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College Basketball Betting Pick & Prediction: Kansas State Wildcats vs Iowa State Cyclones - Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023
January 24, 2023
The Kansas State Wildcats enter this game ranked 5
th
in the AP Poll and 5
th
in the Coaches Poll while having won four of their last five games and are on a two-game winning streak which includes a 68-58 win at home against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday.Meanwhile, the Iowa State Cyclones enter this game ranked 12
th
in the AP Poll and 13
th
in the Coaches Poll while having won three of their last five games but are coming off Saturdays 59-61 loss on the road against the Oklahoma State Cowboys.BookMaker has the Iowa State Cyclones listed as 5-point favorites at home against the Kansas State Wildcats and has set the total for the over/under plays at 134.5 points. Will the Wildcats extend their winning streak to three games or will the Cyclones get the win at home? Lets take a look at how these teams have fared this season.Kansas State Wildcats Team PreviewThe Kansas State Wildcats enter this game ranked in the Top 5 in the AP and Coaches Polls with a ranking of 5
th
in both polls with an average record of 17-2 which puts them in 1
st
place in the Big 12 Conference and are coming off a 68-58 win at home against the Texas Tech Red Raiders. The Wildcats are 14-5 ATS overall, 3-2 ATS on the road, 3-2 ATS as an underdog, and 6-1 ATS in Conference games this season.Keyontae Johnson leads the team in scoring and rebounds with an average of 18.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game this season. Markquis Nowell leads the team in assists with an average of 8.2 assists per game on the year. NaeQwan Tomlin leads the team in blocks with an average of 1.2 blocks per game.Iowa State Cyclones Team PreviewThe Iowa State Cyclones enter this game ranked in the Top 25 in the AP and Coaches Polls with a ranking of 12
th
and 13
th
respectively with an overall record of 14-4 which puts them in 2
nd
place in the Big 12 Conference and are coming off a 59-61 loss on the road against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. The Cyclones are 12-6 ATS overall, 7-3 ATS at home, 6-3 ATS as a favorite, and 6-1 ATS in Conference games this season.Jaren Holmes leads the team in scoring with an average of 12.9 points per game this season. Aljaz Kunc leads the team in rebounds with an average of 5.9 rebounds per game on the year. Tamin Lipsey leads the team in assists with an average of 4.8 assists per game. Osun Osunniyi leads the team in blocks with an average of 1.1 blocks per game this season.Series Trends and Game PickKansas State has won six of the last ten games in the series and has won by an average score of 68.4 to 66.4 while going 5-4-1 ATS in those matchups. The Wildcats have won two of the last three games in the series and have won by an average score of 69.67 to 66.33 while both teams are 1-1-1 ATS in those contests.The over is 5-3-2 in the last ten games in the series with the teams combining for an average of 134.8 points per game in those contests. The over has hit in two of the last three games with the teams combining for an average of 136 points per game in those matchups.Kansas State enters this game with the better record and has been the better team in the series, winning six of the last ten and two of the last three games. The Wildcats have won by an average margin of 2 points per game over the last ten and 3.33 points per game over the last three games in the series. As a result, I am taking the Kansas State Wildcats +5 on BookMaker for this matchup on Tuesday.Spooky Express Pick: Kansas State Wildcats +5
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