Iowa State Cyclones (7-1) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (2-6)
November 9, 2024 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: Kansas Jayhawks +3; Over/Under: 50
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In this article, we will formulate a Kansas vs Iowa State Prediction for this College Football Week 11 game on Saturday, November 9th, at Arrowhead Stadium. Let’s take a look at a Kansas Jayhawks vs Iowa State Cyclones pick.
What an Awful Loss for Iowa State
If Iowa State would have won last weekend they would have been included in the college football rankings, but they didn’t and now they have an uphill battle to get into the playoff. Iowa State faced off against Texas Tech in the last game and the offense wasn’t good enough as they ended up losing 23-22.
They scored nine points in the 4th quarter but they needed to score ten points to tie the game. Rocco Becht completed 23 of his 39 passes for 299 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. Iowa State on the season is averaging 30.5 points while their defense is giving up 15.5 points per game. The offense is ranked 49th in the league while the defense is ranked 9th.
Why Iowa State Will Beat Kansas
- Kansas has lost 12 of its last 13 home games in November.
- Iowa State has won each of its last six road games against conference opponents.
- Iowa State has covered the spread in each of its last six road games against conference opponents.
- Kansas has failed to cover the spread in 12 of its last 16 games as an underdog against AP-ranked teams.
- Kansas has lost the first half in 39 of its last 51 games against conference opponents.
Kansas Continues to Find Ways to Lose
Kansas could easily be 6-2 right now, but they continue to lose close games late. In the last game against Kansas State they didn’t score any points in the 4th quarter and that led to the defeat. Jalon Daniels completed 18 of his 31 passes for 209 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. He looked better, the interceptions are still an issue for this team.
Kansas is averaging 30 points while their defense is giving up 24.6 points per game. The offense is ranked 53rd in the league while the defense is ranked 69th in the league. Devin Neal on the season has rushed 130 times for 758 yards and eight touchdowns.
Kansas vs Iowa State Prediction
Kansas continues to find ways to lose and even at home, they are going to find success here. Daniels continues to have a bad turnover once or twice a game in key situations and that is going to be the difference here. Iowa State’s defense is going to make life tough on him and Iowa State is going to have a big bounce back here. I expect Iowa State wins this game by at least seven points. Back Iowa State against the spread.
