Iowa State Cyclones vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 1/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa State Cyclones vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: Big 12 Network

The Iowa State Cyclones (14-5) are en route to Gallagher-Iba Arena on Wednesday where they will compete against the Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-8).

The Iowa State Cyclones stepped onto the hardwood against TCU and took a loss by a final of 59-44 in their last game. Iowa State wrapped up the contest with a 30.9% field goal percentage (17 of 55) and buried 3 out of their 26 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Cyclones converted 7 of their 10 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. With respect to grabbing boards, they earned 25 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 10 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding defense, Iowa State allowed 49.0% from the field on 25 of 51 shooting. TCU earned 11 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. Furthermore, TCU totaled 38 rebounds (4 offensive, 34 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. TCU shot 62.5% at the charity stripe by making 5 of 8 attempts. They converted 4 out of their 15 shots from distance. With respect to fouls, the Cyclones left the arena with 12 while TCU totaled 12 fouls.

Izaiah Brockington is a guy who was a major contributor in the game. He finished the game shooting 57.1% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He saw the court for 36 mins and also pulled down 12 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Iowa State will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 14-5 on the season. They are turning it over 14.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game. As a team, Iowa State is pulling down 33.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 270 assists on the season, which has them ranked 101st in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Cyclones are shooting 32.3% on shots from distance (128 of 396) and 70.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 68.9 pts per contest (244th in D-1) while shooting 44.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cyclones are forcing their opponents into 17.5 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are conceding 26.7% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 14th in college basketball in points per game allowed (59.9). The Cyclones defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.8% (395 of 969) and they concede 32.1 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 52nd in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 187 relinquished so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Oklahoma State Cowboys walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 56-51 against Texas. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Oklahoma State permitted Texas to snag 37 overall (9 on the offensive side). They finished 28.6% from three-point range by going 6 of 21 and ended up shooting 14 out of 16 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Cowboys permitted Texas to convert 18 of their 49 tries from the floor which had them shooting 36.7% in this matchup. Overall, the Cowboys finished shooting 21 for 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.5%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Oklahoma State made 2 of their 9 tries (22.2%). They were able to knock down 7 of the free throws for a clip of 58.3%. Texas had 11 fouls in this matchup which took the Cowboys to the free throw line for a total of 12 shots. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 12 steals in this game. The Cowboys corralled 20 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 31 in this game.

Bryce Thompson ended up having an impact for the Cowboys for the game. He knocked down 8 of 18 in this contest giving him a rate of 44.4%, and had 2 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for the game.

Oklahoma State has a win-loss mark of 10-8 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Cowboys are shooting 42.7% from the field, which is 260th in the country. Oklahoma State has 1,237 pts so far this season (68.7 per contest) and they average 37.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 12.8 times per game (211th in the nation) and they turn it over 15.0 times per game. The Cowboys have committed 17.9 personal fouls every game and they connect on 65.5% from the free throw line.

The Cowboys on defense are ranked 79th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 65.0. They are forcing their opponents into 17.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.1% from the field (20th in college hoops). The Oklahoma State defense concedes 32.7% on shots from 3-point land (129 of 395) and their opponents are converting on 72.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 11.1 dimes and 37.0 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 72nd and 294th in college basketball.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma State

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