Iowa State vs Western Michigan 12/18/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Western Michigan Broncos (3-7) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (8-2)
December 18, 2022 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Iowa State Cyclones -22.5 / Western Michigan Broncos +22.5; Over/Under: +127
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The Western Michigan Broncos and the Iowa State Cyclones meet in college basketball action from the Hilton Coliseum on Sunday afternoon.
The Western Michigan Broncos will look to rebound from a 62-56 loss to UIC last time out. Lamar Norman Jr. leads the Broncos in scoring with 18.6 PPG and 2.6 APG while Tray Maddox Jr. has 10.7 PPG as well to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for Western Michigan so far this season while Markeese Hastings leads the Broncos in rebounding with 8.6 RPG as well this season. Jefferson Monegro has a team-high 2.7 APG to lead the Broncos in assists this season. As a team, Western Michigan is averaging 70.5 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field, 32.3% from three and 70.5% from the foul line so far this season.
The Iowa State Cyclones will look to build on their 77-40 win over McNeese last time out. Jaren Holmes leads the Cyclones in scoring with 14.2 PPG along with 4.7 RPG and 3.3 APG as the lone double-digit scorer for Iowa State up to this point in the season. Tamin Lipsey also has a team-high 4.3 APG to lead Iowa State in assists and Aljaz Kunc has a team-high 6.2 RPG to lead the Cyclones on the glass this season. As a team, Iowa State is averaging 70.7 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field, 32% from three and 68.8% from the foul line this season.
Western Michigan is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games and 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games overall while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall. Iowa State is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 9-0 in their last 9 games following an ATS win.
I get the case to be made on either side here, but I’m leaning towards the under here. I do like Iowa State here as this Cyclones defense is elite and gives them a good shot at covering these bigger numbers, but the under has been dominant and it’s more trustworthy to come in than to rely on Iowa State to rout the Broncos here. I’ll side with the under here.
