Western Michigan Broncos vs Iowa St. Cyclones Betting Picks & Predictions

Game outlook

Western Michigan is on the road playing Iowa St. at the James H. Hilton Coliseum stadium on Sunday, 12/18/2022 @ 1:00pm EST. Iowa St. -22.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Iowa St. -22.

Western Michigan Team Statistics

So far this season, Western Michigan has a record of 10-21. As a team, they turn over the ball 13.9 times per contest, and they commit 15.0 personal fouls every game. Western Michigan pulls down 39.6 boards per game and has thrown 134 dimes, which ranks 242nd in D-1 in passing. At the free throw line, the Broncos are shooting 70.5%, and they are shooting 32.3% on 3-pointers (72 of 223). As a team, they score 70.5 points per contest (226th in the nation) and shoot 45.1% from the field.

The Broncos draw 13.4 personal fouls a night while forcing 10.5 turnovers on defense. Their opponents score 69.5 PPG and shoot 36.5% on three-point shots. In terms of defense, the Broncos allow a 45.1% field goal percentage (256 of 567) as well as 29.3 rebounds per contest. 144 assists were surrendered to their opponents this season, ranking them 248th in college basketball.

With a power ranking of 287, Western Michigan is ranked #221 in offense (scoring an average of 70.50 per game), #214 in defense (allowing an average of 69.70 points to be scored against them per game) and are 3-7 (1-7 ATS) this season.

Iowa St. Team Statistics

For the year, Iowa State is 8-2. The Cyclones rank 176th in the nation with a 44.8% field goal percentage. This season, Iowa State has scored 707 points (70.7 per game) and averaged 33.8 rebounds. They dish out assists at a rate of 15.8 times per game (60th in college basketball) and give up possession at a rate of 13.0. They are committing 18.6 fouls per game and shooting 68.8% from the free throw line.