Muckslinger --- Saturday (Iowa State Play)

[Muckslinger]

3* -- UNC +6.5

1* -- Brown +16
Straight fade iowa play

1* -- Purdue +5.5

5* -- Iowa State +9

Iowa State stuggles with teams like Drake and UNI because they slow the pace of the game down. Michigan may do that today as well, but Michigan is horrible rebounding team. If ISU controls the boards they will cover this spread and possibly win the game


SATURDAY'S GAME
WHO: Iowa State (5-2) at No. 14 Michigan (5-2)

WHERE: Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Mich. TIPOFF: 11 a.m.

TV/RADIO: Big Ten Network

RADIO: Cyclone Radio Network 100.3-FM in Des Moines.

STAT LEADERS: For Iowa State — Royce White 14.1 ppg, White 10.4 rpg, White 4.4 apg; For Michigan — Tim Hardaway Jr., 15.4 ppg, Evan Smotrycz 5.0 rpg, Trey Burke 4.1 apg.

ABOUT THE CYCLONES: They’re coming off Wednesday’s 69-62 loss against Northern Iowa, a game that exposed Iowa State’s defensive patience. The Panthers shot 50 percent in the second half, and defended Chris Babb so well that he didn’t score after getting the Cyclones’ first eight points of the game.

ABOUT THE WOLVERINES: They’re likewise 5-2 after Tuesday’s 70-58 loss at Virginia. Tim Hardaway Jr., the team’s top scorer, is the son of the former NBA star. He played against Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg in the NBA, but never with him.

WHAT TO WATCH: Iowa State hasn’t beaten a rated opponent since winning at No. 5 Kansas State 85-82 in overtime on March 6, 2010. The Cyclones are 8-109 against rated opponents on the road

[RanPicks]

Gl muck

[duckster]

8 - 109 against ranked opponents on the road? now thats a heck of a stat!

[Muckslinger]

That's straight up

[BOBBYW]

gl..

[secondbase]

gl muck

[Muckslinger]

Iowa state fouls with 6 seconds left....down 8.....soo bad

[bigtom]

brutal.... i wish he woulda just let the time run out damn,.. and mich could not miss a damn shot!

[llord]

Unreal. Throw up 3s also,wish they woulda took it to the basket..Dam

[secondbase]

hey , i had em too.. it would have been a miracle Win.. they were down somewhere in the 20 pt range and then made their comeback hitting 3's... Don't think they were too worried about our + 9.5 bets.
we almost got it ... almost