BYU Cougars Face Iowa State Cyclones in Key Big 12 Matchup

The eighth-ranked BYU Cougars will host the Iowa State Cyclones in a significant Big 12 Conference matchup on Friday night. BYU, currently unbeaten with a record of 4-0 and 2-0 in the conference, recently secured a victory against TCU, winning 17-10. Iowa State comes into the game with a 3-2 record, having won their last match against West Virginia 45-42, but they are 0-2 against ranked teams this season.

Kicking off at 10:15 p.m. ET at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah, Iowa State leads the all-time series 5-1, although BYU won their previous encounter last year. The Cougars are favored by 10.5 points, with the over/under set at 45.5. SportsLine's model predicts a total of 52 points for the game, suggesting a strong likelihood of the Over hitting.

Quarterback Jaylen Raynor leads Iowa State's offense, having completed 58% of his passes for 903 yards and six touchdowns this season. For BYU, sophomore quarterback Bear Bachmeier has completed 64% of his passes for 704 yards and six touchdowns, along with four rushing touchdowns. The model indicates that one side of the spread is expected to hit over 50% of the time based on simulations.