A Big 12 battle is on tap between the No. 22 TCU Horned Frogs and the No. 19 Iowa State Cyclones at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday at the James H. Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones are 16-8 overall and 12-1 at home, while TCU is 17-8 overall and 2-5 on the road. The latest CBS Sports Bracketology from Jerry Palm has Iowa State into the 2023 NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed while TCU is projected as a No. 6 seed.
The two teams previously met on Jan. 5 with Iowa State earning a 69-67 victory as 5.5-point road underdogs. This time around, the Cyclones are favored by 4 points in the latest Iowa State vs. TCU odds from Caesars Sportsbook and the over/under is set at 134.5. Before entering any TCU vs. Iowa State picks, you’ll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. The model enters Week 15 of the season 66-38 on all top-rated college basketball picks this season, returning almost $1,700 for $100 players. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Iowa State vs. TCU. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for TCU vs. Iowa State:
- Iowa State vs. TCU spread: Iowa State -4
- Iowa State vs. TCU over/under: 134.5 points
- Iowa State vs. TCU money line: Iowa State -180, TCU +152
- Iowa State vs. TCU picks: See picks here
Featured Game | Iowa State Cyclones vs. TCU Horned Frogs
What you need to know about Iowa State
Iowa State entered its contest against the Oklahoma State Cowboys this past Saturday without any home losses but stumbled and took a 64-56 hit to the loss column. Guard Gabe Kalscheur had a rough evening, finishing with only six points on 2-for-12 shooting in his 38 minutes as Iowa State shot just 35.1% from the floor as a team.
However, the Cyclones did manage to force 16 turnovers defensively, and T.J. Otzelberger’s squad has earned a reputation as one of the most harassing defenses in the nation. Iowa State has forced 17.6 turnovers per game this season, and TCU can be turnover-prone at times, giving the ball away 43 times during a current three-game losing streak.
What you need to know about TCU
Meanwhile, it was close but no cigar for TCU as it fell 72-68 to the Baylor Bears this past Saturday. Despite the loss, TCU had strong showings from guard Damion Baugh, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 10 assists in addition to seven boards, and forward JaKobe Coles, who had 15 points along with five rebounds.
The Horned Frogs were outscored beyond the 3-point line for the fifth game in a row on Saturday and they’re 1-4 during that span. Shooting continues to be a general problem for Jamie Dixon’s squad, as TCU shoots just 28.5% from beyond the arc for the season.
How to make TCU vs. Iowa State picks
The model has simulated Iowa State vs. TCU 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 60% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Iowa State vs. TCU? And which side of the spread hits over 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is 66-38 on its top-rated college basketball picks this season, and find out.
