The Missouri Tigers (8-11) visit the No. 24 Iowa State Cyclones (15-5) Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa. The battle at Hilton Coliseum is slated to tip off at 2 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Missouri vs. Iowa State odds and lines and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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Missouri is coming off a valiant effort in a 55-54 loss to No. 2 Auburn Tuesday. Mizzou led the game at multiple points of the second half, including inside the final two minutes.
Missouri held Auburn to a 30.0% mark from the floor, and that effort fits with a recent uptick in defensive performance. Over their last four games, the Tigers have held foes to a 36.4% mark.
Iowa State defeated Oklahoma State 84-81 in overtime Wednesday. The Cyclones drained 12 3-pointers in the game, their most since Nov. 11. G Izaiah Brockington hit 3 of those treys en route to scoring 26 points. The transfer from Penn State is shooting 39.5% from beyond the arc this season.
Missouri at Iowa State odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Missouri +420 (bet $100 to win $420) | Iowa State -600 (bet $600 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Missouri +9.5 (-102) | Iowa State -9.5 (-122)
- Over/Under (O/U): 128.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Missouri at Iowa State odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Iowa State 70, Missouri 59
Money line
Mizzou may be getting too much attention off its near-win over Auburn. Iowa State is the more talented team here and playing on its home hardwood.
It perhaps takes a different-level bankroll to leverage spots like this, but ISU figures as a near-86% win probability in this contest. That makes for value on IOWA STATE (-600).
Against the spread
In this series, the favorite is 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings. ISU is allowing just 61.0 points per game: Mizzou is 4-14 ATS in its last 18 games against team’s yielding 64-or-better.
The battle between two slower-tempo teams sets up as a low-total game, and that may scare off some would-be ISU bettors.
But the Cyclones defense feeds its offense off steals. The Tigers are prone to deficits in breakaway and second-chance points. Look for those to add up in a comfortable Iowa State victory.
BACK THE CYCLONES -9.5 (-105).
Over/Under
The listed total is in the ballpark: PASS.
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