The No. 4 Baylor Bears (25-5, 13-4 Big 12) will attempt to build on a four-game winning streak when they host the Iowa State Cyclones (20-10, 7-10 Big 12) on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at Ferrell Center as heavy, 12-point favorites. The matchup airs at 6:00 PM ET. The point total is 132 for the matchup. In the article below, we take a look at the Baylor vs. Iowa State odds and lines ahead of this contest.
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Baylor is 16-13-1 against the spread this season compared to Iowa State’s 15-14-0 ATS record. The Bears have gone over the point total in 16 games, while Cyclones games have gone over 13 times. The teams average 144.2 points per game, 12.2 more points than this matchup’s total. Baylor is 4-6-0 against the spread and 7-3 overall in its last 10 contests, while Iowa State has gone 4-6-0 against the spread and 5-5 overall.
Before watching this Big 12 matchup, here is everything you need to know about Saturday’s college basketball action.
Iowa State at Baylor odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Baylor -12
- Total: 132
- Moneyline: Baylor -851, Iowa State +563
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Iowa State at Baylor odds, spread, & more
Prediction
Baylor 72, Iowa State 63
Moneyline
- The Bears have put together a 25-3 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 89.3% of those games).
- Baylor is 11-1 (winning 91.7% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -851 or shorter.
- The Bears have an implied moneyline win probability of 89.5% in this contest.
- This season, the Cyclones have won seven out of the 14 games, or 50%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
- Iowa State has played as an underdog of +563 or more once this season and lost that game.
- The implied probability of a win by the Cyclones based on the moneyline is 15.1%.
Against the spread
- The Bears average 14.6 more points per game (76.9) than the Cyclones give up (62.3).
- Baylor is 15-10-1 against the spread and 24-2 overall when scoring more than 62.3 points.
- Iowa State is 13-11 against the spread and 18-7 overall when allowing fewer than 76.9 points.
- The Cyclones put up an average of 67.3 points per game, only 4.1 more points than the 63.2 the Bears give up to opponents.
- Iowa State has put together a 12-6 ATS record and a 16-3 overall record in games it scores more than 63.2 points.
- Baylor’s record is 13-6-1 against the spread and 18-2 overall when it gives up fewer than 67.3 points.
- The Bears have out-scored their opponents by a total of 410 points this season (13.7 points per game on average), and the Cyclones have put up 149 more points than their opponents on the year (five per game).
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Over/Under
- The Bears’ average implied point total this season is the same as their implied total for Saturday’s game (76.1 points).
- This season, Baylor has put up more than 72 points 22 times.
- The Cyclones’ average implied point total on the season (71.1 points) is 11.1 points higher than their implied total in this matchup (60 points).
- This year, Iowa State has put up more than 60 points 23 times.
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How to watch Baylor vs. Iowa State
- Game Day: Saturday, March 5, 2022
- Game Time: 6:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN
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