Virginia at Iowa State

A tale of two teams in Aimes, Iowa. ISU has had a great deal of difficulty on the road in recent seasons. When they are on their homecourt, however, the story is much different. They were nearly unbeatable at home last season, and posted convincing wins versus Kansas and Texas on their homecourt. They have struggled out of the gate this season but have faced some pretty good competition thus far. UVA has yet to lose this season and recently cracked the top 25, but they are not as good as their record seems to indicate. They narrowly beat Northwestern and Auburn last week, two teams who are very average clubs. The Cyclones are historically very good vs. good shooting teams. They are 51-29 ATS versus teams at >45% from the field since 1997. UVA may be headed into a buzz saw on the road here. The Cavaliers beat ISU by 11 on their home court one year ago. An eager crowd will be awaiting the Cavs visit to Aimes, which is certainly one of the toughest spots for an opponent in the Big 12 conference. ISU will give them some early exam prep here. Two stars on the Cyclones in this one.