The Texas Longhorns (14-7 overall, 8-6 Big 12) visit the Iowa State Cyclones (2-18, 0-15) in a Tuesday evening (7 p.m. ET) contest at James H. Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Below, we analyze the Texas-Iowa State odds and lines, with NCAA college basketball picks and predictions.
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Texas at Iowa State : Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Texas -700 (bet $700 to win $100) | Iowa State +500 (bet $100 to win $500)
- Against the spread/ATS: Texas -11.5 (-105) | Iowa State +11.5 (-115)
- Over/Under: 142.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Texas at Iowa State : Three things to know
- Winless-in-the-league Iowa State played the Longhorns tough when these two teams met Jan. 5 in Austin, Texas. UT won that game, 78-72, despite being out-rebounded by the Cyclones, 39-28. Six of ISU’s 15 conference losses have been by a two-possession margin or less.
- Texas was felled 68-59 by Texas Tech Saturday. The loss marked the Longhorns’ second this season against the Red Raiders, and it sank UT’s record since Jan. 14 to 4-6. Texas shot just 34.7% from the field Saturday, and the ‘Horns have shot just 36.4 over their last two games.
- The Longhorns are a solid rebounding team adept at turning offensive boards into second-chance points. Iowa State has yielded 10.9 offensive rebounds per game on the season. That figure is even higher (11.6) over the Cyclones’ last seven games.
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Texas at Iowa State : Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Texas 77, Iowa State 67
Money line (ML)
Peg this one as a -600/+600 contest. STEER CLEAR of the prices as listed.
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Against the spread (ATS)
ISU figures to have the Longhorns’ full attention in this rematch. And Texas is much the better team on both sides of the ball. Better by about 10-12 points. PASS.
Over/Under (O/U)
The Over is 6-0 in the Longhorns’ last six games against sub-.400 foes. And the Over is 10-3 in Iowa State’s last 13 games overall.
Both teams play at slightly above-average tempo. Texas is coming off a slower-pace loss and may be contest to wedge in a few more possessions in this one. BACK THE OVER 142.5 (-110) on a slight lean.
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