The 10th ranked West Virginia Mountaineers host the 24th ranked Iowa State Cyclones in a Big 12 game that will take place at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia at 7 PM ET. Iowa State has won 20 of their 29 games on the season and they have covered the spread in 15 of the 26 games that have had a posted line. West Virginia has won 23 of their 30 games this season and they have an ATS record of 12-12-1 in the 23 games that have had a posted line.
Iowa State is coming off an 86-83 win over Oklahoma State in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 3.5-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 169, which was over the closing line of 159.5. Previous to the Oklahoma State game the Cyclones had covered the spread in five straight games and in their last five games the total has gone over every time. Iowa State has won six in a row and seven of their last eight games.
West Virginia is coming off a 71-62 loss to a ranked Baylor team in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 1.5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 133,which was under the closing line of 136. The Mountaineers have an ATS record of 0-3-1 in their last four games and in their last three games the total has gone under every time.
Offensively, Iowa State is putting up 80.6 points per game on a 46.4% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Cyclones are allowing 71.3 points per game on a 42.7% FG average.
West Virginia is putting up 83.7 points per game, which ranks 15th in the nation, on a 46.4% FG average. On defense the Mountaineers are allowing 66.5 points per game on a 42.4% FG average.
These teams met on January 31st at Iowa State where the Mountaineers beat the Cyclones 85-72.
Iowa State Cyclones at West Virginia Mountaineers Betting Trends
- Iowa State is 5-1 against the spread in their last 6 games overall.
- The Cyclones are 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 road games.
- The game total has gone over in 7 of Iowa State’s last 8 road games.
- West Virginia is 1-3-1 against the spread in their last 5 games overall.
- The Mountaineers are 13-2 straight up in their last 15 home games.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Iowa State and West Virginia have the public leaning to the visiting Cyclones getting the 7.5 points with 63%. The over/under bettors are definitively on this game going over the posted total line of 152 with 87% on board.
Iowa State Cyclones at West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction
The Cyclones are playing exceptionally well right now rolling up a six game winning streak going 5-1 versus the spread and over/under line during that stretch. They have a positive return in Big 12 road games going 5-3 including a 3-1 run in their last four with the lone loss coming to Texas by two points in a let down game after upsetting kansas as a -10 point road dog. West Virginia is a strong road team winning 15 of 17 as a host, but the two losses did come in conference games and they are a money losing 3-4-1 versus the spread in Big 12 home games.
