The Colorado Buffaloes (10-15) travel to face off against the Iowa State Cyclones (20-5) on Tuesday, February 18th. This game will be played at Hilton Coliseum in Ames and televised on ESPN+. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 8:00 ET.

Colorado Buffaloes vs Iowa State Cyclones

The Buffaloes Are Coming Off A Win

Colorado Buffaloes Recent Game/Games

Colorado improved to 10-15 on the season with a 76-63 win over UCF on Saturday. The Buffaloes, who were -2 favorites, covered the spread at home.

Leading 38-36 at halftime, Colorado held UCF to 27 points in the 2nd half while scoring 38 of their own. The game’s total points of 139 fell short of the 153.5 O/U line.

The Cyclones Are Coming Off A Win

Iowa State Cyclones Recent Game/Games

Iowa State improved to 20-5 on the season with an 81-70 win over Cincinnati on Saturday. The Cyclones were -11.5 favorites but didn’t cover the spread. The total points for the game reached 151, surpassing the O/U line of 137.5.

After a 39-39 tie at halftime, Iowa State pulled away by outscoring Cincinnati 42-31 in the second half.

Buffaloes Offense Breakdown

In their last game, Colorado put up 76 points, shooting 42.4% from the field and 31.8% from beyond the arc. Their effective field goal percentage was 47.5%, and they hit 82.6% of their free throws, going 19-for-23 from the line.

Keyshawn Hall led the way with 19 points and 9 rebounds, while Andrej Jakimovski and Darius Johnson each added 15 points. Nils Machowski was perfect from the field, hitting all 5 of his shots, including 2 threes.

Cyclones Offense Breakdown

Iowa State’s offense put up 81 points in their last game, shooting 49% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 57.1%. They connected on 38.9% of their three-point attempts, hitting 7 of 18, and were strong from the free-throw line, making 26 of 30 for 86.7%.

Jizzle James led the way with 25 points, hitting 5 of 9 from deep, while Curtis Jones added 22 points despite shooting just 30.8% overall. Tamin Lipsey was perfect from the field, going 3 for 3, including 2 for 2 from three-point range.

Buffaloes Team Defense

Colorado’s defense gave up 63 points, with the opposing team shooting 42% from the field, connecting on 25 of 59 attempts. Inside the arc, they allowed 48% shooting, with the other team hitting 18 of 37 two-point shots.

From three-point range, the Buffaloes held their opponent to 31% shooting, as they made 7 of 22 attempts. The other team also went to the free-throw line 23 times, making 19 for 82%. Colorado gave up 16 offensive rebounds in the game.

Cyclones Team Defense

Colorado’s defense gave up 63 points in their last game, with opponents shooting 42% from the field, hitting 25 of 59 shots. Inside the arc, they allowed 18 of 37 shots to fall, a 48% success rate.

From three-point range, Colorado’s defense held their opponents to 31% shooting, with 7 made threes on 22 attempts. They also sent the other team to the line 23 times, where they converted 19 free throws, an 82% rate. Colorado allowed 16 offensive rebounds in the game.

Buffaloes vs Cyclones Trends

• In their last ten games away from home, the Buffaloes have a straight up record of 0-10 while going 3-7 vs. the spread. The team averaged 65 points per game in this stretch.
• Across the Cyclones last ten home games, the team averaged 76 points per game while allowing 74. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 6-4, while going 6-4 straight-up.
• Looking back on the team’s last three games as the underdog, the Buffaloes have a straight up record of 0-3. Their record vs the spread in these games was 2-1.
• As the betting favorite, the Cyclones have an ATS record of 3-2 in their last five games. In these matchups their, straight up record was 4-1.

Buffaloes vs Cyclones Prediction

In this Cyclones vs. Cyclones matchup, our point-spread bet is on the Cyclones at -17.5. While we project the Cyclones to win 78-69, our recommendation is to bet on the Buffaloes for the point-spread.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 141.5 and given that our model is projecting 147 points between the teams, we like the over.

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