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The Kansas City Roos (2-0) and the No. 7 Iowa State Cyclones (1-0) meet at Hilton Coliseum Monday. Tip-off in Ames, Iowa, is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Kansas City vs. Iowa State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
The Roos have 2 victories in their pouch out of the gate, posting a 91-68 win over Hannibal-LaGrange University, and a 124-36 beatdown of Kansas Christian College. However, facing 2 lower-level teams, and the No. 6 team in Division I, is quite a difference.
Kansas City was picked to finish first in the Preseason Summit League rankings, so there is that. G Jamar Brown was a first-team Summer League selection, too.
The Cyclones roughed up Mississippi Valley State 83-44 last Monday in its only previous game. Iowa State failed to cover as a 44.5-point favorite as the Under (134) cashed. Keshon Gilbert led the way with 17 points, while 3 other scorers had double digits in points.
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Kansas City at Iowa State odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated at 6:33 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Kansas City +3300 (bet $100 to win $3,300) | Iowa State -10000 (bet $10,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Kansas City +27.5 (-105) | Iowa State -27.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 139.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Kansas City at Iowa State picks and predictions
Prediction
Iowa State 86, Kansas City 57
Moneyline
Kansas City (-10000) will cost you 100 times your potential return. That’s obviously way too much. It is never a recommended betting strategy to select such heavy favorites.
PASS. Bet the spread and/or total instead.
Against the spread
Backing IOWA STATE -27.5 (-115) looks like a big number, but we’re talking about a rested top-10 team against a Summit League team facing its first real opponent.
Kansas City +27.5 (-105) has just 3 players at 6-foot-9 or taller, so it is likely to have matchup issues all throughout. The Roos have pushed around 2 lower-level teams to this point, but it will be the Cyclones doing the pushing on Monday night.
Over/Under
OVER 139.5 (-110) is worth playing lightly. Iowa State hasn’t played in a week, and it will be playing a smallish team from the Summit League. It isn’t hard to imagine the Cyclones hitting triple digits, but we’re not quite that bullish. Still, Over is the way to go here based on what little evidence we have.
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