Iowa State Cyclones vs Kansas Jayhawks Pick & Prediction - 1/13/2026
Updated January 13, 2026
Updated January 13, 2026
The Big 12 spotlight will be on Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday night as the unbeaten Iowa State Cyclones (16-0) take on the Kansas Jayhawks (11-5) in a huge conference matchup in college basketball. The Cyclones are off to one of their best starts in program history and they will try to pick up another huge win against a Kansas team that has not played up to its usual standard this year. Here, I break down this big game in the Big 12 and give you my Iowa State vs Kansas prediction.
Pick: | Iowa State -3.5 ATS PRO |
Confidence: | 3/5 |
Score Projection: Iowa State 78 – Kansas 70 ATS PRO
Win Probability: Iowa State 63%, Kansas 37% ATS PRO
I am going to lay the points with Iowa State as a favorite on the road in this contest. The Cyclones might be the best team in all of college basketball this season and they should pass a huge test at The Phog here. Look for the defense of the Cyclones to make life very difficult on the key players for the Jayhawks and for Iowa State to stay unbeaten this college basketball season.
Jay Sanin is the GM and Head of Sports at ATS.io. He has been writing about sports gambling since 2013, handicapping tens of thousands of sporting events. He plays sides and totals aggressively across most sports and is more selective in player prop markets. He does his own modeling across most sports, and his family is jealous of how much time he spends on his precious spreadsheets.
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