Iowa State vs. UAB: Odds, Point Spread & Over-Under

Iowa State and UAB are one of the first games Thursday afternoon, tipping off at the KFC Yum Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

The third-seeded Cyclones are undoubtedly the favorite over the No. 14 Blazers, but there’s a reason they call this time of the year “March Madness.”

Well the oddsmakers aren’t buying that as ISU opened as a 12.5-point favorite. It has since moved to 13.5.

Possible good news for the Blazers: a 14 seed has beaten a No. 3 in each of the past 2 seasons (Mercer over Duke in 2014 and Harvard over New Mexico in 2013) and 5 times since 2005. There have been 18 14 over 3 upsets since 1986.

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The below odds are from sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com (odds are subject to change):

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Iowa State-UAB Point Spread

UAB … +13.5

Iowa State … -13.5

UAB is 17-13-1 against the spread and Iowa State is 17-12-1.

Over the past 10 games, the Blazers are 4-5-1 ATS and the Cyclones are 7-2-1.

UAB is 3-2 straight in the past 5 and ISU is 5-0.

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Iowa State-UAB Over-Under

Over-Under … 146.5

The UNDER has won in 3 of UAB’s last 5 games.

The UNDER has won in 4 of Iowa State’s last 5 games.

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Iowa State-UAB Odds to Win the NCAA Tournament

Iowa State … 33/1

UAB … 500/1

Iowa State’s 33/1 odds are the best among Big 12 teams, including Kansas, who was given a No. 2 seed in the Midwest.

UAB’s 500/1 odds are pretty typical for a 14 seed. The Blazers made a run to the Sweet 16 back in 2004 as a No. 9 seed, but haven’t won a Madness game in 10 years.

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The Basics

Who:

No. 3 Iowa State (25-8) vs. No. 14 UAB (19-15)

What:

NCAA Tournament Round of 64 – South Regional

When:

Thursday

Where:

KFC Yum Center – Louisville, Kentucky

Time:

12:40 p.m. Eastern

Channel:

truTV

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