Baylor vs Iowa State Betting Preview
A Big 12 showdown is set for Saturday afternoon when the Baylor Bears (2-1, 0-0 in Big 12 play) visit the Iowa State Cyclones (3-0, 0-0). Both teams are coming off easy wins in week three and will look to continue that momentum as conference play started. This game will air live on ESPN2.
Through three games, Baylor is scoring 43.7 points per game and are gaining 454.3 yards per game, 219.7 through the air and 234.7 on the ground. Defensively, the Bears are averaging 14.3 points against, and 290.3 yards allowed, 206.3 passing and 84.0 rushing.
After three games, Iowa State is scoring 31.7 points per game and are gaining 415.0 yards per game, 259.0 through the air and 156.0 on the ground. Defensively, the Cyclones are averaging just 9.0 points against, and 234.3 yards allowed, 174.3 passing and 60.0 rushing.
Baylor vs Iowa State Prediction
Last time out, Baylor hosted Texas State and easily won 42-7. The Bears led 7-0 after the first quarter and 21-7 at the half. It was all Bears in the second half as they scored seven points in the third quarter and 14 in the fourth quarter, without allowing a Bobcats score. Blake Shapen 15/26 for 184 yards, one touchdown, one interception, and added 42 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Baylor ran the ball 37 times for 293 yards, a 7.9 average, and five touchdowns in the win. Defensively, the Bears allowed 268 total yards and recovered one Texas State fumble.
Iowa State hosted the Ohio Bobcats and easily won 43-10. The Cyclones wasted no time in this one as they scored 14 points in the first quarter and the first 24 points of the game. Iowa State scored 30 of the 33 first half points and 13 of the 20 points in the second half. Hunter Dekkers went 28/36 for 268 yards, three touchdowns, zero interceptions, and added one touchdown on the ground. Iowa State ran the ball 32 times for 163 yards, a 5.1 average, and two touchdowns in the win. Defensively, Iowa State allowed 233 total yards and forced four Ohio turnovers, two interceptions and two recovered fumbles.
Series History: Baylor won the meeting last season to take a 11-9 advantage in this series.
Pick: I trust Matt Campbell to have his guys ready for this game and I like the Cyclones to get the win.
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Baylor Bears
Iowa State Cyclones
Team Stats
Passing
Offense/Defense
BAYL | Passing | IOWAST |
---|---|---|
21.9 | CMP | 19.2 |
36.8 | ATT | 34.5 |
59.5 | CMP% | 55.8 |
263 | Y/G | 228.9 |
7.1 | Y/A | 6.6 |
1.3 | TD/G | 1.6 |
Defense/Offense
BAYL | Passing | IOWAST |
---|---|---|
17.8 | CMP | 18.5 |
27.3 | ATT | 29.3 |
64.9 | CMP% | 63.3 |
236.4 | Y/G | 245 |
8.7 | Y/A | 8.4 |
1.8 | TD/G | 1.8 |
Rushing
Offense/Defense
BAYL | Rushing | IOWAST |
---|---|---|
34.4 | ATT | 35.1 |
114.8 | Y/G | 134.2 |
3.3 | Y/A | 3.8 |
1.1 | TD/G | 0.9 |
Defense/Offense
BAYL | Rushing | IOWAST |
---|---|---|
36.7 | ATT | 29.4 |
184.9 | Y/G | 119.9 |
5.0 | Y/A | 4.1 |
2.3 | TD/G | 1.2 |
Special Teams
BAYL | Special Teams | IOWAST |
---|---|---|
2.9 | Punts-GM | 4.8 |
42.9 | Punt Avg | 43.6 |
3.5 | Kick Ret GM | 1.4 |
23.7 | Kick Ret Avg | 21.2 |
1.1 | Punt Ret GM | 1.2 |
15.5 | Punt Ret Avg | 7.9 |
Betting Trends
BAYL | Betting Trends | IOWAST |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
43.67 | Avg Score | 31.67 |
14.33 | Avg Opp Score | 9 |
AWAY | HOME | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
20.67 | Avg Score | 32.67 |
16.33 | Avg Opp Score | 13.33 |
BAYL | Betting Trends | IOWAST |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
4-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
4-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
34.6 | Avg Score | 31.2 |
13.2 | Avg Opp Score | 12.2 |
AWAY | HOME | |
3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
22 | Avg Score | 35.2 |
17.8 | Avg Opp Score | 12.2 |
BAYL | Betting Trends | IOWAST |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
8-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
7-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-6-0 |
30.6 | Avg Score | 30 |
16.8 | Avg Opp Score | 19.6 |
AWAY | HOME | |
5-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 8-2-0 |
5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
23.5 | Avg Score | 32.6 |
19.1 | Avg Opp Score | 14.3 |
Head to Head
Teams Last 10
Baylor vs Iowa State Betting Stats
Bears
- Baylor are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baylor’s last 8 games.
- Baylor are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games.
- Baylor are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against Iowa State.
- Baylor are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games against Iowa State.
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baylor’s last 8 games on the road.
- Baylor are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against Iowa State.
- Baylor are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games against an opponent in the Big 12 conference.
- Baylor are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games played in September.
- Baylor are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games played in week 4.
Cyclones
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Iowa State’s last 6 games.
- Iowa State are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
- Iowa State are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games at home.
- Iowa State are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Baylor.
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of Iowa State’s last 9 games against an opponent in the Big 12 conference.
- The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Iowa State’s last 18 games played in September.