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West Virginia vs Iowa State Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 18 Jan 2025
Tip-off: 22:00
Final 64-57
25-24 39-33
Position#131
Record12-4
FormWWLWL
Points / game73.2
Allowed / game64.2
West Virginia 🏆
USA
vs
Iowa State
USA
Position#50
Record15-1
FormWWWWW
Points / game85.4
Allowed / game65.3
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · West Virginia v Iowa State
18 Jan 2025
WEST64
IOWA57
08 Feb 2023
WEST76
IOWA71
08 Feb 2022
WEST79
IOWA63
18 Dec 2020
WEST70
IOWA65
05 Feb 2020
WEST76
IOWA61
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

West VirginiaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Arizona
#88
W
83-76 OT
83
76
+7
H29/11
NCAA
Georgetown
#176
W
73-60
73
60
+13
H07/12
NCAA
N. Carolina Central
#262
W
79-45
79
45
+34
H11/12
NCAA
Bethune-Cookman
#202
W
84-61
84
61
+23
H14/12
NCAA
Mercyhurst Lakers
#219
W
67-46
67
46
+21
H22/12
NCAA
Kansas
#114
W
62-61
62
61
+1
A31/12
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#233
W
69-50
69
50
+19
H04/01
NCAA
Arizona
#88
L
56-75
56
75
-19
H08/01
NCAA
Colorado
#278
W
78-70
78
70
+8
A12/01
NCAA
Houston
#9
L
54-70
54
70
-16
A16/01
NCAA
1H
2H
39-37
27-29
28-30
45-30
36-18
43-27
41-30
43-31
35-22
32-24
33-20
29-41
46-19
23-31
28-39
28-36
40-29
38-41
27-40
27-30
131.9Avg total
70.5Scored
61.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (16)73.264.2137.4+8.975%
Season at home (11)75.460.3135.6+15.182%
Season away (5)68.473.0141.4-4.660%
Last 10 (10)70.561.4131.9+9.180%
Last 5 (5)63.865.2129.0-1.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (19)70.780.4151.1-9.721%
vs Similar (5)72.662.2134.8+10.480%
vs Weaker (6)76.556.5133.0+20.0100%
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
Marquette
#67
W
81-70
81
70
+11
H05/12
NCAA
Jackson State
#221
W
100-58
100
58
+42
H08/12
NCAA
Iowa
#192
W
89-80
89
80
+9
A13/12
NCAA
Nebraska O.
#101
W
83-51
83
51
+32
H15/12
NCAA
Morgan State
#258
W
99-72
99
72
+27
H22/12
NCAA
Colorado
#278
W
79-69
79
69
+10
A31/12
NCAA
Baylor
#149
W
74-55
74
55
+19
H04/01
NCAA
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
1H
2H
46-37
35-33
46-24
54-34
37-44
52-36
41-23
42-28
50-34
49-38
37-31
42-38
33-25
41-30
38-25
44-34
34-40
40-34
40-30
34-27
150.1Avg total
84.6Scored
65.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (16)85.465.3150.8+20.194%
Season at home (11)85.858.6144.5+27.2100%
Season away (5)84.680.0164.6+4.680%
Last 10 (10)84.665.5150.1+19.1100%
Last 5 (5)78.864.8143.6+14.0100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (6)72.869.3142.2+3.550%
vs Weaker ◀ (24)79.161.5140.7+17.696%
This opponent (West Virginia) 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

