Baylor vs Iowa State Prediction, Game Preview

Baylor vs Iowa State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 4 game on Saturday, September 24

Baylor vs Iowa State prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 4, Saturday, September 24


Baylor vs Iowa State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 24
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
How To Watch: ESPN2
Record: Baylor (2-1), Iowa State (3-0)
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Baylor vs Iowa State Game Preview

Why Baylor Will Win

The running game has taken over.

It had a hard time getting going in the loss to BYU, but it hit Texas State for almost 300 yards and ran for 259 against Albany. The Iowa State defense has been terrific so far, but the Bears should be able establish the ground game first to get everything else to work.

QB Blake Shapen has been fine. He isn’t making a slew of big mistakes, he’s been accurate, and he’s keeping everything moving.

For all of the good things Iowa State is doing, the pass rush hasn’t been great. Give Shapen time, and he’ll carve up a D. But …

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Why Iowa State Will Win

Iowa State is doing just about everything else right defensively.

It might not have the star power of recent Cyclone Ds, but the run D didn’t allow Iowa or Ohio to get going, it’s been hard do consistently complete passes against this group, and the takeaways are there with seven in the last two weeks.

Baylor might be playing well, but it has yet to pull off a win over anyone great. It beat up on two weak teams and couldn’t close against BYU. Iowa State has the ability to dominate the clock, keep things moving, and take the Bears completely out of their gameplan.

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What’s Going To Happen

Iowa State’s defense is about to step up at home.

It’s hard to gauge just how good this group really is – Iowa has done nothing offensively and Ohio is Ohio – but it’s about to hold up against the Bear ground game, the offense will methodically keep things moving, and being +2 in the turnover margin will be a huge help.

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Baylor vs Iowa State Prediction, Line

Iowa State 23, Baylor 20
Line: Iowa State -2.5, o/u: 45.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Baylor vs Iowa State Must See Rating (out of 5): 4

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Iowa State vs Baylor Prediction, Game Preview

Iowa State vs Baylor prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Iowa State vs Baylor prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25


Iowa State vs Baylor How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 25
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: McLane Stadium, Waco, TX
How To Watch: FOX
Record: Iowa State (2-1), Baylor (3-0)
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Why Iowa State Will Win

It’s not like everything is back to normal just because Iowa State rolled past a miserable UNLV team, but it sure did help to put up close to 500 yards of total offense in the 48-3 win.

There’s way too much talent and experience to be this mediocre. Now that the Cyclones got through the rocky start to the season, this needs to be when it all kicks in.

No, the O hasn’t been consistent enough on third downs, and it hasn’t been strong enough on the ground, and before last week, QB Brock Purdy hasn’t been Brock Purdy enough, and …

The D has been more than good enough. It’s No. 1 in the nation.

There haven’t been any problems on that side of the ball, and now it goes against a Baylor team that finally plays against a defense with teeth.

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Why Baylor Will Win

The Baylor offense has been consistent.

It’s been able to rip through Texas State, Texas Southern, and Kansas over the first three games running 69 plays in each of them. Now the attack is done with the light scrimmages and will be as ready for the Iowa State defense as it’ll ever be.

The Bears lead the Big 12 in total offense with 559 yards of total offense, the ground game tears off yards in chunks, and veteran QB Gerry Bohanon has improved each week. He’s starting to hit bigger plays down the field, he has yet to throw a pick, and he’s been good on the move.

Everything about the Baylor offense has to be perfect at home, because …

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What’s Going To Happen

The Baylor defense has been just okay, and it’s about to get run on.

The coaching staff knows how to put together a D, and the stats are there thanks to the easy schedule to start, The pass rush isn’t going to bother Purdy, and the front that hasn’t seen any sort of a push from a decent offensive line is about to meet a Cyclone offense that wants to get a push from the start.

Iowa State won’t look like a true Big 12 championship contender quite yet, but it’ll take a step forward to get there.

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Iowa State vs Baylor Prediction, Line

Iowa State 30, Baylor 16
Line: Iowa -7, o/u: 47.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3.5

Must See Rating: 3

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