Iowa vs Rutgers Odds, Stats & Props — Jan 12

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Scoring margin

IOWA +9.2 · RUTG −4.5

Points scored minus allowed a game, 2025–26. Each team's own average, not a forecast.

Form

IOWA 5-5 · RUTG 5-5

Each team's record over its last ten games.

Rest

IOWA 2d · RUTG 3d

Days off before this game, from the schedule.

Offense vs defense: the four factorsHistory

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 361 (#1 = best)

IOWA offensevsRUTG defense

IOWA offense ranks better in 3 of 4 matchups (2 by a clear margin) · RUTG defense in 1

Shooting · effective FG%

56.6%

#15Stronger

53.0%

#264

Turnovers · per 100 plays

13.5%

#93slight

14.8%

#156

Offensive rebounding %

30.1%

#194Stronger

33.1%

#298

Free throw rate

26.6%

#139

23.6%

slight#121

RUTG offensevsIOWA defense

RUTG offense ranks better in 1 of 4 matchups (1 by a clear margin) · IOWA defense in 3 (2 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%

47.5%

#324

52.7%

Stronger#248

Turnovers · per 100 plays

13.1%

#64

18.8%

slight#6

Offensive rebounding %

29.8%

#208

28.0%

Stronger#69

Free throw rate

26.8%

#134Stronger

28.6%

#281

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 361 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesHistory

IOWARUTG

+14.7 28thNet rating268th −6.8

119.4 33rdOffensive rating251st 106.0

104.8 72ndDefensive rating264th 112.8

63.0 359thPace260th 66.6

Expected pace: about 65 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

IOWA effective shooting
IOWA offense 56.6% (15th) vs RUTG defense allowing 53.0% (264th)
+249 spots
IOWA 3-point shooting
IOWA offense 35.7% (75th) vs RUTG defense allowing 35.8% (295th)
+220 spots
IOWA 2-point shooting
IOWA offense 58.7% (13th) vs RUTG defense allowing 52.5% (216th)
+203 spots
RUTG getting to the line
RUTG offense 26.8% (134th) vs IOWA defense allowing 28.6% (281st)
+147 spots

ContextHistory

last 10 days

IOWA

WIS

MD

RUTG

2 days rest

RUTG

UCLA

USC

IOWA

3 days rest3rd straight home game

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

IOWA · last 10

21-12 · 289 days rest

Mar 28 @ ILL2025–26L 59–71
Mar 26 @ NEB2025–26W 77–71
Mar 22 @ FLA2025–26W 73–72
Mar 20 @ CLEM2025–26W 67–61
Mar 12 @ OSU2025–26L 69–72
Mar 11 vs MD2025–26W 75–64
Mar 8 @ NEB2025–26L 75–84
Mar 5 vs MICH2025–26L 68–71
Feb 28 @ PSU2025–26L 69–71
Feb 25 vs OSU2025–26W 74–57

5-5 in these

RUTG · last 10

14-19 · 284 days rest

Apr 2 @ CREI2025–26L 69–82
Mar 12 @ UCLA2025–26L 59–72
Mar 11 @ MINN2025–26W 72–67
Mar 8 vs PSU2025–26W 74–62
Mar 5 @ MSU2025–26L 87–91
Mar 1 @ MD2025–26W 69–65
Feb 24 vs WASH2025–26L 72–79
Feb 21 @ MINN2025–26L 61–80
Feb 18 @ PSU2025–26W 85–72
Feb 15 vs MD2025–26W 68–57

5-5 in these

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IOWA rotation · last 15 games

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast
Bennett Stirtz	39.9	22.2	2.6	3.9
Cooper Koch	30.5	8.3	2.5	1.3
Tavion Banks	25.7	10.3	4.9	1.0
Kael Combs	24.0	5.3	2.4	1.6
Alvaro Folgueiras	22.5	8.0	3.7	2.7
Cam Manyawu	20.5	6.5	4.3	1.0
Isaia Howard	18.7	3.9	2.9	1.3
Tate Sage	13.5	4.7	1.4	0.2

