The Iowa State Cyclones (17-12, 8-9 Big 12) and No. 8 Baylor Bears (22-8, 11-6) close out their regular-season play Saturday in Waco, Texas. Tip from Ferrell Center is at noon ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Iowa State vs. Baylor odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Iowa State limps in with a 1-6 mark over its last 7 games. ISU is a defense-first team (it leads the Big 12 in scoring defense at 62.3 points allowed per game), but it has endured difficult-to-overcome shooting problems over that stretch, shooting just 39.5% from the floor.
The Bears kicked off their conference slate with 3 straight losses from Dec. 31-Jan. 7. The first of those was a 77-62 defeat at ISU. However, Baylor is 11-3 in 14 league games since, including a 6-2 mark in February.