NCAA Basketball - Kansas Jayhawks vs. Iowa State Cyclones [Betting Preview]
The Iowa State Cyclones and their high-powered offense will test the visiting Kansas Jayhawks whic has found their defense in recent outings.
Kansas has won five of their last six games and they are off a convincing 86-to-60 win over No.25 ranked team Kansas City Wildcats. Andrew Wiggins top-scored for the Jayhawks with 22 points on 7 of 10 shooting, while Wayne Selden Jr. added 22 points and Joel Emblid had 11 points and 9 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Iowa State couldn't maintain their perfect record after falling to unranked Oklahoma Sooners, 87-to-82. The Cyclones shot 52.3 per cent overall from the field but couldn't stop the Sooners which hit 13 three-pointers and got to the line (18-of-21 FTs).
Senior guard DeAndre Kane, who averages 16.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6.1 assists this season, is questionable for Iowa State after hurting his ankle in the previous game.
The Cyclones are 6th in scoring (86.7 points per game) and 1st in sharing the ball (18.9 per game) for the season.
Kansas has won three straight over Iowa State and is 2-1 against the spread in this stretch.
Betting Lines: Kansas Jayhawks vs. Iowa State Cyclones
Game time: 12:00 noon AEDT (Jan 14, Tuesday)
Betting Against the Spread (ATS)
Kansas Trends
- Jayhawks are 12-1 ATS in their last 13 games vs. Big 12 teams
- Jayhawks are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games after an ATS win
- Jayhawks are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games after a win
Iowa State Trends
- Cyclones are 14-5 ATS in their last 19 games
- Cyclones are 21-7 ATS in their last 28 games at home
- Cyclones are 35-15-1 ATS in their last 51 games vs. Big 12 teams