Get ready for a Big 12 battle as the Texas Longhorns and the Iowa State Cyclones will face off at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium. Iowa State is 5-4 overall and 3-2 at home, while Texas is 6-3 overall and 2-1 on the road. Texas is tied for third in the Big 12 with a 6-3 conference mark, while Iowa State is a game behind the Longhorns at 5-4 in the Big 12. The Cyclones are favored by seven points in the latest Iowa State vs. Texas odds, while the over-under is set at 66. Before entering any Texas vs. Iowa State picks, you'll want to see the college football predictions from the model at SportsLine.
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Last week, Iowa State almost pulled off the upset against Oklahoma, but had to settle for the agonizing 42-41 loss. The Cyclones were close to capping off a huge comeback (they were down 35-14 at the end of the half), but fell just short in the end. And while they're just 5-4 on the season, the Cyclones haven't been beaten by more than a touchdown all season long and are a strong 5-2-1 against the spread, so oddsmakers have regularly underestimated them.
Texas, meanwhile, narrowly escaped with a victory as the team slid past Kansas State 27-24 in its last outing. The win came about thanks to a strong surge after the the first quarter to overcome a 14-0 deficit. Led by quarterback Sam Ehlinger, the Longhorns have a prolific offense that averaged 37.6 points per game, but Texas is also giving up 30.7 points per contest.
A pair of stats to consider for this matchup: The Cyclones rank eighth in the league when it comes to passing yards per game, with 323.2 on average. Texas, meanwhile, is stumbling into the matchup with the seventh most passing yards allowed per game in the nation, having given up 299.6 on average.
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