Iowa State Cyclones vs UCF Knights Prediction, 2/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa State Cyclones vs UCF Knights

Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Location: Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN+

The UCF Knights (13-10) will try to beat the Iowa State Cyclones (18-5) at Addition Financial Arena on Tuesday.

The Iowa State Cyclones stepped onto the hardwood against TCU and walked away with a win by a score of 82-52 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Cyclones walked away with 14 and TCU totaled 15 personal fouls. They also made 2 out of their 14 shots from distance. TCU finished 60.0% when shooting free throws by making 12 of their 20 shots. On top of that, TCU grabbed 27 boards (11 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. TCU distributed 9 assists and had 10 steals in the matchup. In the matter of defending, Iowa State allowed their opponent to shoot 35.8% from the floor on 19 out of 53 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists in this game while forcing 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to rebounding, they compiled 29 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Cyclones buried 11 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 78.6%. Iowa State finished having earned a 59.6% field goal percentage (31 of 52) and buried 9 out of their 19 shots from beyond the arc.

Curtis Jones is one guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 63.6% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He played 28 minutes and snagged 1 rebound. He ended up walking away with 24 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Iowa State will play this contest with a record of 18-5 on the campaign. They are turning it over 11.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.2 fouls every game. As a team, Iowa State is snagging 36.8 boards per game and has accounted for 345 assists this year, which ranks 140th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Cyclones are shooting 34.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (164 of 473) and 74.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 81.7 pts per contest (27th in the country) while hitting 48.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Cyclones are able to force 15.7 turnovers every game while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They rank 154th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 306 relinquished for the year. The Cyclones defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.3% (550 of 1,332) and they relinquish 32.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 53rd in the country in PPG allowed (67.0).

In their last game, the UCF Knights walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-76 against Baylor. The Knights collected 16 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. Baylor was called for 15 personal fouls in this contest which took the Knights to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 88.9%. When talking about 3-pointers, UCF knocked down 8 of their 20 attempts (40.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Knights ended up shooting 26 out of 59 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.1%. The Knights permitted Baylor to knock down 32 of their 60 tries from the floor which had them at 53.3% in this game. They went 32.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 8 out of 25 and finished the game at 19 of 22 at the charity stripe (86.4%). In relation to rebounding, UCF allowed Baylor to collect 27 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Keyshawn Hall ended up being a major contributor for the Knights for the game. He earned 19 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 assists for this contest. He converted 7 out of 11 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and tallied 8 rebounds.

UCF has a record of 13-10 for the campaign. The Knights are committing 17.2 fouls per game and they hit 78.2% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 14.4 times per game (126th in college) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per contest. UCF has scored 1,831 points on the season (79.6 per game) and they average 36.7 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Knights are shooting 42.2% from the field, which has them ranked 316th in the nation.

The Knights on defense are ranked 345th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 79.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the floor (292nd in college hoops). The UCF defense gives up 34.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (183 of 525) and opponents are connecting on 73.2% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 15.0 assists and 37.8 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 322nd and 335th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UCF

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