You currently can find the spread for -106 odds on FanDuel. We like it to -135. You can find the ML for +205 odds on Caesars and we like it to +180.
This is a very similar spot to Arkansas for us yesterday. Iowa State is a team that has seriously struggled this season when they have been missing one of their key players and Keshon Gilbert is not coming back this year. While they blasted Lipscomb in their opener, that could be a negative as they really were not tested without Gilbert on the floor. Ole Miss should test them and then some. Without Gilbert playing this year, Iowa State has a massive 18.1% turnover rate in non-garbage time minutes and Ole Miss ranks 31st nationally in defensive turnover rate. That is a big time problem for the Cyclones that easily could rear its head here. On the other side, Iowa State’s isolation defense is liable to get carved like a Thanksgiving turkey. They allow around 1 point per possession on dribble pull up jumpers, which ranks in the bottom 10% nationally. Ole Miss excelled on these plays against UNC, scoring at an immense 1.34 point per possession number. The primary way to ding Ole Miss is with the three ball, as they rank 320th against them. However, Iowa State is not prepared to do so, ranking 239th in three point attempts per game. Lock in Ole Miss!