NCAA Tournament: What Vegas and KenPom think

Now that we are starting to learn a little bit more about Iowa State’s NCAA Tournament Round of 64 opponent, Nevada, here are a few notes on what the metrics are saying about the matchup.

TIP/TV: Thursday, 8:57 p.m. central time (TRUtv)

VEGAS: The experts in the desert originally tabbed Iowa State as a 6.5 point favorite over the Wolfpack. Vegas has also giving Iowa State 65-to-1 odds to win the national title.

KENPOM: The popular statistics website projects Iowa State to win by an 81-74 final. It also tabs Iowa State at a 73 percent chance to win the game.

GOOD INFO: Here is Nevada’s immediate reaction courtesy of the Reno Gazette-Journal. 

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