The Iowa State Cyclones continue their quest for the Big 12 championship. And a shot at the College Football Playoff this week against the Kansas Jayhawks in Kansas City. Arrowhead Stadium will be hosting a tremendous number of Cyclone fans. Correlate they want to make a weekend out of it and visit the home of the NFL Kansas City Chiefs. Head coach Matt Campbell’s Clones are coming off a College Football Betting loss at home to the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Following a TD that seemingly had clinched the game late.
Iowa State Cyclones vs. Kansas Jayhawks NCAAF Betting Information
| Date and Time: | Saturday, November 9, 2024, 3:30 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| TV Coverage: | FS1 |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Iowa State | -3 -105 | 50½ -110 | -145 |  |
| Kansas | +3 -115 | 50½ -110 | +125 | |
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Iowa State Cyclones Team Overview
Last game, the Iowa State Cyclones lost 23-22 against the Texas Rech Red Raiders as 13.5-point home favorites. The game went under the online betting total of 56. Iowa State has a record of 7-1 straight up, 5-3 against the spread, and 4-4 over/under the total. Iowa State ranks 31st for total offense, 40th for passing, 43rd for rushing and 50th for scoring. Defensively they rank 20th overall, 3rd against the pass, 93rd against the rush, and 9th for points allowed. Also, Iowa State ranks 35th for fewest turnovers lost and 6th for takeaways.
Behren Morton drove Texas Tech 71 yards for the winning touchdown with 19 seconds left. Hence, the Red Raiders denied Iowa State its best start in program history with an upset Saturday.
Tahj Brooks’s 5-yard touchdown run came after the Cyclones had taken their first lead on Rocco Becht’s 44-yard touchdown pass to Carson Brown with 2:11 to play.
Overall, Brooks ran 25 times for 122 yards to go over 4,000 for his career. He has gone over 100 yards in all nine of his games this season.
“(Tahj Brooks) is one of the players I have the utmost respect for,” Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said. “I think he’s one of the great players in this conference, so a lot of praise to him for sure.”
Initially, Iowa State was trying to get its first 8-0 start. And it had multiple opportunities to do so but fell short. In sum, Becht threw for 315 yards and two touchdowns. At the same time, Jayden Higgins caught ten passes for 140 yards.
“We deserve this loss because we didn’t play to our standards,” Becht said.
Morton, who was knocked out of last week’s game against TCU with an injury to his left (non-throwing) shoulder, was 21 of 40 for 237 yards and two touchdowns. He was intercepted twice.
Kansas Jayhawks Team Overview
Last game, the Kansas Jayhawks lost 29-27 against the Kansas State Wildcats as 9.5-point road dogs. The game went under the total of 56.5. Kansas has a record of 2-6 straight up, 2-6 against the spread, and 4-4 over/under the total. Kansas ranks 52nd for total offense, 97th for passing, 17th for rushing and 54th for scoring. Defensively they rank 76th overall, 61st against the pass, 87th against the rush, and 69th for points allowed. Also, Kansas ranks 91st for fewest turnovers lost and 32nd for takeaways.
Last week, the Jayhawks were on a bye.
Iowa State at Kansas SBG Free Picks
Iowa State will offer potentially good College Football Betting value on the road. And, with a road team, there is a discount.
Iowa State at Kansas SBG Best Bet: Iowa State Cyclones.