Iowa State Cyclones vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 2/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa State Cyclones vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Madison, WI

TV: ESPN+

Gallagher-Iba Arena is the location where the Oklahoma State Cowboys (13-14) will take on the Iowa State Cyclones (21-6) on Tuesday.

The Iowa State Cyclones faced off with Houston and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-59 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Cyclones walked away with 14 and Houston had 15 fouls. They also converted 10 out of their 17 shots from beyond the arc. Houston finished 80.0% at the charity stripe by converting 8 of 10 tries. Additionally, Houston had 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Houston recorded 6 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. When talking about the defense, Iowa State allowed 53.2% from the field on 25 out of 47 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 19 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Cyclones converted 15 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 88.2%. Iowa State walked away from the contest with a 39.1% FG percentage (18 of 46) and converted 8 out of their 20 shots from 3-point land.

Milan Momcilovic is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He finished shooting 28.6% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 35 mins and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He racked up 16 points on 4 out of 14 shooting.

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Iowa State will play this contest with a win-loss record of 21-6 so far this season. They cough up possession 11.5 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.2 fouls every game. As a team, Iowa State is grabbing 36.2 rebounds per game and has racked up 405 dimes this season, which is 120th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Cyclones are hitting 35.0% on 3-point shots (196 of 560) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 80.5 points per game (42nd in the nation) while hitting 48.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cyclones are forcing their opponents into 15.4 turnovers per game and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.9% from beyond the arc while they are 51st in D-1 in points per game allowed (67.0). The Cyclones defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.0% (651 of 1,551) and they concede 31.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are 118th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 345 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Oklahoma State Cowboys took a defeat with a final score of 96-64 when they faced Kansas. The Cowboys snagged 17 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 25 for the contest. They turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 14 steals for the game. Kansas was called for 14 personal fouls for this game which took the Cowboys to the free throw line for 19 attempts. They were able to convert 12 of them for a percentage of 63.2%. When discussing 3-point shots, Oklahoma State buried 8 of their 25 tries (32.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cowboys finished the game shooting 22 out of 60 from the floor which had them shooting 36.7%. The Cowboys allowed Kansas to convert 38 of 73 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.1% for this game. They went 46.7% from beyond the arc by hitting 14 out of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 8 at the charity stripe (75.0%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Oklahoma State allowed Kansas to snag 44 overall (15 offensive).

Bryce Thompson was important for the Cowboys in this contest. He accumulated 21 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists for this game. He buried 6 out of 16 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

Oklahoma State has a win-loss mark of 13-14 this year. As an offensive team, the Cowboys are connecting on 42.6% from the floor, which is 301st in the nation. Oklahoma State has earned 1,972 pts on the season (73.0 per game) and they grab 35.0 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.6 times per game (263rd in the nation) and they are giving up possession 13.4 times per contest. The Cowboys are responsible for committing 19.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 72.1% from the charity stripe.

The Cowboys are ranked 311th in college in points per game surrendered with 76.7. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (328th in D-1). The Oklahoma State defense concedes 36.0% on 3-point attempts (241 of 669) and their opponents are knocking down 71.8% of their free throw shots. They surrender 14.7 dimes and 33.5 boards per contest, which ranks them 308th and 133rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma State

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