+14
H25/01
NCAA
Kansas
#114
W
43-41
43
41
+2
A29/01
NCAA
Brigham Young
#48
W
40-38
40
38
+2
H01/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#159
L
36-40
36
40
-4
H06/02
NCAA
Baylor
#149
L
36-45
36
45
-9
A08/02
NCAA
79.1Avg total
39.1Scored
40.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.637.174.7+0.557%-
Last 30 at home (20)36.134.570.7+1.665%-
Last 30 away (10)40.542.382.8-1.840%-
Last 10 (10)39.140.079.1-0.950%-
Last 5 (5)38.437.475.8+1.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (17)36.739.676.3-2.947%-
vs Similar (9)40.833.073.8+7.878%-
vs Weaker (3)34.031.365.3+2.767%-
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
Utah Utes
#206
W
38-25
38
25
+13
H08/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#33
L
34-40
34
40
-6
A11/01
NCAA
Kansas
#114
W
40-30
40
30
+10
H16/01
NCAA
West Virginia
#131
L
24-25
24
25
-1
A18/01
NCAA
UCF Knights
#200
W
54-36
54
36
+18
H22/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#285
L
33-40
33
40
-7
A25/01
NCAA
Arizona
#88
L
30-34
30
34
-4
A28/01
NCAA
Kansas State
#216
L
35-37
35
37
-2
H01/02
NCAA
Kansas
#114
L
19-35
19
35
-16
A04/02
NCAA
TCU
#210
W
42-24
42
24
+18
H08/02
NCAA
67.5Avg total
34.9Scored
32.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.130.867.9+6.363%-
Last 30 at home (19)39.929.068.9+10.984%-
Last 30 away (11)32.234.066.2-1.827%-
Last 10 (10)34.932.667.5+2.340%-
Last 5 (5)31.834.065.8-2.220%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (5)33.833.267.0+0.640%-
vs Weaker ◀ (25)37.830.468.1+7.468%-
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
2
Iowa State wins
DateGameScore
22/01/25Iowa State v UCF Knights108-83
02/03/24UCF Knights v Iowa State52-60
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/02/25ABaylor76-91
06/02/25HCincinnati83-93
01/02/25HBrigham Young75-81
29/01/25AKansas87-91
25/01/25HTCU85-58
22/01/25AIowa State83-108
18/01/25HHouston68-69
15/01/25AArizona State95-89
12/01/25AArizona80-88
09/01/25HColorado75-74
Iowa Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/02/25HTCU82-52
04/02/25AKansas52-69
01/02/25HKansas State61-80
28/01/25AArizona75-86 OT
25/01/25AArizona State76-61
22/01/25HUCF Knights108-83
18/01/25AWest Virginia57-64
16/01/25HKansas74-57
11/01/25ATexas Tech85-84 OT
08/01/25HUtah Utes82-59

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UCF Knights
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLLL57%
HomeWLWLL69%
AwayLWLLL29%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games23167
Win %57%69%29%
Points / game79.676.387.1
Allowed / game79.973.794.1
Point differential-0.3+2.6-7.0
Avg total159.5150.0181.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+26%38%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)67% (3)50% (2)
Overtime %4%0%14%
Iowa State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLLW78%
HomeWWWLW93%
AwayWLWLL56%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games23149
Win %78%93%56%
Points / game81.785.475.9
Allowed / game67.061.475.6
Point differential+14.7+23.9+0.3
Avg total148.6146.8151.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+65%93%22%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)-67% (3)
Overtime %9%0%22%
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 Houston2420483%75.857.3+18.5
2 Texas Tech2318578%80.765.9+14.8
3 Iowa State2318578%81.767.0+14.7
4 Arizona2317674%82.869.7+13.1
5 Kansas2316770%76.766.7+10.0
6 Brigham Young2315865%80.069.2+10.9
7 West Virginia2315865%69.463.6+5.8
8 Baylor2415962%79.369.8+9.5
9 Cincinnati2314961%71.664.0+7.6
10 Utah Utes23131057%75.470.2+5.2
11 UCF Knights23131057%79.679.9-0.3
12 Kansas State23121152%73.870.1+3.7
13 Arizona State23121152%73.172.6+0.6
14 TCU23121152%67.767.8-0.0
15 Oklahoma State23121152%72.974.6-1.7
16 Colorado2391439%70.772.0-1.3
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 Knights303565
Iowa State324577
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