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Kansas at Iowa State odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Saturdya’s Kansas at Iowa State college football matchup, with college football betting odds, picks and best bets

The Kansas Jayhawks (3-7, 1-6) and Iowa State Cyclones (6-4, 4-3) hook up Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, for a Big 12 battle at noon ET.

We analyze the Kansas-Iowa State odds and betting lines, while providing college football betting tips and advice on this matchup.

Kansas at Iowa State: Three things you need to know

1. The Jayhawks will not qualify for a bowl game yet again this season, but they haven’t been a pushover like recent seasons. They’re a respectable 3-2 ATS across the past five, and 2-2 ATS in the past four on the road.

2. Iowa State QB Brock Purdy has rolled up 3,203 passing yards, 22 touchdowns and eight interceptions while also running for seven scores. The Cyclones rank eighth in the nation, posting 326.3 passing yards per game.

3. Kansas ranks 120th in the country with 470.6 total yards per game allowed, 125th with 232.7 rushing yards per game allowed, and T-107th in points allowed at 33.1 per game.

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Kansas at Iowa State: Odds, betting lines and picks

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 12:45 p.m. ET.

Prediction

Iowa State 45, Kansas 30

Moneyline (ML)

There is currently no moneyline available at the time of publishing.

Against the Spread (ATS)

KANSAS (+24.5, -110) has some decent skill position players like RB Pooka Williams Jr. and WR Andrew Parchment, so the Jayhawks are more than capable of hanging in a shootout. Make no mistake, Iowa State (-24.5, -110) is the better team here, but the Jayhawks have the tools to get involved in a shootout. Just ask the Texas Longhorns.

Over/Under (O/U)

The OVER (58.5, -106) is a tremendous play, as Iowa State’s pass attack is outstanding and Kansas has a very leaky defense. The best thing for over bettors will be Iowa State jumping out to a big lead and Kansas passing its way back into the game. It is surprising this line wasn’t in the sixties. Get in before it rises.

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Report: Kansas adds under the radar point guard Latrell Jossell

Latrell Jossell did not receive a four or five-star rating from the major scouting services. That may soon change now that he’s committed to Kansas.

The big recruiting week for Kansas basketball continued Thursday, though the name that is the Jayhawks’ big addition remains a but of an unknown outside of basketball recruitniks.

As reported by 247Sports, the Jayhawks received a commitment from point guard Latrell Jossell on Thursday night. Josell is a 5-foot-11, 160-pound wunderkind who came into his own over the 2017-18 season, when he led YGC36 in scoring during the adidas Gauntlet, and will arrive at Kansas with the goal of forming one of the nation’s most explosive backcourts alongside recent five-star commitment Bryce Thompson.

As for why Jossell is heading to Kansas despite not having a star-rating, YGC36 coach Vonzell Thomas said not to be dissuaded by the previous lack of attention, Jossell is the real deal.

“A lot of people do not realize this, but Latrell led us in scoring this summer,” Thomas told 247Sports. “Kansas is getting a kid who knows how to win and plays with a chip on his shoulder because he was overlooked. He is going to work hard every single day to make himself and his teammates better. … I really believe they got a steal.”

Jossell was reportedly won over while taking an official visit during Kansas’ preseason tip-off Late Night in the Phog event. According to Jossell, after that it was only a matter of time until Kansas extended a scholarship offer and Jossell accepted.

“When [KU] offered, I knew right away that I was going there,” Jossell told 247Sports.

Bryce Thompson commits to Kansas over Oklahoma

In state 2020 product, Bryce Thompson chose Kansas over Oklahoma in front of a national audience on CBS Sports.

In state 2020 product, Bryce Thompson chose Kansas over Oklahoma in front of a national audience on CBS Sports.

The five-star guard out of Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, Okla.) had his choice of school, narrowing his decision to Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and North Carolina.The Jayhawks prevailed even though the Sooners and Cowboys both made late charges.

Thompson is already 6-foot-4 and weighs in at 180 pounds, he does not have to do much to his body to get ready for collegiate basketball.

With a program steeped in history and tradition alike, Thompson adds another feather to the cap of Jayhawk head coach, Bill Self who has consistently had Kansas atop the Big 12 during his tenure.

Thompson’s commitment to Kansas jumped the Jayhawks up 40 spots in the 2020 recruiting rankings. Previous to Thompson’s commitment, Kansas had the No. 51 overall 2020 class of recruits coming to Lawrence, Kan. Now the Jayhawks are the No. 11 class in the country and back where they traditionally are ranked when it comes to recruiting.

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