Iowa State Cyclones vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 2/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa State Cyclones vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: LHN

Moody Center is the location where the Texas Longhorns (21-6) will compete against the Iowa State Cyclones (17-9) on Tuesday.

The Iowa State Cyclones took the court against Kansas State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 61-55 in their last contest. Iowa State finished the game with a 30.6% FG percentage (19 of 62) and made 5 of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Cyclones made 12 of 17 attempts for a rate of 70.6%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 33 with 13 of them being offensive. They also doled out 10 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In relation to defense, Iowa State allowed 37.5% from the floor on 18 out of 48 shooting. Kansas State doled out 13 assists and had 5 steals in this game. In addition, Kansas State totaled 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Kansas State ended up going 81.8% at the free throw line by making 18 of their 22 shots. They also knocked down 7 out of their 21 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Cyclones ended up finishing with 22 while Kansas State finished the game with 18 personal fouls.

Aljaz Kunc is someone who was a factor in this contest. He ended up with 22 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He played 31 minutes and also collected 5 boards. He shot 70.0% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Iowa State heads into this contest with a record of 17-9 for the campaign. They cough up possession 13.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Iowa State is snagging 33.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 381 dimes on the year, which ranks 125th in the nation in terms of passing. The Cyclones are shooting 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc (174 of 512) and 67.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 69.5 points per contest (233rd in the nation) while hitting 45.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Cyclones are forcing their opponents into 17.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.8 fouls. They are 61st in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 301 surrendered so far this year. The Cyclones are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.6% (524 of 1,261) and they surrender 30.6 boards per contest as a squad. They relinquish 32.2% on 3-point shots and they are 12th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (61.6).

When they last played, the Texas Longhorns walked away with a victory by a final of 85-83 when they played Oklahoma. The Longhorns were able to collect 20 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 10 steals for the matchup. Oklahoma committed 24 fouls in the matchup which took the Longhorns to the free throw line for 25 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of those for a percentage of 68.0%. Regarding shots from distance, Texas made 6 of their 18 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Longhorns walked away from this one shooting 31 for 65 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.7%. The Longhorns permitted Oklahoma to make 29 of 60 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 48.3% in the game. They went 34.8% from three-point range via 8 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). When it comes to how they rebounded, Texas allowed Oklahoma to snag 30 overall (7 offensive).

Sir'Jabari Rice was important for the Longhorns for the game. He converted 8 of 13 for this game giving him a rate of 61.5%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in this game.

Texas has a mark of 21-6 so far this year. The Longhorns are responsible for committing 18.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 75.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 16.2 times per contest (18th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 11.9 times per game. Texas has scored 2,152 points for the year (79.7 per contest) and they snag 34.7 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Longhorns are hitting on 47.6% from the field, which ranks them 34th in Division 1.

The Longhorns on defense are ranked 153rd in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 68.9. They are forcing 16.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (111th in the country). The Texas defense concedes 33.1% from downtown (180 of 543) and their opposition knocks down 72.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 11.6 assists and 34.5 total boards per game, which has them ranked 94th and 208th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Iowa State

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