Lipscomb Bisons vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 3/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lipscomb Bisons vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Friday, March 21, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Lipscomb (+14)

The Iowa State Cyclones (24-9) are welcoming the Lipscomb Bisons (25-9) at Fiserv Forum on Friday in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament. Lipscomb is 14-point underdogs. The over/under has been set at 143.

The Lipscomb Bisons played North Alabama and notched a win by a score of 76-65 in their last game. Lipscomb ended the game with a 40.4% FG percentage (19 of 47) and made 12 out of their 27 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Bisons made 26 of 30 tries for a rate of 86.7%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected 34 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 8 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When discussing defending, Lipscomb allowed the other team to go 34.3% from the field on 23 out of 67 shooting. North Alabama recorded 7 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. On top of that, North Alabama pulled down 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. North Alabama finished the game shooting 62.5% at the free throw line by making 15 of 24 tries. They made 4 of their 17 attempts from 3-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Bisons ended up finishing with 17 and North Alabama totaled 20 personal fouls.

Joe Anderson is one player who came through for the matchup. He was able to score 23 points on 6 out of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins and also collected 5 rebounds. He finished the game at 66.7% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists.

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Lipscomb heads into this contest with a mark of 25-9 this season. They are giving up possession 9.5 times per game and as a group they are committing 12.6 fouls every game. As a team, Lipscomb is pulling in 35.8 boards per game and is sitting with 514 assists so far this year, which is 57th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Bisons are shooting 35.9% on shots from downtown (336 of 936) and 79.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 79.3 points per contest (54th in college hoops) while connecting on 47.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bisons are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.8 fouls. They are relinquishing 30.8% from 3-point land while they are 51st in Division 1 in points per game allowed (67.3). The Bisons defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.2% (876 of 2,074) and they concede 33.9 boards per game as a team. They are 23rd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 339 surrendered on the season.

For their last game, the Iowa State Cyclones took a loss by a score of 96-92 when they played BYU. The Cyclones earned 18 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. BYU committed 12 fouls for the contest which took the Cyclones to the free throw line for a total of 7 tries. They were able to convert 5 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Concerning shots from downtown, Iowa State made 13 out of 30 attempts (43.3%). When the game finished, the Cyclones finished the game shooting 37 out of 66 from the field which had them shooting 56.1%. The Cyclones permitted BYU to bury 30 out of 58 tries from the field which had them at 51.7% for this game. They wrapped up this game 50.0% from distance by going 18 out of 36 and finished the game at 18 out of 21 from the free throw line (85.7%). When talking about team rebounding, Iowa State allowed BYU to grab 30 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Curtis Jones was important for the Cyclones for this game. He made 11 of 22 for this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He recorded 31 points in his 35 mins of playing time and tallied 3 assists for this game.

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Iowa State has a win-loss record of 24-9 so far this season. The Cyclones are committing 16.1 personal fouls every game and they go 75.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.0 times per contest (81st in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 11.9 times per game. Iowa State has accounted for 2,652 points this year (80.4 per contest) and they collect 35.4 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Cyclones are connecting on 48.0% from the field, which ranks 33rd in Division 1.

The Cyclones on the defensive end are ranked 64th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 68.1. They are able to force 15.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.7% from the field (67th in D-1). The Iowa State defense allows 33.2% on 3-pointers (256 of 771) and their opposition knocks down 75.0% of their foul shots. They allow 13.2 dimes and 31.8 boards per contest, which has them ranked 193rd and 38th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lipscomb (+14)

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