The 19th ranked Iowa State Cyclones host the Cincinnati Bearcats in a non-conference game that will take place at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa at 9 PM ET. Cincinnati has won five of their first six games of the season and they have covered the spread in three of the five games that have had a posted line. Iowa State has also won five of their six games this season. They have covered the spread in three of the four games that have had a posted line.
Cincinnati is coming off a 91-68 win over Lipscomb in their last game, which did not have a posted line. In their previous game they failed to cover the 19-point spread facing Samford with the total going under. The Bearcats have failed to cover the spread in two of their last three games that have had a posted line and in four of their five games that had had a line this season the total has gone under in four of them. Cincinnati has won three in a row since their first loss of the season, which was to a ranked Rhode Island team.
Iowa State suffered their first loss of the season in their last game losing to 11th ranked Gonzaga 73-71. In that game they covered the spread as a 4-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 144, which was under the closing line of 152.5. The Cyclones have covered the spread in their last two games and in their last three games the total has gone under every time.
Offensively Cincinnati is putting up 76.8 points per game on a 48.6% FG average. On defense they are allowing 59.2 points per game, which ranks 15th in the nation, on 38.1% shooting.
Iowa State is putting up 88.8 points per game, which ranks 13th in the nation, on a 47.5% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Cyclones are allowing 64.8 points per game on 46.2% shooting.
These teams met last season where Iowa State beat Cincinnati 81-79.
Cincinnati at Iowa State Betting Trends
- The Bearcats are 5-1 straight up in their last 6 games.
- Cincinnati is 0-5 against the spread in their last 5 road games.
- The game total has gone under in 16 of the Bearcats last 20 road games.
- Iowa State is 5-1 straight up in their last 6 games.
- The Cyclones are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games against the Bearcats.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Cincinnati and Iowa State it appears that 56% of the betting public likes the Bearcats getting the 7 points. The over/under bettors are looking for this game to go over the posted total of 139.5 with over 70% consensus.
