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College basketball betting action sees 14th ranked Iowa State taking on Iowa December 12th at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. Cappers Picks provides free NCAAB basketball handicapping tips all season long.
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#14 Iowa State Cyclones (6-1) vs. Iowa Hawkeyes (8-2)
Venue/ Stadium: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Time/Date: 8:06 PM December 12, 2014
NBA Betting Odds
NBA Betting Point Spread: Iowa -6.5
NBA Betting Over/Under Odds: 140
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Iowa State Cyclones vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Preview
On the season Iowa State is 3-3 ATS and they have an O/U record of 2-3 and Iowa is 3-4 ATS and they have an O/U record of 0-3.
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This season Iowa is 7-0 at home and this is the first road game for Iowa State.
In their last games Iowa State beat UMKC 73-56 and Iowa beat Alcorn State 67-44.
Iowa State is the ranked team in this interstate rivalry game, but they will head into the game shorthanded, as 2nd leading scorer and leading rebounder Bryce Dejean-Jones is on a 1-game suspension after a recent arrest. That is one of the reasons that Iowa is the 6.5-point home favorite.
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Iowa will likely crack the top 25 with a win in this game and while they lost their first 2 games facing top 25 teams they beat a ranked UNC game in the beginning of this month.
The big match up in this game is the 15th ranked defense of Iowa facing an Iowa State squad that ranks 13th in the nation in points per game.
While Dejean-Jones will be missed in this game, especially on the glass, the Cyclones have a balanced team that has 5 players that are averaging in double figures. Georges Niang is the leading scorer for the team and 2nd leading rebounder and while he did not have a big game facing a weak UMKC team he went for 26 points in their previous win over a ranked Arkansas team.
Aaron White and Jarrod Uthoff are the only players that are averaging in double figures for Iowa and they combined to score 26 points in the win over Alcorn State.
Iowa has won 6 straight games overall and they have won 4 of their last 5 home games facing Iowa State.
Iowa is a better rebounding team that will be a big issue with Dejean-Jones out. The Hawkeyes rank 23rd in the nation in rebounds per game and the Cyclones only rank 201st.
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It is key that ISU keep Iowa off the glass and they cannot let them dominate the glass on the offensive end of the court getting easy 2nd half chances.
NCAAB Betting Trends
* Iowa State is 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games overall.
* Iowa State is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games.
* Iowa is 2-8 ATS in their last 10 home games.
* Iowa is 3-12 ATS in their last 15 games overall.
* Iowa is 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
Cappers NCAAB Free Pick
Even without one of their better players the Cyclones are a deep team and while they may not win tonight at Iowa they will cover the spread.
Check out our Updated College Basketball Betting Odds.
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