Iowa State vs Iowa Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for December 12

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The Iowa Hawkeyes (7-2) aim to build on a seven-game home winning streak when they host the Iowa State Cyclones (7-1) on December 12, 2024.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Iowa State vs. Iowa Game Info and Odds

Check out these betting trends and insights before you wager on Thursday's Iowa State-Iowa spread (Iowa State -5.5) or over/under (160.5 points).

Iowa State is 5-3-0 ATS this season.
Iowa has covered five times in nine matchups with a spread this season.
When the spread is set as 5.5 or more this season, Iowa State (4-3) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (57.1%) than Iowa (1-0) does as the underdog (100%).
The Cyclones sported a better record against the spread at home (14-4-0) than they did in away games (7-3-0) last season.
The Hawkeyes were better against the spread away (5-7-0) than at home (6-10-0) last season.

Iowa State has been listed as the moneyline favorite four times this season and has come away with a win in all of those games.
The Cyclones have not lost in four games this year when favored by -230 or better on the moneyline.
Iowa has been the moneyline underdog only one other time so far this season, a game it lost.
The Hawkeyes have played as a moneyline underdog of +188 or longer in only one game this season, which they lost.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Iowa State has a 69.7% chance of pulling out a win.

Iowa State has a +184 scoring differential, topping opponents by 23 points per game. It is putting up 87.8 points per game to rank eighth in college basketball and is giving up 64.8 per contest to rank 42nd in college basketball.
Keshon Gilbert's team-leading 17.4 points per game ranks 91st in college basketball.
Iowa puts up 86.1 points per game (18th in college basketball) while allowing 73.3 per outing (240th in college basketball). It has a +115 scoring differential and outscores opponents by 12.8 points per game.
Owen Freeman is ranked 124th in the country with a team-leading 16.8 points per game.
The 32.3 rebounds per game the Cyclones average rank 227th in college basketball, and are 5.8 more than the 26.5 their opponents pull down per contest.
Joshua Jefferson's 7.8 rebounds per game lead the Cyclones and rank 89th in college basketball play.
The 31.3 rebounds per game the Hawkeyes accumulate rank 261st in the country, 4.5 fewer than the 35.8 their opponents record.
Freeman averages seven rebounds per game (170th in college basketball) to lead the Hawkeyes.
Iowa State ranks third in college basketball by averaging 112.3 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 35th in college basketball, allowing 82.9 points per 100 possessions.
The Hawkeyes rank 63rd in college basketball averaging 102.8 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 125th, allowing 87.5 points per 100 possessions.

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