RUTG rotation · last 15 games

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast
Tariq Francis	30.1	18.9	2.1	3.6
Darren Buchanan Jr.	27.7	9.2	4.3	1.9
Jamichael Davis	24.5	6.4	2.9	2.3
Dylan Grant	23.4	7.3	3.7	0.7
Harun Zrno	21.3	6.3	1.8	0.7
Emmanuel Ogbole	19.9	4.5	5.3	0.5
Lino Mark	19.5	8.6	2.2	1.9
Kaden Powers	17.2	6.5	1.8	1.7

Team rankings (2025–26)History

IOWA offenseper gameRUTG defense

Effective FG%

15th56.6%

53.0%264th

Turnover %

93rd13.5%

14.8%156th

Offensive rebound %

194th30.1%

33.1%298th

Free throw rate

139th26.6%

23.6%121st

Points

160th75.2

75.1194th

Field goal %

17th49.1%

46.0%255th

2-point %

13th58.7%

52.5%216th

3-point %

75th35.7%

35.8%295th

Free throw %

32nd77.0%

75.3%328th

Rebounds

351st29.4

36.1263rd

Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best; a longer bar is a better rank. A defense ranks well for allowing less: lower shooting percentages, fewer points and rebounds, more turnovers forced.

Scoring by halfHistory

per game, last 17 games · the tick is the league's average team

IOWAForAgainst

1st half

33.6

32.8

2nd half

37.2

37.5

Game

70.9

70.3

47% of IOWA's points come in the first half, 47% for the average team.

RUTGForAgainst

1st half

31.2

33.7

2nd half

40.1

43.8

Game

71.3

77.5

44% of RUTG's points come in the first half, 47% for the average team.

Average points per game in each period, from box scores, over a team's last 17 games; overtime is pooled into the second half and the game. History, not a forecast: a team that leads late plays differently than one that trails, and a small window swings.

SeriesHistory

9 meetings

IOWA 8series1 RUTG

Last 9IIIIIIRII

Avg total

146.1

combined points

Avg margin

IOWA 7.9

per meeting

Biggest win

IOWA +13

Feb 10, 2021

Last meeting

IOWA won

Jan 20, 2026

Every meetingHistory

2026IOWA 1-0 RUTG

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Jan 20, 2026	RUTG 62	IOWA 68	IOWA+6	+6

2025IOWA 1-0 RUTG

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Feb 12, 2025	IOWA 84	RUTG 73	IOWA+11	+11

2024IOWA 1-0 RUTG

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Jan 6, 2024	RUTG 77	IOWA 86	IOWA+9	+9

2023IOWA 2-0 RUTG

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Jan 29, 2023	RUTG 82	IOWA 93	IOWA+11	+11
Jan 8, 2023	IOWA 76	RUTG 65	IOWA+11	+11

2022IOWA 1-1 RUTG

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Mar 11, 2022	IOWA 84	RUTG 74	IOWA+10	+10
Jan 19, 2022	IOWA 46	RUTG 48	RUTG+2	+2

2021IOWA 2-0 RUTG

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Feb 10, 2021	RUTG 66	IOWA 79	IOWA+13	+13
Jan 2, 2021	IOWA 77	RUTG 75	IOWA+2	+2

Measure	IOWA18-12 · last 30 games	RUTG11-19 · last 30 games	League
Margin per 100 possessions	+12.5#32 of 361	−10.1#303 of 361	−0.7
Scoring margin	+7.8#38 of 361	−6.7#304 of 361	−0.5
1st half points against	29.5#360 of 361	36.0#122 of 361	35.0
Points scored per 100 possessions	118.3#37 of 361	104.7#275 of 361	109.2

Measure	IOWA18-12 · last 30 games	RUTG11-19 · last 30 games	League
Margin per 100 possessions	+12.5#32 of 361	−10.1#303 of 361	−0.7
Scoring margin	+7.8#38 of 361	−6.7#304 of 361	−0.5
1st half points against	29.5#360 of 361	36.0#122 of 361	35.0
Points scored per 100 possessions	118.3#37 of 361	104.7#275 of 361	109.2

Iowa vs Rutgers — College Basketball, Jan 12, 2027

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