Iowa State an 11-point favorite vs. Texas

[MartinCy]

Opening line just released at ISU -11. Texas is currently the #79 KenPom team.

http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-basketball/teams/team-page.cfm/team/iowa-state

 

[srjclone]

woah. I know Texas is looking down this year, but 11 is high.

 

[mj4cy]

The way we play, I expect a tight game.

 

[CycloneErik]

I think it'll be tight for a long time, but we'll pull away in the last 10 minutes.
11 points is probably about right. They're really bad.

 

[Doc]

Probably the most we'll be favored in a B12 game the rest of the year unless some team really tanks.

 

[cyclonpediaJoe]

I'm favored by 11 beers for an 8:15 game on a Saturday!

 

[NickTheGreat]

I like it. I don't know if I'd bet on it, but I like it

 

[MartinCy]

I was surprised the line was that high too. Last I saw TeamRankings.com gave us an 85.4% chance to win. Vegas and analytics not giving into the Longhorn brand

 

[somecyguy]

It will be an 11 point victory for ISU if they stop the game with about 3 minutes to go. Because that is usually when ISU stops scoring.

 

[srjclone]

I was surprised the line was that high too. Last I saw TeamRankings.com gave us an 85.4% chance to win. Vegas and analytics not giving into the Longhorn brand

this year, the "Longhorn Brand" is perceived incompetence and losing.

 

[rholtgraves]

If they play the same way they played against Baylor they will by about that amount.

 

[madguy30]

I think it'll be tight for a long time, but we'll pull away in the last 10 minutes.
11 points is probably about right. They're really bad.

Dislike. This has been the narrative for some bad performances on ISU's part this year.
I expect a close game the whole time tomorrow and to have beer close by.

Texas looks like it's still waiting to click and tomorrow would night would be just more ISU fandom luck.

 

[awd4cy]

Sounds about right to me.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Texas is very young and often they don't look like they know what they want to do. They're very talented though, so I think we'll want to bring some heat on defense and take some chances. We do not want to let them get heated up.

 

[tejasclone]

Texas has been quite bad and has lost in their own gym to UT-Arlington and Kent St.

Therefore, I expect ISU to pull an ISU and let this one be a squeaker.

 

[Go2Guy]

11-pt lead? That makes me nervous.

 

[Clones8686]

I wouldn't touch this game, it could be somewhat close the whole way or it could be close for 35 minutes and then ISU pulls away and wins by 15, hard to say.

 

[Bryce7]

Do not want to see a last second shot.

 

[chuckd4735]

All the Big 12 lines this weekend are nearly double digits. Crazy with how close the games have been so far.

 

[CTTB78]

Play good perimeter defense like we did against Baylor and we do win by 11. Hoping for Matt to nail about 5 threes.