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The Omaha Mavericks (4-8) and Iowa State Cyclones (8-1) tangle in a Sunday matinee in Ames. The opening tip at Hilton Coliseum will be at 1 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Omaha vs. Iowa State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Omaha played Friday at the Northern Iowa Panthers, falling 78-58 as a 14-point underdog. The Mavericks made just nine 2-point baskets in their third loss in their last 4 games and their fifth in 7 road games.
Iowa State, which is No. 3 in the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, triumphed over the Iowa Hawkeyes in its last game. The high-scoring Cyclones (89.7 points per game) covered a 5 1/2-point number in an 89-80 victory that was mostly due to ISU’s performance in the final 10 minutes. The Cyclones trailed by 9 points (62-53) at the 11:54 mark. Still, Iowa State did win its fifth in a row, and 3 of those games have been Quad I affairs.
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Omaha at Iowa State odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds Lines last updated at 7:16 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Off the board
- Against the spread (ATS): Omaha +36.5 (-115) | Iowa State -36.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 148.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Omaha at Iowa State picks and predictions
Prediction
Iowa State 92, Omaha 61
Moneyline
No interest. PASS.
Against the spread
ISU has played 4 comparison games against foes in this neighborhood (the Mavericks are a Quad IV game for the Cyclones). Including an ATS win over the Jackson State Tigers last Sunday (when ISU drained 11 3-pointers and was a plus-16 in turnovers), Iowa State has gone 1-3 ATS in those games.
The Mavericks figure to be just efficient enough (some pushback with 3s and maybe not getting wrecked by turnovers) to be a bit under-bet in this spot. This potentially sleepy Sunday affair sends the Cyclones into a week break before their next game.
TAKE OMAHA +36.5 (-115).
Over/Under
The last 7 ISU games have seen the Over go 5-2.
Expect a hotter-than-average pace to this game and plenty of transition and free-throw points for the home team.
The leverage side here is the OVER 148.5 (-110).
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