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Iowa State football predictions & picks

Big 12

2026 record: 4-5
Big 12: 14th
PPG: 29.2
Streak: L1
Last 5: Won 45–42 vs West Virginia · Sat, Oct 3 Lost 10–24 at BYU · Fri, Oct 9 Lost 3–39 at Arizona · Sat, Oct 24 Won 51–49 vs Oklahoma State · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 31–42 at Baylor · Sat, Nov 7

Iowa State next game

Wk 11

Iowa State vs12:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Cincinnati

Best pick ISU +3.5−238 76% confidence See the prediction: Cincinnati at Iowa State

Iowa State 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vs Southeast Missouri State SE Missouri W38–10 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Iowa Iowa L13–16 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vs Bowling Green Bowling Green W55–7 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Utah Utah L17–31 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs West Virginia West Virginia W45–42 —

Wk 6Fri, Oct 9Oct 9 @BYU BYU L10–24 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @Arizona Arizona L3–39 ARIZ ML−417✓ Iowa State at Arizona prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Oklahoma State Oklahoma St W51–49 U 64.5−213✗ Oklahoma St at Iowa State prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Baylor Baylor L31–42 BAY ML−417✓ Iowa State at Baylor prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Cincinnati Cincinnati 12:00 PM ET ISU +3.5−238 Cincinnati at Iowa State prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 @UCF UCF 5:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Iowa State team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 29.2/ game 61st

Total yards 381.8/ game 70th

Passing yards 200.3/ game 97th

Rushing yards 181.4/ game 37th

Third-down conversions 35.3% 107th

Giveaways 0.9/ game 27th

Time of possession 30:55 43rd

Defense

Points allowed 28.9/ game 104th

Yards allowed 394.3/ game 106th

Passing yards allowed 231.0/ game 100th

Rushing yards allowed 163.3/ game 95th

Takeaways 1.1/ game 71st

Penalties 5.8/ game 46th

Iowa State leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Jaylen Raynor 1,672yds 12 TD · 5 INT · 59.6% comp. · 9 games

Rushing Aiden Flora 1,119yds 9 TD · 7.1 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Jamal Polite Jr. 321yds 17 catches · 2 TD · 8 games

Tackles Sullivan Schlimgen 84 9 games

Sacks Isaac Terrell 3 8 games

Interceptions Beau Goodwin 2 2 passes defended · 8 games

Iowa State picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

66.7% 2 won · 1 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

Big 12 standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Utah Utah 900 9-0 1.000 339147 +192 W9

2 Texas Tech Texas Tech 810 8-1 .889 338217 +121 W2

3 Arizona Arizona 720 7-2 .778 308179 +129 W1

4 Houston Houston 720 7-2 .778 319192 +127 W1

5 BYU BYU 720 7-2 .778 279178 +101 L1

6 Oklahoma State Oklahoma St 630 6-3 .667 395245 +150 W1

7 Baylor Baylor 630 6-3 .667 287153 +134 W2

8 UCF UCF 540 5-4 .556 271234 +37 W1

9 Cincinnati Cincinnati 540 5-4 .556 297265 +32 L2

10 West Virginia West Virginia 540 5-4 .556 335311 +24 L1

11 Arizona State Arizona St 540 5-4 .556 256246 +10 W1

12 TCU TCU 450 4-5 .444 214142 +72 L1

13 Kansas State Kansas St 450 4-5 .444 282241 +41 L3

14 Iowa State Iowa State 450 4-5 .444 263260 +3 L1

15 Kansas Kansas 360 3-6 .333 265223 +42 L2

16 Colorado Colorado 360 3-6 .333 178255 −77 L1

Iowa State FAQ

Who does Iowa State play next?

Next up for Iowa State: home against Cincinnati, Saturday, November 14, 12:00 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is Iowa State’s record this season?

Iowa State is 4-5, 14th in the Big 12.

Who leads Iowa State in passing yards?

Jaylen Raynor, with 1,672 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (12 TD · 5 INT · 59.6% comp. · 9 games).

What is the model’s record picking Iowa State games?

Its best pick is 2-1 in Iowa State games this season (66.7%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

Big 12 rivals

All teams

Arizona Arizona State BYU Baylor Cincinnati Colorado Houston Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma State TCU Texas Tech UCF Utah West Virginia

Iowa State this week

Iowa State is 4-5, 2-4 in Big 12 play. Its last game was a 42–31 loss to Baylor on November 7. Its offense averages 29.2 points a game (tied for 61st in FBS), and its defense allows 28.9 (104th).

Next up, Iowa State hosts Cincinnati on Saturday, November 14 at 12:00 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, Iowa State is a 3.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 59.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Cincinnati vs Iowa State prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.