-13-6+0+6+131st half1st half: +6.9+6.91st half: +8.9+8.92nd half2nd half: +1.5+1.52nd half: +10.1+10.1
-13-6+0+6+131st half1st half: +6.9+6.91st half: +8.9+8.92nd half2nd half: +1.5+1.52nd half: +10.1+10.1
West VirginiaIowa 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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West VirginiaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Arizona
#88
W
39-37
39
37
+2
H29/11
NCAA
Georgetown
#176
L
28-30
28
30
-2
H07/12
NCAA
N. Carolina Central
#262
W
36-18
36
18
+18
H11/12
NCAA
Bethune-Cookman
#202
W
41-30
41
30
+11
H14/12
NCAA
Mercyhurst Lakers
#219
W
35-22
35
22
+13
H22/12
NCAA
Kansas
#114
W
33-20
33
20
+13
A31/12
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#233
W
46-19
46
19
+27
H04/01
NCAA
Arizona
#88
L
28-39
28
39
-11
H08/01
NCAA
Colorado
#278
W
40-29
40
29
+11
A12/01
NCAA
Houston
#9
L
27-40
27
40
-13
A16/01
NCAA
63.7Avg total
35.3Scored
28.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.034.268.3-0.250%-
Last 30 at home (17)36.630.867.5+5.865%-
Last 30 away (13)30.638.769.3-8.131%-
Last 10 (10)35.328.463.7+6.970%-
Last 5 (5)34.829.464.2+5.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (19)31.838.970.7-7.132%-
vs Similar (5)33.027.660.6+5.460%-
vs Weaker (6)42.025.067.0+17.0100%-
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
Marquette
#67
W
46-37
46
37
+9
H05/12
NCAA
Jackson State
#221
W
46-24
46
24
+22
H08/12
NCAA
Iowa
#192
L
37-44
37
44
-7
A13/12
NCAA
Nebraska O.
#101
W
41-23
41
23
+18
H15/12
NCAA
Morgan State
#258
W
50-34
50
34
+16
H22/12
NCAA
Colorado
#278
W
37-31
37
31
+6
A31/12
NCAA
Baylor
#149
W
33-25
33
25
+8
H04/01
NCAA
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
71.5Avg total
40.2Scored
31.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.629.666.3+7.073%-
Last 30 at home (20)37.928.366.2+9.685%-
Last 30 away (10)34.132.366.4+1.850%-
Last 10 (10)40.231.371.5+8.980%-
Last 5 (5)36.430.266.6+6.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (6)31.533.064.5-1.533%-
vs Weaker ◀ (24)37.928.866.7+9.183%-
This opponent (West Virginia) 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
7
West Virginia wins
2
Iowa State wins
DateGameScore
24/02/24Iowa State v West Virginia71-64
28/02/23Iowa State v West Virginia69-72
09/02/23West Virginia v Iowa State76-71
24/02/22Iowa State v West Virginia84-81
09/02/22West Virginia v Iowa State79-63
03/02/21Iowa State v West Virginia72-76
19/12/20West Virginia v Iowa State70-65
04/03/20Iowa State v West Virginia71-77
06/02/20West Virginia v Iowa State76-61
West Virginialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
16/01/25AHouston54-70
12/01/25AColorado78-70
08/01/25HArizona56-75
04/01/25HOklahoma State69-50
31/12/24AKansas62-61
22/12/24HMercyhurst Lakers67-46
14/12/24HBethune-Cookman84-61
11/12/24HN. Carolina Central79-45
07/12/24HGeorgetown73-60
29/11/24HArizona83-76 OT
Iowa Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
16/01/25HKansas74-57
11/01/25ATexas Tech85-84 OT
08/01/25HUtah Utes82-59
04/01/25HBaylor74-55
31/12/24AColorado79-69
22/12/24HMorgan State99-72
15/12/24HNebraska O.83-51
13/12/24AIowa89-80
08/12/24HJackson State100-58
05/12/24HMarquette81-70

📊 11. Overall Statistics

West Virginia
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWL75%
HomeWWWWL82%
AwayLWWWL60%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games16115
Win %75%82%60%
Points / game73.275.468.4
Allowed / game64.260.373.0
Point differential+8.9+15.1-4.6
Avg total137.4135.6141.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+44%64%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)-100% (1)
Overtime %19%18%20%
Iowa State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 10 Wins / 0 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW94%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLWWWW80%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games16115
Win %94%100%80%
Points / game85.485.884.6
Allowed / game65.358.680.0
Point differential+20.1+27.2+4.6
Avg total150.8144.5164.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+75%100%20%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)-67% (3)
Overtime %6%0%20%
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 Iowa State1615194%85.465.3+20.1
2 Houston1714382%76.255.0+21.2
3 Texas Tech1713476%83.165.4+17.7
4 Kansas1713476%76.563.5+13.0
5 West Virginia1612475%73.264.2+8.9
6 Cincinnati1712571%72.460.6+11.8
7 UCF Knights1712571%78.977.4+1.5
8 Brigham Young1611569%80.866.6+14.1
9 Baylor1611569%81.468.2+13.2
10 Arizona1711665%82.468.7+13.7
11 Utah Utes1610662%80.669.9+10.8
12 Arizona State1710759%74.872.4+2.4
13 Oklahoma State1710759%74.073.9+0.1
14 TCU169756%70.266.2+4.0
15 Colorado179853%73.771.5+2.2
16 Kansas State1771041%73.271.9+1.4
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
West Virginia253964
Iowa State243357
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