Iowa State Cyclones vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa State Cyclones vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: Peacock

The Iowa State Cyclones (17-2) are en route to Gallagher-Iba Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Oklahoma State Cowboys (14-5).

The Iowa State Cyclones played UCF and took home the win by a score of 87-57 in their last game. Iowa State walked away from the contest with a 50.8% field goal percentage (33 of 65) and made 9 of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Cyclones made 12 of 21 shots for a rate of 57.1%. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected 35 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 22 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and having 13 steals. When talking about the defense, Iowa State allowed 36.8% from the floor on 21 out of 57 shooting. UCF distributed 13 dimes and had 1 steal in this contest. On top of that, UCF snagged 27 boards (9 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. UCF ended up going 83.3% from the free throw line by converting 5 of their 6 shots. They also made 10 of their 32 attempts from three-point range. In relation to personal fouls, the Cyclones left the arena with 13 and UCF accumulated 17 personal fouls.

Milan Momcilovic is one guy who was a major factor in the game. He finished with 20 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins and also collected 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 58.3% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Iowa State will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 17-2 this season. They cough up possession 10.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.4 fouls every game. As a team, Iowa State is grabbing 36.8 rebounds per contest and has 344 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 32nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Cyclones are shooting 40.1% on 3-pointers (169 of 421) and 67.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 85.7 pts per game (31st in Division 1) while shooting 50.6% from the floor.

On defense, the Cyclones are forcing 16.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.5 fouls. They surrender 31.9% on 3-pointers while they are 14th in college in points per game allowed (64.6). The Cyclones defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.8% (445 of 1,064) and they surrender 30.7 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 119th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 245 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Oklahoma State Cowboys walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-65 when they faced TCU. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Oklahoma State allowed TCU to get 32 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 30.0% from three-point range by going 6 out of 20 and finished the contest at 6 of 12 at the free throw line (50.0%). The Cowboys allowed TCU to convert 28 of 61 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.9% in the matchup. Overall, the Cowboys finished shooting 27 for 62 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.5%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, Oklahoma State buried 6 of 15 attempts (40.0%). They were able to make 5 of the free throw tries for a clip of 50.0%. TCU committed 10 fouls in the matchup which took the Cowboys to the free throw line for a total of 10 shots. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 13 steals in the matchup. The Cowboys pulled down 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 27 for this contest.

Isaiah Coleman was important for the Cowboys for this contest. He earned 14 points in his 25 mins on the court and tallied 1 assist for this game. He buried 6 out of 11 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and added 6 rebounds.

Oklahoma State has a record of 14-5 for the campaign. The Cowboys have committed 16.8 personal fouls per contest and they go 75.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.6 times per contest (102nd in the country) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per contest. Oklahoma State has accumulated 1,652 points this season (86.9 per contest) and they pull down 38.6 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cowboys are connecting on 47.8% from the field, which is 59th in college.

The Cowboys on the defensive side of the court are 324th in the nation in PPG given up with 80.2. They are forcing 12.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (192nd in D-1). The Oklahoma State defense surrenders 34.1% from downtown (189 of 554) and opponents are converting on 69.9% of their free throw shots. They concede 16.9 dimes and 35.8 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 349th and 259th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Iowa State

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