Preview: Baylor Basketball vs Iowa State

No. 12 Baylor (10-2) takes on Iowa State (9-2) at 1:00 on Saturday in Ames. The game will air on ESPNU. 

Iowa State has a big victory over North Carolina in the PK-85. The Cyclones also beat Villanova in overtime. Their two losses are to good teams: an 18-point loss to Connecticut and a 19-point loss to Iowa. 

The metrics have this as a close contest. KenPom has Iowa State as a 52% favorite, while Torvik has the Bears as a narrow favorite (though he lists it as a 50-50 outcome).