Iowa State vs Notre Dame March Madness Betting!
This West Region match up pits 10th seed Iowa State facing 7th seed Notre Dame. Notre Dame finished the season with 25 wins and had some solid wins and Iowa State ended the season well before losing to Kansas, for the 3rd time this season, in their conference tournament.
NCAA Tourney – West Bracket
Venue/ Stadium: University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OH
Time/Date: 9:45 PM EST Friday, March 22, 2012
NFL Odds From: BetOnline
Moneyline: OFF Sportsbook.ag
Spread: Iowa State -1
Over/Under: 139.5
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Iowa State Cyclones vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Preview
In their last games Iowa State lost to Kansas 88-73 in the Big 12 tournament and Notre Dame lost to Louisville 69-57 in the Big East tournament.
On the season Iowa State is 19-10-1 ATS with an Over/Under record of 12-16 and Notre Dame is 20-12 ATS and they have an Over/Under record of 15-17.
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Iowa State is led by G Will Clyburn (15 ppg 7.1 rpg) and Tyrus McGee (13.2 ppg), and each of these guys can shoot the rock well Notre Dame will be facing a Cyclones team that is deep and has 6 players that are averaging over 9 ppg.
Notre Dame has to play solid perimeter defense since Iowa State leads the nation in 3 pointers made. Iowa State ranks 4th in the nation in scoring and 21st in rebounding, but they have suffered lapses on defense this season.
Notre Dame will need a good game from G Jerian Grant (13.4 ppg) and FW Jack Cooley, who leads the team in rebounding. Grant has played well in the last few games and Cooley had struggled for a few games before playing well against Louisville in the loss in the Big East tournament.
Iowa State has, in terms of stats, the better rebounding team, but their top 2 players on the glass are G Clyburn and 6’6″ FW Melvin Ejim (11.2 ppg 9.3 rpg). Notre Dame needs to use their size inside and score in the paint and also play well on the boards. [ad-6571516]
This is a game between 2 teams that play different games, as Notre Dame likes to slow the pace and play a half court game while Iowa State likes to get out and run. The team that can dictate their style of play should win this game.
The winner of this game will face the winner of the Iona vs. Ohio State game for the right to play in the Sweet 16.
In some betting trends for this game Iowa State is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games, 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games following a S.U. loss, and they have an Over record of 6-0 in their last 6 non-conference games.
Notre Dame is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games, 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games following a S.U. loss, and they have an Over record of 4-0 in their last 4 games.
Jason’s Pick: Have to go with Notre Dame in this game, as they have the better defense and I think that will carry them to a win and the next round of the Big Dance.
