Friday, December 12, 2014 at 8:00 PM

Carver-Hawkeye Arena

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In a big rivalry game, featuring two state rivals, the Iowa State Cyclones will travel to Carver Hawkeye Arena to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Iowa State Cyclones come into the game with a 6-1 record. Iowa State is playing in its first true road game of the season. For Iowa, they are 8-2, and a perfect 7-0 at home.

The Iowa State Cyclones took their only loss of the season on November 25th to Big Ten representative Maryland. The Cyclones have won three straight since then. Fred Hoiberg’s team is led by Georges Niang’s 18 points per game, and 6.6 rebounds per game. The Cyclones are ranked 13th in the nation with 83.6 points per game. Iowa State is 9th in the nation as well; dishing out 18.6 points per game. The Cyclones used 22 points from Bryce DeJean-Jones in the win over UMKC.

The Iowa Hawkeyes are scoring 72 points per game as a team. The leading scorer for Iowa has been Aaron White, with 15.6 points per game. Iowa beat Alcorn State on Tuesday 67-44. White was the leading scorer in this game, as he poured in 15. Gabriel Olaseni is second on the team with 6 rebounds per game, including 10 over Alcorn State. Iowa’s defense has been solid in the last five games. In those games, all which were wins, the Hawkeyes allowed a high of 55 points.

Iowa State Cyclones Betting Trends

Iowa State Cyclones are 3-3-0 Against the Spread

Iowa State Cyclones are 2-3-0 against the Over/Under

Iowa Hawkeyes Betting Trends

Iowa Hawkeyes are 3-4-0 Against the Spread

Iowa Hawkeyes are 0-3-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Iowa State Cyclones

12/11/14 G Bryce Dejean-Jones Legal problems doubtful Friday vs. Iowa
11/14/14 F Jameel McKay Eligibility eligible to return December 20th

Iowa Hawkeyes

No injuries to report at this time

Josh's Pick: Take Iowa State

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