The Big 12 is arguably the most talented conference in the country, and one of its best teams tries to avoid a road upset when #12 Iowa State (15-5) visits Texas Tech (11-10). The fact that the #12 team in the country is only a one point favorite against a team that is 0-8 in the conference is either a trap line or a sign of just how competitive the Big 12 is from top to bottom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These two teams are on opposite ends of the conference standings, with ISU tied with Texas and Kansas State atop the Big 12 at 6-2 while the Red Raiders are still looking for their first win in league play at 0-8. The schools do come in with different momentum though, as the Cyclones are 2-3 over their last five while the Red Raiders just posted an impressive 76-68 win at LSU<\/a> to snap an eight game losing streak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There is something fishy about Monday night’s line, not just because TTU is still winless in the Big 12 and is just a +1 point underdog but also because Iowa State dominated in the first meeting with an 84-50 win in Ames to easily cover just a -4.5 point spread. The Red Raiders had been dominant in the series, winning 7 of the previous 8 prior meetings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n