Kansas State at Iowa State (-4) - 5:00pm Pacific

This one is pretty simple.  My apologies for the brief analysis.  I would argue Iowa State is the better team if these two teams played on a neutral court but with Iowa State playing at home there is really no comparison.  The Cyclones are 13-1 at home this season, including 5-1 in Big 12 play.  They have beaten the likes of Xavier, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas here this season.  This team relies heavily on two talented freshman guards and they just seem to have some magic going at Hilton Coliseum this year. 

 

KSU meanwhile just snapped a 16 game road losing streak and a 22 game conference road losing streak with a fluke come from behind win at Nebraska two games back.  The Cornhuskers were coming off huge win over Kansas, but still led the game throughout.  KSU won by a misleading final margin of 5 points but held the lead for only 21.6 seconds of the game.  KSU lost by 10 at home to Colorado in their following game.  Iowa State is coming off an impressive OT loss at Kansas and will also be seeking to avenge a 31 point loss at KSU earlier this season.

 

Iowa State  1 UNIT