The No. 20 Iowa State Cyclones (7-1) and the No. 24 Iowa Hawkeyes (6-1) meet Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Iowa State vs. Iowa odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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The Cyclones have rebounded with a pair of victories after their lone setback against then-No. 22 Connecticut (71-53) in Portland, Ore. on a neutral floor on Nov. 27. Iowa State covered as a 6-point favorite against St. John’s last time out, winning 71-60. The Under is 4-0 in its last 4 games and 7-1 in 8 games overall.
The Hawkeyes are coming off a 74-62 loss to Duke at Madison Square Garden in New York City Tuesday, and Iowa also dropped a 79-66 decision to TCU on a neutral floor Nov. 26 in a Florida holiday tournament. Iowa is 1-3 against the spread in the past 4 outings while cashing the Under in each of the 4 contests.
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Iowa State at Iowa odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:30 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Iowa State +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | Iowa -180 (bet $180 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Iowa State +3.5 (-110) | Iowa -3.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 141.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Iowa State at Iowa picks and predictions
Prediction
Iowa 70, Iowa State 68
Moneyline
This game is too tight to risk wagering nearly 2 times your potential return on Iowa (-180). PASS.
Against the spread
IOWA STATE +3.5 (-110) is worth playing in its first true road game of the season. It recorded a pair of neutral-court wins in Portland Nov. 24-25 — an overtime victory over Villanova and a 70-65 win over then-No. 1 North Carolina.
It’s a little risky, so go lightly, as Iowa has won 3 straight home meetings with Iowa State while covering at a 5-1-1 ATS clip across the past 7 outings.
Over/Under
UNDER 141.5 (-115) is definitely the play here, as Iowa’s basketball team has apparently taken a page from the football team. Iowa has cashed the Under in each of the past 4 outings.
If you like that, you’ll really like the fact Iowa State has hit the Under in 11 of the past 12 games dating back to last season, while going 5-1 in its final 6 road games last season.
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