College Basketball on Monday and we will see the Kansas Jayhawks travel to Ames, Iowa to take on the Iowa State Cyclones. The game is scheduled for a 9:00 pm (Eastern) start time and will be televised on ESPN. Currently the Odds for the game have Kansas State favored by 1.5 points while the   total sits at 143.5.

Analysis: Kansas took a mighty spill in the national rankings when it started off the month of February with three straight losses, its first three-game losing streak in the past eight seasons, but since then it has regained its footing with a four-game win streak. The Jayhawks most recently dismissed TCU on Saturday afternoon, 74-48, to improve to 23-4 overall, and at 11-3 in the league, it is tied for first place with intrastate rival Kansas State. The Jayhawks' latest contest was never in doubt, as they held TCU to a mere nine points in the opening 20 minutes, the lowest first-half scoring output in a Big 12 game in the past 15 years. Kansas also put together a strong shooting performance to go with its stout defensive effort, making 49.1 percent of its field goal attempts and 94.7 percent of its free throws. KU has grown accustomed to outstanding all-around performances this year, as it scores 73.3 ppg while surrendering just 59.9 ppg, for a league-best scoring margin of +13.4. McLemore is a sniper on the outside, scoring 16.2 ppg with fantastic percentages from the field overall (.497), 3-point range (.426) and the foul line (.876). The 6-foot-5 guard is also impressive on the boards (5.4 rpg) and helps out on defense too (1.2 spg, 0.8 bpg). Withey tallies 13.6 ppg and 8.5 rpg, and he is one of the premier interior defenders in the nation with 4.0 bpg.

Iowa State also enjoyed an easy win over the weekend, taking down Texas Tech in an 86-66 final to improve to 15-0 at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones have won three straight games to creep up to 19-8 overall, and they are two games behind the league leaders (9-5) with four games remaining in the regular season. Not only does Iowa State have the top-ranked offense in the Big 12 (79.5 ppg), but it pours in the fifth-most points in all of Division I, and its shooting attack did not disappoint in the 20-point win over Texas Tech. The Cyclones shot nearly 50 percent from the field and drained 11 3-pointers, and they were paced by a pair of 17-point efforts from Chris Babb and Will Clyburn. Pacing ISU's balanced attack this season is Clyburn, who has exceeded expectations during his first year in Ames with 14.9 ppg and 7.3 rpg. Ejim has been doing dirty work down low all season long with 11.1 ppg and a Big 12-best 9.7 rpg, while Korie Lucious (9.7 ppg) ranks second in the conference in assists with 5.8 per contest. McGee (13.1 ppg), Georges Niang (11.4 ppg) and Babb (9.6 ppg) round out one of the best six-man rotations in the nation. The Cyclones are heavily reliant on the 3- pointer. Not only have they made 260 long-range buckets (67 more than any other Big 12 team), but they drill them at a league-best 37 percent clip.

Pick: Should be a fun uptempo game. This has been a high scoring series of late as they last 5 between these teams have put up 153.4 ppg (regulation), with 4 of the 5 games scoring in the 150's. I feel wee can get there in this one as well. The Kansas offense is picking up again as they have put up 73 or more points in 3 of their last 4 games and they are 28th in offensive efficiency for the year. The Cyclones offense hasn't needed to pick up as hey have been there all year long. ISU comes in 5th in the nation in scoring at 79.5 ppg and they are 10th in offensive efficiency. At home they notch 83.5 ppg and they have put up 83.5 and they have put up 80.4 ppg in their last 7 games overall, hitting at least 76 points in 5 of those games. This is a team that will push tempo as they are 49th in that category and while Kansas is not really uptempo they should run with this team. ISU should score in the 70's even though the Jayhawks have a solid defense. Kansas should also easily get into the 70's vs an ISU team that is 232nd in scoring defense (68.6 ppg) and they are getting worse having allowed 70.2 ppg in their last 5 games (Reg). Should also be a close game giving a shot at FT's or OT near the end, but really I don't feel we will need either. Look for this game in the 150's.

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