Kansas Jayhawks vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 2/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Location: James H. Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: ESPN

The Iowa State Cyclones (16-5) will play the Kansas Jayhawks (17-3) at James H. Hilton Coliseum on Tuesday.

The Kansas Jayhawks faced Kentucky and ended up losing by a score of 80-62 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Jayhawks ended up finishing with 13 while Kentucky totaled 11 personal fouls. They made 6 of 18 tries from beyond the arc. Kentucky shot 75.0% at the free throw line by converting 12 of 16 attempts. On top of that, Kentucky collected 39 boards (11 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Kentucky recorded 19 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. With regard to the defense, Kansas allowed their opponent to shoot 50.8% from the floor on 31 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists for the matchup while creating 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 26 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Jayhawks made 8 of 10 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Kansas ended with a 40.7% field goal percentage (24 out of 59) and knocked down 6 out of their 18 three-point shots.

Christian Braun is one guy who came through for this game. He shot 45.5% from the field and earned 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and snagged 5 boards. He walked away with 13 points on 5 out of 11 shooting.

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Kansas will enter this matchup with a record of 17-3 for the year. They cough up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a unit they commit 15.7 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Kansas is collecting 36.9 rebounds per contest and has tallied 323 assists for the year, which ranks 40th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Jayhawks are shooting 36.4% on shots from 3-point land (153 of 420) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. They average 80.6 points per contest (16th in college hoops) while going 48.9% from the field.

On defense, the Jayhawks are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 17.1 fouls. They rank 113th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 232 surrendered for the season. The Jayhawks defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.9% (503 of 1,173) and they relinquish 31.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 31.4% on 3-point shots and they rank 171st in the nation in points per game from their opponents (68.6).

The last time they took the court, the Iowa State Cyclones got the win with a final of 67-50 when they played Missouri. Regarding cleaning the glass, Iowa State permitted Missouri to snag 25 in all (6 on the offensive glass). They shot 35.7% from behind the 3-point line by going 5 of 14 and ended up going 9 out of 18 from the free throw line (50.0%). The Cyclones allowed Missouri to make 18 of their 42 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 42.9% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Cyclones went 24 out of 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.3%. When talking about 3-point shots, Iowa State converted 6 out of their 18 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 13 of those for a clip of 86.7%. Missouri was called for 15 personal fouls for the contest which took the Cyclones to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Cyclones were able to collect 19 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 27 for this contest.

Tyrese Hunter was important for the Cyclones in the matchup. He earned 14 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and added 4 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 7 of 12 for this game for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 4 rebounds.

Iowa State has a mark of 16-5 so far this season. The Cyclones commit 18.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 70.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.6 times per contest (89th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.0 times per game. Iowa State has scored 1,461 pts for the campaign (69.6 per game) and they grab 33.5 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Cyclones are connecting on 44.9% from the field, which ranks 138th in D-1.

The Iowa State defense surrenders 27.2% on 3-point attempts (108 of 397) and opponents are converting on 71.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 10.0 dimes and 31.9 boards per game, ranking them 28th and 56th in college hoops. The Cyclones are ranked 19th in college basketball in PPG given up with 60.5. They are forcing their opponents into 17.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the field (86th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas

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