Iowa State vs. Baylor prediction: Iowa State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/7/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Wednesday at 8:00 PM ET as Iowa State takes on Baylor in men's college basketball action at Foster Pavilion.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Iowa State as the most likely winner of the Iowa State vs. Baylor game.

This article offers further insights into Wednesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Iowa State vs. Baylor prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Wednesday's NCAA basketball matchup between Iowa State and Baylor 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Iowa State a 56% chance of beating Baylor. Our predicted final score has Iowa State winning 79-77.

According to our model, Baylor (+3.5) has a 61% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 155.5 points has a 52% chance of going over.

Iowa State vs. Baylor odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Iowa State vs. Baylor picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: