Bears vs. Cyclones Prediction
The top-ranked Baylor Bears are on the road tonight as they battle the upset-minded Iowa State Cyclones. Can Baylor take care of business in the hostile environment?
Game Snapshot
847 Baylor Bears at 848 Iowa State Cyclones
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Hilton Coliseum at 9PM ET
TV: ESPNU
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According to oddsmakers, the Bears are a 4.5-point favorite on the spread line. The total is set at 141.5 points. As of Wednesday morning, 81 percent of public bets are pouring in on visiting Baylor. Check out our College Basketball Public Betting Page for the latest updates.
Bears run win streak to 16
Baylor improved to 17-1 overall and 4-0 on the road Saturday night with a 72-61 victory at Florida despite being small underdogs going into the contest. The Bears led 40-29 at halftime on their way to the win. MaCio Teague led Baylor with 16 points on 5-of-12 shooting including 2-of-6 from 3-point distance plus 4-of-4 at the free throw line. He also registered six rebounds and three assists. Devonte Bandoo accounted for 16 points and four boards off the bench. Davion Mitchell tallied 12 points and six assists. Jared Butler added 10 points, three dimes and two rebounds.
Cyclones down Tigers
Iowa State fell 80-76 Saturday night at Auburn in the Big 12/SEC Challenge to drop to 9-10 overall and 0-5 on the road. The Cyclones trailed 42-31 at halftime and were unable to fully recover. Rasir Bolton paced ISU with 23 points on 6-of-19 shooting including 2-of-7 from 3-point range plus 9-of-10 at the charity stripe. He also brought down four rebounds. Tyrese Haliburton accounted for 12 points, six boards, four steals and three assists. Terrence Lewis registered 12 points, five caroms and two steals off the bench. Solomon Young added 10 points and nine rebounds as a reserve.
College Basketball Betting Trends
Baylor
The Bears is 6-1 ATS in their last seven games overall. Baylor is 35-16-1 ATS in its last 52 road games.
Iowa State
The Cyclones are 0-5 ATS in their last five Wednesday games. The home team is 5-2 ATS in the last seven meetings.
Prediction:
It still doesn’t feel like the Bears are getting enough respect nationally as it seemed very surprising to see them as underdogs Saturday night and they blasted an unranked Florida squad. By the same token, tonight’s game against the Cyclones feels like it could have a wider spread. Iowa State is much better at home usually, but it also lost by 26 on its home court to Kansas. Baylor gets after it on both ends and it’s hard to not see it overwhelming a team in the midst of a disappointing season.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL DAILY PREDICTION: BAYLOR BEARS -4.5