Well. This is it.
The Game
Iowa State @ Kansas State
The Time
1:00 PM Central Time
The Television
ESPN+ (the Big 12 package or whatever they call it)
The Opponent
Kansas State. The other real bad Big 12 team. Winners of three conference games, though.
The Numbers
KenPom, which doesn’t know Rasir Bolton’s probably out, gives Iowa State a 44% chance to win and projects a 67-66 K-State victory. Vegas, which does know Rasir Bolton’s probably out, has the Cyclones 4.5-point underdogs and the over/under at 134.
What Iowa State Needs to Do
Iowa State is going to need to get some offense out of someone who is not Rasir Bolton. Kansas State’s more susceptible on the perimeter than inside, but you can get at them in either place. Basically, the Cyclones need to play like the team that they can be. Not the team that they’ve been. Otherwise, it’s a winless Big 12 season. And all that means.
