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The 12th seed Nevada Wolfpack face the 5th seed Iowa State Cyclones in a Midwest Region first round NCAA Tournament game that will take place at a neutral site at the BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin Thursday March 16th at 9:57 PM ET. The Cyclones hit the board as a -6.5 point spread favor, but that light has dropped a notch to -6 at the majority of the sports betting sites. The O/U line (combined points) for this match is listed at 155.5.
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Nevada is coming off a 79-71 win over Colorado State in their last game where they covered the 5.5-point line. The total number of points in the game was 150, which was over the closing line of 142. The Wolfpack have covered the spread in their last nine games and in six of their last seven games, including their last four, the total has gone over. Nevada has won nine straight games
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Iowa State is coming off an 80-74 win over a ranked West Virginia team in their last game where they covered the spread as a 4-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 154, which was over the closing line of 146.5. The Cyclones have covered the spread in their last three games and in their last nine games the total has gone over every time. Iowa State has won three in a row and nine of their last 10 games.
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Offensively, Nevada is putting up 75 points per game on a 45% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Wolfpack are allowing 70.9 points per game on a 42.5% FG average.
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Iowa State is putting up 80.9 points per game on a 46.9% FG average. On defense the Cyclones are allowing 72 points per game on a 42.8% FG average, which ranks 14th in the nation.
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This is the first ever match up between these teams.
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Nevada Wolfpack at Iowa State Cyclones Betting Trends<br />
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Nevada is 5-0 against the spread in their last 5 games overall.
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The Wolf Pack is 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games overall.
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Iowa State is 8-2 against the spread in their last 10 games overall.
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The Cyclones are 9-1 straight up in their last 10 games overall.
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The game total has gone over in 5 of Iowa States last 5 games.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this college basketball game between Nevada and Iowa State have the public leaning slightly to the Cyclones minus the 6 points with 59%. The over/under bettors are heavily on this game going over the posted total line of 155.5 with 90% on board.
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