The Iowa State Cyclones and the BYU Cougars meet in week 11 college football action from LaVell Edwards Stadium on Saturday night.
Iowa State Has Win Streak Snapped
The Iowa State Cyclones come into this one after a 28-21 loss to Kansas that snapped their three-game win streak, dropping Iowa State to 5-4 on the year. Rocco Becht has thrown for 1,918 yards, 13 touchdowns and 7 interceptions on 61.8% passing while Eli Sanders has a team-high 410 rushing yards with 3 TDs. Cartevious Norton and Abu Sama III each have 200+ rushing yards while Jayden Higgins has a team-high 568 receiving yards with 4 touchdowns. Jaylin Noel has 438 receiving yards while two more Cyclones have 200+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Beau Freyler has a team-high 66 total tackles and 3 interceptions while Jeremiah Cooper has a team-high 5 interceptions.
Iowa State Cyclones Team Facts
- Iowa State has lost five of its last six games as a road favorite.
- Iowa State has failed to cover the spread in each of its last four games in November.
- Iowa State has lost the first half in seven of its last nine road games against conference opponents.
- Each of Iowa State’s last four November games as a favorite have gone UNDER the total points line.
BYU Routed Again
The BYU Cougars come into this one looking to rebound from a 37-7 loss to West Virginia last time out. Kedon Slovis has thrown for 1,716 yards, 12 touchdowns and 6 interceptions on 57.5% passing while LJ Martin has a team-high 438 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns. Chase Roberts leads BYU with 37 grabs for 512 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns while Darius Lassiter has 347 receiving yards and 4 TDs and Isaac Rex has 333 receiving yards as well. On defense, Max Tooley has a team-high 67 total tackles while Jakob Robinson has 4 interceptions and Eddie Heckard has 3 interceptions. Tyler Batty also has a team-high 3.5 sacks as well on the year.
BYU Cougars Team Facts
- BYU has won each of its last six home games in November.
- The home team has covered the spread in each of BYU’s last six games.
- BYU has won the first half in each of its last four home games against conference opponents.
- Four of BYU’s last five November games against non-AP-ranked teams have gone OVER the total points line.
Chris’ Pick
I’m sticking with Iowa State here. Sure, BYU has played much better at home this season, but the teams that BYU has played at home are not in the same grouping defensively as Iowa State. The Cyclones will likely be the best defensive unit that BYU will have gone against at home this season. Iowa State’s offense hasn’t been a world-beater, but they’ve been good in their last couple of road games and I lump BYU closer to the competition that Iowa State’s played on the road lately, Baylor & Cincinnati, and the Cyclones won those games by 12 and 20 points. Give me the Cyclones here laying the points on the road.