Aaron Marner (5-2)

Iowa State 45

Baylor 17

Iowa State’s offense might struggle a bit to start the game in the cold weather, but as we’ve seen all year, stopping Brock Purdy and David Montgomery is no easy task.

Here’s the thing about the Baylor Bears: when they lose, they *really* lose. They have losses of 44, 33, 13 and six points. That’s an average margin of defeat of 24 points, and Baylor is 1-3 on the road this year with its only road win coming on Sept. 8 against Texas-San Antonio (currently 3-6).

The Cyclones should win this one, and I think they should win by a comfortable margin. I think the defense forces some turnovers in the cold weather and puts the offense in good field position early, giving Iowa State short fields and easy points. I’ll take Iowa State by four scores.

Trevor Holbrook (3-4)

Iowa State 34

Baylor 20

The Bears go into hibernation in Ames on Saturday. If you’ve been on campus this week, you’ve probably noticed a drop in temperature. The trend is forecasted to continue into Saturday’s game with temperatures projected to dip below freezing. Meanwhile, Waco, Texas, expects to see temperatures float around the low-50s.

The cold weather provides a test for, not only the Bears, but also freshman quarterback Brock Purdy. If Purdy does struggle with the Iowa weather, junior running back David Montgomery can bail out the young quarterback.

Expect the Cyclones to manage the cold weather better and continue their hot streak.

Noah Rohlfing (4-3)

Iowa State 34

Baylor 21

Just one point separates Trevor’s selection and mine for Saturday’s game, but I assure you I am absolutely correct.

It’s going to be upsettingly cold when Baylor comes to town, something that, while I’m sure the Bears are trying to prepare themselves for, is extremely hard to adjust to in just one day. This weather will affect the passing game, which takes away Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer’s biggest strength. The Bears have a solid running game, but it will be a lot more difficult in the cold if the passing attack is not at its best.

On the other hand, Iowa State will likely stick with a heavy dose of David Montgomery, as they have in the past two home games. Sprinkle in a little bit of Brock Purdy making pump fakes and picking up some yardage and a requisite one ridiculous grab from Hakeem Butler, and Iowa State will walk away with another victory heading into the crucial game at Texas.

Kendall Sharp

Iowa State 23

Baylor 17

It’s my last semester at Iowa State so each football game means a lot to me. There aren’t many opportunities after graduation that allow you to wear cardinal and gold overalls with a Cyclone face tattoo.

The last Iowa State football game I attended was against West Virginia and my mom joined me. My dad called us earlier that day saying that it’s going to be a rough game because of how good West Virginia’s football team is.

To our surprise, West Virginia not only lost… they got killed.

I really don’t know anything about football but it would only make sense that Iowa State wins this weekend. We beat West Virginia and West Virginia beat Baylor.

Iowa State will win this weekend not only because the numbers make sense, but because it is my last football game as an Iowa State student.

Go State!