Arizona vs. Iowa State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - March 2
02 March 2026

The No. 2 Arizona Wildcats (27-2, 14-2 Big 12) are favored by 7.5 points versus the No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones (24-5, 11-5 Big 12) on March 2, 2026 at McKale Center. The Wildcats are red-hot, having won four in a row and going 8-2 in their past 10 games. The matchup has an over/under set at 149.5 points.
In its last game on Saturday, Arizona secured an 84-61 victory against Kansas. Brayden Burries scored a team-leading 20 points for Arizona in the victory. Iowa State's last game was an 82-73 loss to Texas Tech on Saturday. Iowa State got a team-best 22 points from Joshua Jefferson in the loss.
Arizona vs. Iowa State Odds and Game Time
- When: Monday, March 2, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET
- Where: McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona
- Spread favorite: Arizona -7.5
- Moneyline favorite: Arizona -328
- Moneyline underdog: Iowa State +256
- Over/Under: 149.5 points
How to watch Arizona vs. Iowa State
- TV Channel: ESPN
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Betting the Over/Under: Arizona vs. Iowa State
- Arizona and its opponents have combined to outscore Monday's total (149.5 points) 19 times this season.
- There have been 13 Iowa State games that ended with a combined score over 149.5 points this season.
- The point total for the contest of 149.5 is 20.1 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Wildcats (87.1) and Cyclones (82.5).
- These two teams surrender a combined 134.1 points per game, 15.4 less than this contest's over/under.
- Arizona has seen a 155.7 average over/under in its games this season, 6.2 points more than the over/under in this contest.
- The over/under for this contest is 1.5 points more than the average over/under in Iowa State's games this season (148 points).
Betting the Spread: Arizona vs. Iowa State
- Arizona has 17 wins against the spread in 29 games this season.
- The Wildcats have an against the spread record of 10-11 in their 21 games when favored by 7.5 points or more so far this season.
- In Iowa State's 29 games this year, it has 16 wins against the spread.
- At home this season, Arizona is 8-8 against the spread and 15-1 overall.
- As a 7.5-point favorite or greater at home, Arizona is 8-8 ATS.
- Iowa State is 5-4 against the spread, and 5-4 overall, away from home.
- As 7.5-point underdogs or more away from home, Iowa State is 3-1 ATS.
Betting the Moneyline: Arizona vs. Iowa State
- This season, Arizona has been moneyline favorites 24 times and won 22, or 91.7%, of those games.
- The Wildcats have entered 19 games this season favored by -328 or more and are 18-1 in those contests.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 76.6% chance of a victory for Arizona.
- Iowa State came away victorious in the one game it played as the moneyline underdog this season.
- Oddsmakers have given the Cyclones the worst odds of winning they have seen this season with a +256 moneyline listed for this contest.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Iowa State has a 28.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Dunkel Index Prediction for Arizona vs. Iowa State
- Pick ATS: Iowa State (+ 7.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (149.5)
- Prediction: Arizona 77 - Iowa State 73
