125 - Terukina dec Peterson 3-0 ISU
I don't know what to expect here, haven't seen Peterson down at 125 and its hard to know what version of Kysen we are going to get. Still, ISU is the favorite here. Kysen has some really nice wins in his career, lets hope we get the good Terukina.
133- Frost dec Ayala 6-0 ISU
I think Ayala is too small for 133. Frost is hard to finish on, I like those two things for ISU. Frost has a great gas tank, assuming weight is no longer an issue, I think that helps mitigate one of Drake's best asset's (his own gas tank). I like Frost here, although last weeks dual match was not particularly inspiring out of Frost.
141- Redding dec Block 9-0 ISU
Guessing it will be Redding though I have no inside info here. Block is pulling a lot of weight and will be a lot bigger than Redding. People tend to forget that Redding was a R12 guy a couple of years ago, I don't always think he gets the respect he deserves. I think he gets it done here.
149 - Parco dec Echemendia 9-3 ISU
Really waivered on whom to pick here, going Parco because he has looked so good this year. Parco is good in all positions and I think will be able to negate some of the positions where anthony is really good, particularly upper body in neutral. I think you have to give Parco the edge on the mat. I know he has the horsepower for 149 but I will not be surprised if we see AE go down to 141 after christmas.
157 - Teemer dec PJ 9-6 ISU
I see this as a one exchange match. Favor Teemer due to PJ change in weight +Teemer has looked nails this year. PJ was not super impressive at GV. Both guys wrestle more close matches than they should, This will likely be a 4-1 or 4-2 final score. Certainly a winnable match, just need to win the exchange or two that decide it.
165 - Caliendo Major Dec Gaitan 10-9 Iowa
Caliendo is Iowa's best wrestler in my opinion. He's a throwback Iowa wrestler who just keeps coming. Gaitan missed time + down a weight is a bad combination against a guy like that.
174 - Brands dec Riggins 13-9 Iowa
Keeping this to a decision as there is familiarity there and Brands has played a lot of patty cake in his matches this year. I think it will be close but I don't know how riggins is going to score.
184 - Bockman dec Arnold 13-12 Iowa
Upset special! I like what I've seen from Bockman this year. These guys are built similar and both hold extremely good position. I think it's a close match either way.
197 - Buchanan dec Carroll 16-12 Iowa
Think this will be a challenge for Carroll - he has limited Folkstyle experience and Buchanan is extremely savvy and good on the mat. Excited to see how CC stacks up regardless.
Hwt - Bastida dec Kueter 16-15 Iowa
Hope yonger is good to go. If so I think he wins comfortably. Kueter out-athletics a lot of heavyweights and Yonger is simply a lot better at doing that than BK is.
Overall should be a great dual with a lot of great matches. Narrow path to victory for the Cyclones. Will learn a lot about where this squad is at.