Southern Miss vs Iowa State

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Southern Miss☆Golden Eagles

6781

LineIowa State −30.5O/U150.5

Iowa State☆Cyclones

Strong pickIowa State

Total 147.5 1H Southern Miss by 6.0

• Iowa State rates 16th of 366 teams, Southern Miss 162nd: a top-25 team against an upper-half team.
• The edge is mostly Iowa State’s offense (47th nationally) against Southern Miss’s defense (52nd).
• Iowa State has played the 34th-toughest schedule, so its numbers are earned.
• Home court adds 2.7 points for Iowa State.
• The books have Iowa State by 30.5, more than the model’s gap supports, so the spread value is on Southern Miss +30.5.
• Projected total 148, in line with the 150.5 over/under.
• Early-season note: about 95% of these numbers are still last season’s.

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