The No. 8 Kansas Jayhawks (18-4, 6-3 Big 12) battle the No. 13 Iowa State Cyclones (15-6, 6-3) Saturday. Tip from the James H. Hilton Coliseum is set for noon ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Kansas vs. Iowa State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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The Jayhawks and Cyclones have already met once this season with Kansas beating Iowa State 62-60 at home on F KJ Adams’ basket with 10 seconds to go back on Jan. 14. The Cyclones, who covered the spread as 7.5-point underdogs, missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Kansas is coming off a 90-78 home win as over No. 7 Kansas State Tuesday, covering as an 8.5-point favorite. The Jayhawks are 2-0 against the spread (ATS) over their last 2, yet 2-5 ATS over their last 7. They are 9-13 ATS on the season.
The Cyclones are 12-9 ATS, including 0-4 ATS in their last 4 and 6-4 ATS over their last 10. They’re coming off an 80-77 overtime road loss at Texas Tech, failing to cover as a 2.5-point road underdog.
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Kansas at Iowa State odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 11:59 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Off the board
- Against the spread (ATS): Kansas -1.5 (-105) | Iowa State +1.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 135.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Kansas at Iowa State picks and predictions
Prediction
Iowa State 66, Kansas 64
Moneyline
PASS.
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Against the spread
BET IOWA STATE +1.5 (-115).
Iowa State and its aggressive defense match up well with Kansas, which is why ISU only lost by 2 points in the 1st meeting. The Cyclones have won both home games since, a 78-67 win over Texas Jan. 17 and am 80-76 win over Kansas State Jan. 24.
Iowa State is. 5-2 straight up (SU) against ranked opponents, while Kansas is 4-4. Iowa State is also 11-0 SU at home — 4-0 in Big 12 home games — and 7-4 ATS at home as well.
Over/Under
LEAN UNDER 135.5 (-115).
The Cyclones have alternated between going Over and Under the projected total in 7 straight games and is primed to go Under here. Iowa State is a Big 12-worst 8-13 O/U this season.
Kansas is 13-9 O/U, including 3-5 O/U against ranked teams, so it hasn’t offensively dominated quality opponents.
Iowa State is also 5-6 O/U at home this season. Combine it all, and UNDER 135.5 (-115) is the better option on the total.
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