Sharps like the clones, this guy went 14-2 in round 1
1-Star Best Bet - *Iowa State (-5) over Mississippi
There has been too much made of Iowa State not having PG Keshon Gilbert, as Nate Heise rates as the better player based on his statistics and based on actual plus-minus. The defense isn’t as good without Gilbert but the offense is much better when Gilbert is on the bench. The Cyclones won in a blowout as a Best Bet in round 1 and there is still value backing them here, as my ratings favor ISU by 7.1 points (149.4 total points). Iowa State is a 1-Star Best Bet at -5.5 or less (Opinion at -6).
1-Star Best Bet - *Iowa State (-5) over Mississippi
There has been too much made of Iowa State not having PG Keshon Gilbert, as Nate Heise rates as the better player based on his statistics and based on actual plus-minus. The defense isn’t as good without Gilbert but the offense is much better when Gilbert is on the bench. The Cyclones won in a blowout as a Best Bet in round 1 and there is still value backing them here, as my ratings favor ISU by 7.1 points (149.4 total points). Iowa State is a 1-Star Best Bet at -5.5 or less (Opinion at -6).