Iowa State Cyclones vs Baylor Bears 3/9/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The T-Mobile Center in Kansas City will be the venue for the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship – Quarterfinal Round between the Iowa State Cyclones and the Baylor Bears on Thursday at noon, March 9.
Iowa State ended the regular season six games above the .500 win percentage after winning over the Baylor Bears at 73-58 in their recent road match to end the season and snapped a four-game losing streak.
On the offense, the Cyclones were by far the better team than the Bears, converting 54.2% of their shots and pumping in six treys to capture the victory.
Guard Jaren Holmes was the scoring leader for Iowa State tallying 16 points in 32 minutes of stay in the hard court. Forward Tre King contributed 13 points and Guard Gabe Kalscheur added 12 points after 38 minutes of action.
The Cyclones’ Guard Jaren Holmes scored an average of 13.2 PPG on 39.2% field goal shooting in leading the offense on the season.
Guard Gabe Kalescheur is the next double-digit scorer with an average of 12.7 PPG while Guard Tamin Lipsey averages 7.3 PPG with a team-high 4.6 assists for the year.
The mammoth Center Osun Osunniyi led Iowa State in rebounding with 4.0 boards and added 8.6 points per match as well.
The totals went UNDER in 6 of the Cyclones’ last 7 games played while Iowa State is 1-4 ATS and 1-4 SU in their last 5 matches played.
The Iowa State Cyclones are 6-0 against the spread in their last 6 outings versus Baylor and 3-9 straight up in their last 12 contests played against the Bears.
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Iowa State Cyclones vs Baylor Bears Predictions 3/9/2023
The Baylor Bears enter this conference tournament with an overall standing of 22-9, 11-7 in conference play, and placed fourth in the Big 12 Conference.
Baylor surrendered their final match of the regular season to Iowa State to a score of 73-58 on March 4 that snapped a two-game winning streak.
The Bears played their worst game of the year after scoring only 58 points on 35.8% overall shooting with a poor 55.6% shooting from the foul line.
Adam Flagler led the scoring for Baylor with 20 points in converting 7 of 11 attempted shots in the contest.
Freshman Guard Keyonte George led the Bears’ offense with an average of 16.0 PPG on 38.9% overall shooting this season.
Senior Guard Adam Flagler is the next leading scorer for Baylor averaging 15.6 PPG and Guard LJ Cryer pitched in with an average of 14.6 PPG on the year.
Junior Forward Jalen Bridges hauled down a team-leading average of 5.8 rebounds per outing while adding an average of 9.7 PPG for the Bears.
The Baylor Bears are 6-3 against the spread in their last 9 matches and 12-4 straight up in their last 16 games played.
The totals went OVER in 4 of Baylor’s last 5 contests played versus Iowa State while the Bears are 11-4 SU in their last 15 outings against a rival in the Big 12 Conference.
Iowa State Cyclones vs. no.10 Baylor Bears. The NCAAB Pick for this contest is Baylor -3.5.
The Bears bowed to the Cyclones in their recent meeting that ended the regular season but Baylor is coming hot in this match-up to surprise Iowa State with revenge on their mind.
Take the Bears to dominate the Cyclones on both sides of the hardcourt. The prediction: The Baylor Bears will win 75-66.
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Iowa State Cyclones vs Baylor Bears 3/9/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
NCAAB Starting Time: 12:30 PM ET
Location: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO
Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023
TV: ESPN
NCAAB Odds/Point Spread: Baylor Bears -3.5
NCAAB Totals: 134.5