The Iowa State Cyclones (3-3, 0-3 Big 12) and the Texas Longhorns (4-2, 2-1) meet in a conference game at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET (ABC). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Iowa State vs. Texas odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Cyclones opened the season 3-0 straight up (SU) and 2-1 against the spread (ATS), including a low-scoring 10-7 win over rival Iowa. Conference play has been a different story, however, as they’ve dropped 3 in a row SU with a 0-2-1 ATS record.
The Longhorns are coming off their best game of the season, pounding Oklahoma by a 49-0 score in the Red River Rivalry game in Dallas last weekend. The Longhorns have 2 losses, but they’re an impressive 5-1 ATS.
Texas is No. 24 in the AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
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Iowa State at Texas odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 4:49 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Iowa State +570 (bet $100 to win $570) | Texas -850 (bet $850 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Iowa State +15.5 (-112) | Texas -15.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 48.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Iowa State at Texas picks and predictions
Prediction
Texas 26, Iowa State 17
Moneyline
Texas (-850) will cost you 8½ times your potential return, and that’s just too expensive in a game which should be fairly close. Plus, over the long term, wagers like these are just not recommended.
PASS.
Against the spread
IOWA STATE +15.5 (-112) is worth playing catching more than 2 touchdowns. The Cyclones have put on a show defensively, allowing 14 or fewer points in 5 of their 6 games so far. The offense has struggled, but the D will keep them in in the game.
Texas could have a little bit of a hangover following its thorough beating of rival Oklahoma last week. It’s hard to bring it with that kind of heat 2 games in a row.
Over/Under
UNDER 48.5 (-108) is the lean in this one.
Again, Iowa State’s defense has been on point. It has allowed just 13.7 points per game to rank 8th in the nation, while yielding just 277.5 total yards per game to check in 11th overall.
Plus, the Under is 7-1 in the past 8 head-to-head meetings in Austin, while cashing in each of the previous 7 in this series overall.
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