Kansas Jayhawks vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 1/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Location: Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: ESPN+

The Iowa State Cyclones (14-1) will try to defeat the Kansas Jayhawks (12-3) at Hilton Coliseum on Wednesday.

The Kansas Jayhawks faced off with Cincinnati and walked away with a win by a score of 54-40 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Jayhawks ended up with 6 while Cincinnati finished the game with 6 fouls. They also buried 3 of their 22 tries from distance. Cincinnati finished the game at 50.0% at the free throw line by making 1 of 2 shots. In addition, Cincinnati totaled 39 rebounds (11 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. Cincinnati doled out 8 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. In relation to defense, Kansas allowed their opponent to shoot 30.5% from the field on 18 of 59 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes in the matchup as well as creating 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they collected 43 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Jayhawks buried 4 of their 5 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Kansas ended having earned a 35.3% field goal percentage (24 of 68) and made 2 of 21 three-point attempts.

Hunter Dickinson is a player who was a factor in the game. He notched 14 points on 7 out of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 32 mins played and also snagged 12 boards. He went 43.8% from the field and totaled 2 dimes.

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Kansas steps onto the court with a mark of 12-3 this year. They lose possession via turnover 10.1 times per game and as a group are committing 13.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Kansas is snagging 39.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 274 assists so far this year, which is 55th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Jayhawks are shooting 33.1% on shots from beyond the arc (104 of 314) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.3 pts per contest (127th in the country) while shooting 47.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Jayhawks are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 12.9 fouls. They are 28th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 168 surrendered for the year. The Jayhawks defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 36.8% (325 of 883) and they surrender 33.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 28.3% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 14th in D-1 in points per game allowed (62.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Iowa State Cyclones went home victorious with a score of 85-84 when they played Texas Tech. The Cyclones were able to collect 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 29 in the game. They turned it over 14 times, while earning 11 steals for this game. Texas Tech had 19 personal fouls in this contest which got the Cyclones to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 70.8%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Iowa State made 6 of 17 tries (35.3%). Overall, the Cyclones shot 31 for 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.5%. The Cyclones allowed Texas Tech to convert 28 of their 66 attempts from the field which had them shooting 42.4% in the matchup. They went 45.0% from 3-point land via 9 out of 20 and finished the contest at 19 of 24 at the free throw line (79.2%). When it comes to rebounding, Iowa State allowed Texas Tech to collect 34 in all (14 on the offensive glass).

Curtis Jones ended up having an impact for the Cyclones for this game. He recorded 26 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He made 8 out of 15 in this game giving him a rate of 53.3%, and totaled 1 rebound.

Iowa State has a mark of 14-1 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Cyclones are hitting on 50.1% from the field, which has them ranked 10th in the nation. Iowa State has scored 1,293 points for the year (86.2 per game) and they average 36.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.7 times per contest (41st in college) and they are turning it over 9.9 times per contest. The Cyclones have committed 14.8 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 75.0% from the charity stripe.

The Iowa State defense allows 31.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (111 of 348) and opponents are knocking down 75.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 13.5 dimes and 31.6 boards every game, which ranks them 222nd and 45th in those defensive categories. The Cyclones defensively are ranked 47th in the country in PPG given up with 65.9. They are able to force 15.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.7% from the field (58th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Iowa State

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