Iowa takes on No. 20 Iowa State, aims for 5th straight home win

Iowa State Cyclones (7-1) at Iowa Hawkeyes (6-2)

Iowa City, Iowa; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Iowa -4.5; over/under is 141.5

BOTTOM LINE: Iowa hosts No. 20 Iowa State looking to prolong its four-game home winning streak.

The Hawkeyes are 4-0 on their home court. Iowa is the best team in the Big Ten with 15.6 fast break points.

The Cyclones play their first true road game after going 7-1 with a 2-1 record in neutral-site games to begin the season. Iowa State is fifth in the Big 12 scoring 36.8 points per game in the paint led by Osun Osunniyi averaging 7.5.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kris Murray is scoring 19.4 points per game and averaging 10.1 rebounds for the Hawkeyes. Patrick McCaffery is averaging 12.8 points and 4.1 rebounds while shooting 42.5% for Iowa.

Caleb Grill is shooting 34.8% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Cyclones, while averaging 10.5 points and 1.9 steals. Jaren Holmes is averaging 14.8 points and 3.4 assists for Iowa State.

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