Iowa State opens up as a 23 point favorite against my beloved Jayhawks. Is this number too high or too low?
It's Kansas Week...
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Big spreads are always tricky because teams tend to do enough to win instead of pressing the issue when they have leads, especially late in games, but I think this is just about a Goldilocks spread.
Is their fan going to be in Ames? That could be a factor.
Is "Kansas Week" even a thing for football?
Kansas must be destroyed. Even in football.
Seems like a lot but ISU, OSU, and Kstate aren't separated a whole lot and those two teams won by 18 and 28.
Avoid the embarrassment of losing to KU week.
Sure, he wasn't happy in this shot but they hadn't gotten their field goal yet. (a 23-point spread seems high to me even though it's certainly plausible).
I read it as "Kansas Weak"
I hope ISU can put this out-of-reach by, say, midway through the second quarter. Get a lead early, maintain it long enough to allow recharge for the starters, no injuries, give fans a stress-free viewing experience and get ready for possible nail-biter in Manhattan.
As for covering/matching 23-point spread, something like 33-10 works for me.
As for covering/matching 23-point spread, something like 33-10 works for me.
It would be really nice to see a steady diet of Mitchell handing off to Lang and Croney starting mid third quarter, but I don't think we will.
ISU run game will bury Ku. They are awful on the defensive front seven. However, you're facing the greatest offensive guru (he wrote a book, you know) and running back to blossom in Lawrence since Gale Sayers, so beware.
My feeling exactly, on both points.
Let's play "thought experiment": For Mitchell/Lang/Croney to occur for more than one possession, what would the score have to be, sometime near end of 3rd/early 4th? I'd guess 34-10.
Maybe ISU can make up for that 60+ pass game and give ISU three running backs with 20+ carries each.
Too high IMO. I think this game is going to be closer than I’d like, but I still think Iowa State wins by 14 or so
