Baylor Bears vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/01/2022

Game Time: 2:00 pm ET, Saturday, January 1, 2022

Venue:  Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA

Where to Watch:  ESPNU

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Baylor -7.5, ISU +7.5; Over/Under:  132 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Baylor -7.5, ISU +7.5; Over/Under:  132 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Baylor -7.5, ISU +7.5; Over/Under:  132.5 points

 

Baylor Bears:  12-0 (1st place, Big 12)

Iowa State Cyclones:  12-0 (2nd place, Big 12)

 

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Baylor Bears:  5-0 last 5

Iowa State Cyclones:  5-0 last 5

 

 

 

Baylor is coming into this game with a 12-0 record overall and they are 1-0 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 1st conference matchup of the season. They have not lost a game this season and are coming into this one on a 12 game winning streak. Their last 5 wins have come against the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions, the Villanova Wildcats, the Oregon Ducks, the Alcorn State Braves, and the Northwestern State Demons in their last game. James Akinjo led the team in points in that game with 27 while Adam Flagler was next on the team with 21 points. Jeremy Sochan also scored 16 points and Kendall Brown scored 12 points in that one as well. Flagler led the team in assists in that game with 11 while Sochan led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 50% from the field, 37.1% from 3-point range, and 65% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 83.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 56.8 PPG against them. Baylor has an ATS record of 8-3-1 this season and their O/U record is 7-5.

 

 

ISU is coming into this game with a 12-0 record overall and they are 9-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 1st conference matchup on their schedule this season. They have not lost a game this season and are coming into this one on a 12 game winning streak. Their last 5 wins came against the Creighton Bluejays, the Iowa Hawkeyes, the Jackson State Tigers, the Southeastern Louisiana Lions, and the Chicago State Cougars in their last game. Izaiah Brockington led the team in points in that game with 20 while Tristan Enaruna was next on the team with 19 points. Caleb Grill also scored 11 points off the bench in that one as well. Gabe Kalscheur led the team in assists in that game with 8 while Brockington led the team in rebounds with 13. They were 48.2% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 95% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 73.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 56.1 PPG against them. ISU has an ATS record of 8-4 this season and their O/U record is 4-8.

 

ISU is coming into this game as a 7.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Both of these teams are undefeated through 12 games and both have been playing very well this season. Baylor is the number 1 team in the nation but ISU is 2nd in the conference and this should be a very close game considering how well both are playing and that this is the first conference game for either team. Neither team is going to want to lose here but someone has to so the best bet to place in this game is on ISU to cover the spread as they have been great at home this season and will keep this game much closer.

 

Baylor Iowa State Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, January 1, 2022 (2:00 pm ET start time) is Baylor 79 ISU 77.

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Baylor Bears: 45-26 ATS in all games. 20-11 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5. 39-25 ATS as a favorite. 14-7 ATS in road games. 12-4 ATS in January games. 27-10 ATS after a non-conference game.

Iowa State Cyclones: 155-108 O/U as an underdog. 10-3 O/U as a home underdog of 6.5 to 9 points. 24-11 O/U after a game where they made 88% of their free throws or better. 37-12 O/U after covering 4 of their last 5 against the spread.

 

 

Baylor Bears:  L. Cryer (G) Ques Sat - Foot injury. M. Mayer (G) Ques Sat - Undisclosed injury. L. Love (G) out for season - Knee injury.

Iowa State Cyclones:  None.

 

 

“We’re excited. We have one of the best conferences in the country, so to be able to play against the best of the best every day, we’re really excited. You can say it’s a tune-up, but every game we try to go out there and get better and work on things because we want to win the last game.” - Adam Flagler on their team this season.

 

 

“Our plan when we came in was to restore the pride in Iowa State basketball and to have the work habits every day to allow that to happen. As a coach, you never know when that will set in. You encourage your team to play hard every day and good things will come, but you don’t always know the timeline.” - T.J. Otzelberger on his goal for the program this season.

 

 

 

J. Akinjo 

K. Brown 

A. Flagler 

M. Mayer 

F. Thamba

 

I. Brockington 

G. Conditt IV 

T. Enaruna 

T. Hunter 

G. Kalscheur

 

 

PPG: L. Cryer (13.6)

APG: J. Akinjo (6.3)

Reb/G: J. Tchamwa Tchatchoua (8.4)

 

PPG: I. Brockington (16.9)

APG: T. Hunter (5.1)

Reb/G: I. Brockington (8.4)

 

Coaches:

Baylor Bears: Scott Drew (19th season)

Iowa State Cyclones:  T.J. Otzelberger (1st season)