No. 3 Iowa State (17-4, 7-3 in Big 12) heads to Lawrence to face No. 11 Kansas (15-6, 6-4 in Big 12) toAllen Fieldhouse on Monday night in this classic Big 12 Conference collision. In their last 5 games, the Cyclones are 2-3, losing at West Virginia by 7 (64-57), beating UCF by 25 (108-83) and Arizona State by 15 (76-51) back-to-back, and then losing back-to-back games at Arizona by 11 in OT (86-75) and vs Kansas State at Home by 19 (80-61) in Iowa State’s first Loss at Home in 30 games. In their last 5 games, the Jayhawks are 3-2, beating Kansas State by 10 (84-74), topping TCU by 13 (74-61), losing vs Houston by 6 in 2 OT (92-86), beating UCF by 4 (91-87), and then losing at Baylor by 11 (81-70) in its last game.
Futures Book Look: Online sportsbook DraftKings has Iowa State at 14/1 to win the 2025 NCAA Basketball Championship with Kansas at 35/1. Auburn (+370), Duke (+380), Houston (9/1), Alabama (11/1), Iowa State (14/1), and Tennessee (18/1) are the top six in the updated Futures market. The Cyclones are +650 with the Jayhawks are 50/1 to be the Regular Season winner in the Big 12 Conference with Houston the big Favorites at -170.
Iowa State (12-9-0 ATS, 10-11-0 O/U) will no doubt drop from its No. 3 ranking this week, but that won’t concern the Cyclones (+105) as much as getting their heads right for the upcoming homestretch in the Big 12 and their appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Head Coach TJ Otzelberger and Iowa State are led by G Curtis Jones (17.9 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 2.3 APG), G Keshon Gilbert (15.2 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 4.5 APG), F Joshua Jefferson (12.9 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 2.8 APG), F Milan Momcilovic (10.3 PPG, 3.5 RPG), C Dishon Jackson (8.9 PPG, 5.0 RPG), and G Tamin Lipsey (10.8 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 3.0 APG). The Cyclones are averaging a healthy 83.0 PPG (#20) while allowing only 67.6 ppg and Iowa State is No. 95 in Assists Per Game (15.3) and is tied for No. 123 in Rebounds (37.0).
• None The Cyclones are 7-3-0 SU/ATS in their last 10 games overall
• None The Under is 4-2-0 in the Cyclones last 6 games
• None The Cyclones are 3-2-0 ATS in their last 5 Road games
• None Iowa State went 17-20-0 in the Totals market last season
Kansas Coming Off an Excruciating Loss to Baylor
Kansas (10-11-0 ATS, 5-16-0 O/U) led Baylor by 19 points on Saturday but the short-handed Bears rallied to beat the Jayhawks by 11 points in a very humiliating Loss in Waco. Kansas (-125) has been an incredibly strong Under team this season—only St Louis and Cincinnati are better—and when these two teams met earlier this season, the game finished Under the Total. The Jayhawks are led by big man (7-2, 265) Hunter Dickinson (16.4 PPG, 10.5 RPG), G Zeke Mayo (15.0 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 3.0 APG), Dajuan Harris Jr. (9.8 PPG, 5.9 APG), F KJ Adams Jr. (8.3 PPG, 4.7 RPG), G Rylan Griffen (7.0 PPG. 2.7 RPG), F Flory Bidunga (7.0 PPG, 5.6 RPG), and G AJ Storr (6.4. PPG, 2.0 RPG). Kansas had a poor season by its high standards in the Big 12 last season, finishing 10-8 SU in Conference (23-11 overall). The Jayhawks average 77.2 PPG (#111) while allowing 66.7 PPG and are No. 15 in the nation in Assists Per Game (17.9) and No. 43 in Rebounds Per Game (39.0).
• None Kansas is 6-4 SU in last 10, losing to WV, IOWA ST, HOU, and BAY
• None The Over is 3-0-0 in the last 3 Kansas games overall
• None The Under was 13-1-0 in Kansas’s previous 14 games
• None Kansas is 1-5-0 ATS in its last 6 games overall
• None The Jayhawks are 7-3-0 SU the last 10 games vs Iowa State
In the last 10 series meetings, Kansas is 7-3 SU and 6-4-0 ATS despite losing the last 2 meetings SU and ATS, but both in Ames. The Jayhawks are 4-0 SU and 2-2-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings at Home at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence. The Under is a powerful 7-3-0 in the last 10 series meetings, winning 7 of the last 8 times with that aforementioned last meeting in Ames this Regular Season going Under the closing Total of 143 by 12 points. This Iowa State vs Kansas NCAAB pick will back another Under with both teams playing this one more not to lose than to win, the Jayhawks big Under team (16-5-0), and that 7-1-0 run of Unders in this competitive Big 12 series. This one should be a fun watch and is the best game on the NCAA Basketball schedule on Monday night. A slight Side lean to the Cyclones here.
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