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Kansas is 1-7 against Iowa State since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Kansas Jayhawks will head out on the road to face off against the Iowa State Cyclones at 7:00 p.m. ET at Jack Trice Stadium. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Kansas beat Oklahoma 38-33.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Kansas to victory, but perhaps none more so than Devin Neal, who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Bean, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown.
Kansas was down by one with only two minutes and six seconds left when they drove 82 yards for the winning score. Neal punched in the touchdown from 9 yards out.
Meanwhile, Iowa State entered their tilt with Baylor with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Iowa State walked away with a 30-18 victory over Baylor on Saturday. 30 seems to be a good number for Iowa State as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Iowa State's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cartevious Norton led the charge by rushing for 58 yards and two touchdowns. Eli Sanders and his 90 yards on the ground were also a key factor in Iowa State's victory.
Kansas' victory was their fifth straight at home, bumping their overall record up to 6-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.8 points per game. As for Iowa State, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Iowa State and Kansas pleased both fans and bettors in their last matchups by winning and covering the spread. Looking ahead, Iowa State is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by two points. Bettors picking Kansas against the spread have some confidence (to put it mildly), as the team is sitting on a three-game streak of failing to cover when playing on the road.
Kansas came out on top in a nail-biter against Iowa State in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, sneaking past 14-11. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kansas since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
