Betting on Iowa State vs Baylor

Written by on February 15, 2016

The #13 Iowa State Cyclones head south to take on the #25 Baylor Bears this Tuesday, tipping off at 9:00pm Eastern time. The Cyclones (18-7) are in fourth place in the Big 12, and they’re coming off an 85-75 home win over #24 Texas. The Bears (18-7) are tied for fourth with Iowa State, coming off an upset loss at home to Texas Tech on Saturday by the score of 84-66. Let’s take a look at this college basketball betting matchup.

Betting on Iowa State vs Baylor and Game Info

When: Tuesday, February 16, 9 PM ET Where: Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas TV: ESPN2 Stream: WatchESPN Radio: KRZI-AM – 1660 ESPN Radio Opening NCAAB Lines: Baylor -3

Why Should You Bet on Baylor?

Don’t look at the loss to Texas Tech as a reason to give up on Baylor. The Red Raiders aren’t quite ready to join the ranks of the Final Four yet, but they have been beating good teams lately. They have won back-to-back games over teams in the Top 25 for the first time since 2007. Also, the Bears were still dealing with Rico Gathers’ health issues. He missed the trip to Kansas State because of a sickness, and he was still not at 100% this game. He scored seven points and pulled down nine boards, but he was frustrated throughout the game by a stingy Texas Tech defense and ended up being ejected with under two minutes to go in the second half after committing a flagrant foul. Baylor has played solid ball this year, and once their leading scorer is back at 100%, the Bears will be back on their feet.

Why Should You Take the Cyclones?

baylor-vs-iowa-state-college-hoops-preview When things like they are going downhill for Iowa State, Monte Morris and Georges Niang always seem to get it done. Iowa State had lost at Texas Tech last week, but when the team came home, Morris and Niang each put 24 points on the board. Jameel McKay returned from a two-game suspension to give the Cyclones another boost. Iowa State had suffered disappointments late in the game against West Virginia and Texas Tech, losing both of those contests. As Niang put it in the postgame press conference, “I just feel like the last couple of games, we really didn’t have the will to win. We used that motivation.” The Cyclones will need this motivation to head town to Baylor and emerge with a win.

Expert NCAAB Pick and Final Score Prediction

I like the Cyclones to pick up their momentum that they regained against Texas and beat Baylor down in Waco, punching the Bears while they are still down from their loss to Tech, winning 71-63.