Iowa State-Baylor Preview

The Iowa State Cyclones and the Baylor Bears will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Floyd Casey Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Bears listed as 5-point favorites versus the Cyclones, while the game’s total is sitting at 57.
Austen Arnaud threw for a career-high 268 yards and three touchdowns for Iowa State in a 35-33 loss to Kansas in Week 6.
The Cyclones did cover the 11-point spread, while the combined score played OVER the day’s posted total of 50.
Robert Griffin rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns for Baylor as they lost 49-17 to Oklahoma in Week 6.
The Bears failed to cover the 24-point spread, while the combined final score played OVER the day’s posted total of 61.
Current streak:
Iowa State has lost 3 straight games.
Baylor has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Iowa State: 2-3 SU, 3-1 ATS
Baylor: 2-3 SU, 2-2 ATS
Iowa State most recently:
When playing in October are 1-9
When playing on grass are 5-5
After being outgained are 2-8
When playing within the conference are 3-7

Baylor most recently:
When playing in October are 2-8
When playing on grass are 2-8
After being outgained are 2-8
When playing within the conference are 0-10

A few trends to consider:
Iowa State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baylor
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Iowa State’s last 6 games on the road
Iowa State is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Iowa State is 6-18 SU in its last 24 games
Baylor is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
Baylor is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Iowa State
Baylor is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games
Next up:
Iowa State home to Nebraska, Saturday, October 18
Baylor at Oklahoma State, Saturday, October 18

 

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