The Kansas Jayhawks (14-7 overall, 8-5 Big 12) visit the Iowa State Cyclones (2-13, 0-10) in a Saturday afternoon contest tipping off at 3 p.m. ET at James H. Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Below, we analyze the Kansas-Iowa State college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Kansas at Iowa State: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:25 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Kansas -750 (bet $750 to win $100) | Iowa State +525 (bet $100 to win $525)
- Against the spread/ATS: Kansas -11.5 (-110) | Iowa State +11.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 145.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Kansas at Iowa State: Three things to know
- ISU hasn’t won a Big 12 game since Feb. 25 of last season and heads into Saturday’s game on a nine-game losing streak this season. Over that stretch, the Cyclones have been outshot 49.8% to 40.4% from the field.
- This game in Ames closes out a home-and-home series. After defeating Oklahoma State 78-66 Monday, the Jayhawks bounced the Cyclones 97-64 in Lawrence, Ks., Thursday. Kansas shot 52.8% from the floor in that game including a 12-for-26 effort from 3-point-land.
- Kansas figures as a top-40 squad in defensive efficiency. The Jayhawks have held foes under 40% in shooting in four of their last six games. Kansas also creates a lot of turnovers (13.6 per game over eight games since Jan. 18), and that feeds an above-average transition game.
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Kansas at Iowa State: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Kansas 78, Iowa State 68
Money line (ML)
PASS, but keep an eye on the underdog price for the Cyclones. Figuring ISU as a 15% proposition, a tag in the +575 neighborhood would make for a small profit margin.
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Against the spread (ATS)
Including Thursday’s ATS loss to these Jayhawks as 15-point underdogs, the Cyclones are 4-2 against the number in their last six games as double-digit underdogs.
Recent road games haven’t gone well for Kansas and this many points in the back half of a conference home-and-home spells value for Iowa State bettors.
TAKE THE CYCLONES +11.5 (-110).
Over/Under (O/U)
The Over is a combined 22-13 in Jayhawks and Cyclones games this winter but Saturday’s total looks to be a well-made number, and the upside carries a premium.
PASS.
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