Who's Playing
Southeastern Louisiana @ No. 11 Iowa State
Current Records: Southeastern Louisiana 4-7; Iowa State 10-0
What to Know
The #11 Iowa State Cyclones have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Southeastern Louisiana Lions at 1 p.m. ET Dec. 19 at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State is out to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
The Cyclones beat the Jackson State Tigers 47-37 last week. Iowa State's forward Aljaz Kunc filled up the stat sheet, picking up 12 points in addition to five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Southeastern Louisiana was expected to have a tough go of it last Tuesday, and that's exactly how things played out. Their bruising 86-60 loss to the Louisville Cardinals might stick with them for a while. Joe Kasperzyk had a pretty forgettable game, finishing with ten points on 4-for-11 shooting and turning the ball over four times in his 25 minutes on the court.
Iowa State is the favorite in this one, with an expected 20.5-point margin of victory. Those burned by picking them against the spread last week might want to keep in mind that the squad has not yet dropped back-to-back games against the spread this season.
Iowa State's win brought them up to 10-0 while the Lions' defeat pulled them down to 4-7. A pair of stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Cyclones come into the game boasting the 10th most takeaways per game in college basketball at 18.9. Southeastern Louisiana is not quite as good, but they are no chumps, either: they enter the matchup with 17.2 takeaways on average, good for 33rd best in college basketball.
How To Watch
- When: Sunday at 1 p.m. ET
- Where: James H. Hilton Coliseum -- Ames, Iowa
- TV: ESPN Plus
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket Cost: $6.00
Odds
The Cyclones are a big 20.5-point favorite against the Lions, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 20.5-point spread, and stayed right there.
Over/Under: -110
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Series History
This is the first time these teams have played each other within the last six years.
