12:05 pm
September 12

#23 Iowa State & Kansas State

Will BOTH #23 Iowa State (v. Louisiana) AND Kansas State (v. Arkansas State) WIN?

Yes: Both teams Win

No: At least 1 doesn’t Win

 

Current odds:

#23 Iowa State (v. Louisiana): (-420)

Kansas State (v. Arkansas State): (-500)

 

• The spreads are Iowa State by 11 points and Kansas State by 13 points.

• Junior quarterback Brock Purdy (3,982 passing yards) leads an offense that ranked second in 2019 in the pass-happy Big 12 with an average of 311.3 yards per game through the air. Running back Breece Hall rushed for 897 yards as a freshman, averaging just over 100 yards a game over his last eight outings.

• Louisiana is coming off an 11-3 season and returns three huge weapons — quarterback Levi Lewis and running backs Elijah Mitchell and Trey Ragas. Lewis passed for 3,050 yards last season while Mitchell rushed for 1,147 yards and Ragas had 820.

• K-State doesn’t return a lot of starters, especially on offense. But senior quarterback Skylar Thompson is a key returnee. He adapted well to Klieman’s offense this year and seems ready to take the next step. Thompson heads into his senior season joining his quarterbacks coach Collin Klein as the only quarterbacks in school history to rank in the top 10 all-time in passing yards (10th, 4,395), passing efficiency (seventh, 132.8), completion percentage (fourth, 59.5), rushing yards by a quarterback (fifth, 1,045), and touchdown responsibility (eighth, 45).

• Arkansas State (0-1) opened the season last week with a 37-24 loss at Memphis. Arkansas State led Memphis 14-7 after one quarter, but the Tigers poured it on, leading by seven at halftime and by as many as 20 points in the fourth quarter. The team stats were not that disparate, with Memphis gaining a total of 502 yards and the Red Wolves gaining 424. It was a matter of making the most of opportunities.

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Yes: Both teams Win
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