Iowa State Cyclones vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 3/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa State Cyclones vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Friday, March 13, 2026

Location: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-4)

The Arizona Wildcats (29-2) are welcoming the Iowa State Cyclones (26-6) at T-Mobile Center on Friday in the Big 12 Semifinals. Arizona opens this contest as 4-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total has been set at 143.

The Iowa State Cyclones faced off with Arizona State and walked away with a win by a score of 91-42 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Cyclones finished with 15 while Arizona State racked up 20 personal fouls. They converted 1 of their 19 shots from downtown. Arizona State finished the contest at 91.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 12 attempts. Moreover, Arizona State snagged 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Arizona State doled out 6 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. With regard to defending, Iowa State allowed the other team to shoot 31.9% from the field on 15 out of 47 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 22 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they collected 37 with 14 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Cyclones knocked down 15 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 60.0%. Iowa State wrapped up the contest with a 50.8% field goal percentage (33 of 65) and knocked down 10 out of their 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Milan Momcilovic is a guy who was a factor for this game. He scored 21 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins played and also totaled 2 rebounds. He finished shooting 54.5% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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Iowa State heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 26-6 for the season. They are giving up possession 10.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 16.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Iowa State is pulling in 35.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 558 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 24th in the country in terms of passing. The Cyclones are hitting 38.4% on three-point attempts (286 of 745) and 67.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 82.1 pts per game (55th in Division 1) while connecting on 48.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Cyclones are forcing 15.5 turnovers every game while drawing 17.0 fouls. They are ranked 118th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 403 relinquished so far this year. The Cyclones defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.5% (743 of 1,748) and they concede 31.0 boards per contest as a squad. They concede 31.8% from 3-point land while they are 11th in college hoops in PPG allowed (65.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Arizona Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 89-79 against Colorado. Concerning rebounding, Arizona permitted Colorado to get 30 in total (9 offensive). They finished 31.8% from beyond the arc by going 7 of 22 and ended up shooting 20 of 21 from the free throw line (95.2%). The Wildcats allowed Colorado to bury 26 of 64 tries from the floor which left them shooting 40.6% in this game. Overall, the Wildcats shot 33 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.9%. In the matter of shots from distance, Arizona converted 4 out of their 11 tries (36.4%). They were able to convert 19 of those for a percentage of 73.1%. Colorado committed 19 fouls in this game which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They turned it over 9 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. The Wildcats collected 28 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for the contest.

Brayden Burries ended up being important for the Wildcats for the game. He earned 31 points in his 33 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist for this game. He buried 9 out of 16 in this contest giving him a rate of 56.3%, and had 7 rebounds.

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Arizona has a win-loss record of 29-2 on the year. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 16.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 73.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 17.4 times per contest (21st in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 11.0 times per contest. Arizona has tallied 2,687 points on the campaign (86.7 per game) and they snag 43.0 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are hitting on 50.2% from the field, which ranks 13th in the country.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 53rd in the country in PPG given up with 68.6. They are able to force 12.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 38.8% from the floor (7th in D-1). The Arizona defense gives up 31.2% on shots from beyond the arc (224 of 719) and opponents are converting on 72.0% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.0 assists and 31.4 total rebounds per game, which is 66th and 34th in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (-4)

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