Kansas Jayhawks (1-3) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (2-2)
October 2, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Iowa State Cyclones -33 / Kansas Jayhawks +33; Over/Under: 57.5
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The Kansas Jayhawks and Iowa State Cyclones square off in a Big 12 week 5 college football contest at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday. The Kansas Jayhawks need a win here to snap a three-game losing streak. The Iowa State Cyclones need a win here to get a game above a .500 record.
The Kansas Jayhawks haven’t won a road game since September of 2019. Jason Bean is completing 57.1 percent of his passes for 732 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions. Trevor Wilson and Kwamie Lassiter II have combined for 426 receiving yards and two touchdowns while Lawrence Arnold has 12 receptions. The Kansas Jayhawks ground game is averaging 149.3 yards per contest, and Bean leads the way with 272 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, Kansas is allowing 40 points and 476.3 yards per game. Kenny Logan Jr. leads the Kansas Jayhawks with 34 tackles, Kyron Johnson has 1.5 sacks and Ra’Mello Dotson has one interception.
The Iowa State Cyclones have won six of their last seven home games. Brock Purdy is completing 70 percent of his passes for 888 yards, four touchdowns and four interceptions. Xavier Hutchinson and Charlie Kolar have combined for 459 receiving yards and three touchdowns while Chase Allen has nine receptions. The Iowa State Cyclones ground game is averaging 155.8 yards per contest, and Breece Hall leads the way with 428 yards and six touchdowns. Defensively, Iowa State is allowing 17.8 points and 216.8 yards per game. Jake Hummel leads the Iowa State Cyclones with 30 tackles, Will McDonald IV has 3.5 sacks and Isheem Young has two interceptions.
The Jayhawks are 20-44-1 ATS in their last 65 road games and 7-19 ATS in their last 26 games overall. The Cyclones are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 17-5-1 in Jayhawks last 23 games overall. The under is 35-16-2 in Cyclones last 53 games overall. The under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Iowa State.
The Kansas Jayhawks still aren’t winning games, but they have a good head coach and a playmaker at quarterback that’s allowed them to be a lot more competitive. The Iowa State Cyclones are coming off a tough loss to Baylor and their offense has had issues with consistency at times. Kansas is 9-5-2 against the spread in its last 16 games when an underdog of 21 or more points. This is just the fourth time since 2012 where Iowa State has been a favorite of 30 or more points. Give me Kansas and the boatload of points.
