The Iowa State Cyclones (2-5 overall, 0-3 Big 12) tangle with the Texas Longhorns (8-1, 2-0) Tuesday night at 8 p.m. ET at Frank C. Erwin Jr. Center in Austin, Texas. Below, we analyze the Iowa State-Texas college basketball betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Texas is No. 4 in the Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Iowa State at Texas: Betting odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Iowa State +575 (bet $100 to win $575) | Texas -900 (bet $900 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Iowa State +12.5 (-120) | Texas -12.5 (+100)
- Over/Under: 139.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Iowa State at Texas: Three things to know
- The Cyclones have their work cut out for them in seeking their first Big 12 victory of the season. Over three in-conference losses, the Cyclones have turned the ball over 19.0 times per game while allowing 73.3 points per game. ISU is just 2-8 over its last 10 conference games, but one of those wins — an 81-52 Feb. 15 rout — was against these Longhorns.
- G Courtney Ramey paced the Longhorns in an impressive 84-59 win at Kansas Saturday. Ramey went 7-for-11 from the floor in notching an 18-point game. The junior is posting career highs in scoring (13.7 points per game) and assists (3.4 per game) through nine games.
- Texas has won 11 straight games when favored by double-digits at home. The Longhorns are 6-5 against the spread in such games and have covered in three of their last four contests.
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Iowa State at Texas: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Texas 77, Iowa State 63
Money line (ML)
Iowa State hasn’t won on the road since Feb. 16, 2019, a stretch of 16 straight games. Texas has played a solid schedule and is performing at an elite level at both ends of the floor. Pegging the figure at -900 misses the mark and offers some value for bigger bettors looking to avoid the big number to cover in a conference game.
TAKE THE LONGHORNS -900.
Against the spread (ATS)
The ‘Horns are 10-5 ATS in their last 15 games and 5-0 ATS in their last five home contests against Iowa State.
With strong offensive rebounding and the likelihood of a big advantage at the charity stripe, look for a double-digit lead that turns into a game-control exercise for the home five.
Figure on a 12-to-14-point cushion, so it’s WORTH THE RISK ON TEXAS -12.5 (+100).
Over/Under (O/U)
This one could be headed toward a 145 and fizzle all-too-easily in garbage time. PASS.
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