Iowa State Cyclones NCAA Tournament Betting
One of the most difficult teams to figure out this season has been Iowa State. They looked like a national contender in the early part of the season, and then suffered some head scratching losses. The Cyclones are the No. 6 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament and they will play the winner of No. 11 Mississippi State vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh on Friday. If the Cyclones can win that game, they would then likely have a matchup against the No. 3 seed Xavier in the second round.
The Cyclones were good enough to beat teams like Kansas but they were also inconsistent enough to lose to teams like Oklahoma and West Virginia. The Big 12 was the best conference in the country this season, so perhaps we give the Cyclones a little slack, but there is no denying that this team has extreme highs and extreme lows. That is not a good formula for winning multiple games in the NCAA Tournament.
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2022-23 Iowa State Cyclones at a Glance
National Championship Odds: +8500 (Monday, March 13)
SU 19-13
ATS 16-16
O/U 11-21
Iowa State Cyclones Weekly Betting Analysis
March 17 vs. Mississippi State or Pittsburgh (NCAA Tournament)
Iowa State is 19-13 SU and 16-16 ATS with 11 games going over the total and 21 going under. During the regular season they averaged 68.5 points per game, while they are giving up 62.2 per contest. During the regular season Jaren Holmes led the team in scoring at 13.2 points per game, Tamin Lipsey led the team in assists at 4.6 per contest, while Aljaz Kunc led the team in rebounding at 4.3 per game.
Mississippi State is 21-12 SU and 16-16-1 ATS with 14 games going over the total and 19 going under. During the regular season they averaged 66.4 points per game. They were 10th in fewest points allowed at 60.4 per game. During the regular season, Tolu Smith led the team in scoring at 15.4 points per game and he led them in rebounding at 8.3 per contest. Dashawn Davis led the team in assists at 3.4 per game.
Pittsburgh went 21-10 SU and 21-9-1 ATS in the regular season with 19 games going over the total and 12 going under. They averaged 75.9 points per game and gave up 69.3 points per game. Jamarius Burton leads the team in scoring at 15.6 points per game; Nelly Cummings leads the team in assists with 4.8 per contest, while Blake Hinson leads the team in rebounding at 6.2 per game.
Iowa State has never played Pittsburgh but they do have one recent meeting against Mississippi State. That game took place two years ago with the Bulldogs winning in a blowout.
Iowa State Cyclones Weekly Recap
In a Big 12 tournament semifinal game played on Friday in Kansas City, Missouri, Jalen Wilson led top-seeded Kansas to a 71-58 victory against fifth-seeded Iowa State with 25 points, 10 rebounds, and three steals. The Big 12 Conference Player of the Year, Wilson finished with his 12th double-double of the year after connecting on 8 of 14 field goal attempts, including 3 of 7 from beyond the arc.
Gradey Dick had 15 points, while Dajuan Harris chipped in with 11 points, six assists, and four steals. Before leaving the game in the second half due to back spasms, Kevin McCullar Jr. scored six points and KJ Adams Jr. scored eight.
Under the guidance of assistant Norm Roberts, who took over as Kansas' coach while Bill Self was still recovering from surgery, the Jayhawks shot a solid 52.3 percent from the field (23 of 44).
The Cyclones, who had a season-high 22 turnovers, were led by Jaren Holmes' 16 points and Robert Jones' 11 points. To take its first lead of the game at 39-38, Iowa State scored 14 of the first 19 points of the second half. Following that, Kansas went on a 24-11 run during which Dick scored eight points. In the surge, he made a three-pointer and a three-point play.
Wilson jumped out of the gate with 13 points, giving Kansas a 19–12 advantage. Each of his first three 3-point tries were successful, and he added two more baskets during that run. Late in the first half, Iowa State reduced its deficit to four points, but the Jayhawks quickly doubled that lead. With a layup from Wilson and a thunderous dunk from Adams, Kansas led 33-25 at the break.
Iowa State Cyclones Schedule
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
RESULTS |
| Nov 7 |
vs. IUPUI |
W 88-39 |
| Nov 13 |
vs. North Carolina A&T |
W 80-43 |
| Nov 20 |
vs. Milwaukee |
W 68-53 |
| Nov 24 |
@ Villanova |
W 81-79 |
| Nov 25 |
vs. North Carolina |
W 70-65 |
| Nov 27 |
@ Connecticut |
L 53-71 |
| Nov 30 |
vs. North Dakota |
W 63-44 |
| Dec 4 |
vs. St. John's |
W 71-60 |
| Dec 8 |
@ Iowa |
L 56-75 |
| Dec 11 |
vs. McNeese State |
W 77-40 |
| Dec 18 |
vs. Western Michigan |
W 73-57 |
| Dec 31 |
vs. Baylor |
W 77-62 |
| Jan 4 |
@ Oklahoma |
W 63-60 |
| Jan 7 |
@ TCU |
W 69-67 |
| Jan 10 |
vs. Texas Tech |
W 84-50 |
| Jan 14 |
@ Kansas |
L 60-62 |
| Jan 17 |
vs. Texas |
W 78-67 |
| Jan 21 |
@ Oklahoma State |
L 59-61 |
| Jan 24 |
vs. Kansas State |
W 80-76 |
| Jan 28 |
@ Missouri |
L 61-78 |
| Jan 30 |
@ Texas Tech |
L 77-80 |
| Feb 4 |
vs. Kansas |
W 68-53 |
| Feb 8 |
@ West Virginia |
L 71-76 |
| Feb 11 |
vs. Oklahoma State |
L 56-64 |
| Feb 15 |
vs. TCU |
W 70-59 |
| Feb 18 |
@ Kansas State |
L 55-61 |
| Feb 21 |
@ Texas |
L 54-72 |
| Feb 25 |
vs. Oklahoma |
L 50-61 |
| Feb 27 |
vs. West Virginia |
L 69-72 |
| Mar 4 |
@ Baylor |
W 73-58 |
Last Five NCAA Tournament Results
| TOURNAMENT |
RESULT |
| 2022 |
Lost Sweet 16 vs. (10) Miami (FL), 56–70 |
| 2019 |
Lost First Round vs. (11) Ohio State, 59–62 |
| 2017 |
Lost Second Round vs. (4) Purdue, 76–80 |
| 2016 |
Lost Sweet 16 vs. (1) Virginia, 71–84 |
| 2015 |
Lost First Round vs. (14) UAB, 59–60 |
2022-2023 NCAA Basketball Top Teams
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