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The 7-3 Iowa State Cyclones return to the mat on Friday January 24th at 7 pm to take on Oklahoma in Ames Iowa. The dual features 16 ranked wrestlers, with 6 head to head ranked matches.

Don’t Miss: 3 bouts really stick out to me. 125,184, and 197 if Christian Carroll wrestles. DJ Parker and Evan Bockman should be the bout of the night!

History: Iowa State leads the series with 56 wins to 42 losses and 3 ties. Iowa State has won the last 6 meetings, between the two storied programs. This years dual looks to be very closely contested.

Keys To Victory: Iowa State is favored in 6 of the 10 bouts. Oklahoma is favored in just 3 bouts.  Iowa State needs to win those 6 bouts. Oklahoma needs to win the 3 they are favored in, and pick up an upset at 184 and also to win the toss up bout at 197. Bonus points are also a must.

125 #14 Kysen Terukina  vs Lorenzo, Antonio #23

133 Evan Frost #5 vs Belton, Cleveland #23

141 Jacob Frost #14 vs Alex Braun

149 Anthony Ecemendia #6 vs McDougald, Willie #11

157 Cody Chittum #8  vs Landyn Sommer

165 Aiden Riggins vs Picklo, Tate #30

174  MJ Gaiten vs Sax, Gaven #9

184 Evan Bockman #12 vs  DJ Parker #21

197 Christian Carroll  #19 or Nate Schon vs Brad Hill #21

285 Daniel Herrera #26 vs  Mora, Juan #19

Conclusion: I see Iowa State picking up wins at 125, 133, 141, 149, 157, 165, and Heavyweight. Oklahoma wins 174, 184, 197. With a final score 24-9. Many of these matches will come right down to the final minute of action. Don’t miss this one! The dual is expected to be broadcast on ESPN+.

The #1 ranked Penn State Lions return to the mat in Piscataway New Jersey, on Friday January 24th against Rutgers. The dual features 18 ranked wrestlers, with 8  head to head ranked matches. Including, 3 top 10 match-ups. Don’t Miss:  133 and 174 should both be fun matches to watch. I expect a battle at 125 as well. Heavyweight features two to[p 10 ranked wrestlers. Keys To Victory: Penn State just needs to win the matches they are favored to win, nothing more. For Rutgers, I don’t see a reasonable path to victory. 125 Lilledahl, Luke #9 vs Peterson, Dean #10 133 Davis, Braeden #10 vs Shawver, Dylan #9 141 #3 Bartlett, Beau vs Olivieri, Joey #13 149 #4 Van Ness, Shayne vs Clark, Andrew #26 157 #1 Tyler Kasak vs Harer, Conner 165 #1 Mesenbrink Mitch vs White, Anthony #27 174  #2 Haines, Levi vs Al DeSantis 184 #1 Starocci, Carter vs   Shane Cartagena-Walsh #19 197 #4 Barr, Josh vs John Poznanski #17 285 #2 Kerkvliet, Greg vs Slavikouski, Yaraslau #10 Conclusion: This is one of the best Penn State Teams I have ever seen, they have no weak links in the lineup, we could be seeing 10 All-Americans on this team, with who knows how many National Champions. In this dual I see Penn State winning 10 of the 10 bouts and claiming a 38-0 victory. Rutgers has a chance to squeak out victory at 133, but I wouldn’t bet on it.

The #6 UNI Panthers are back on the mat on Friday January 24th at 7 pm in Cedar Falls Iowa, against #3 Oklahoma State in what should be an outstanding meet. The dual features 20 ranked wrestlers and 10 ranked head to head bouts. With two top 10 match-ups!

Don’t Miss:  Great matches are predicted up and down this card! The 141 bout should be very exciting and at 184 we have a rematch of last year’s NCAA finals. 197 will also feature a closely contested match. The dual features 10 wrestlers ranked in the top 10 in the country!

Keys To Victory:  The UNI Panthers are favored in just  2 of the 10 bouts, while Oklahoma State is favored in the remaining 8. Rankings aside, several of these bouts are complete tossups and many others will be closely contested. It will be important for both teams to not give up any bonus points.

125 Trevor Anderson #21 vs  Troy Spratley #4

133 Julian Farber  #21 vs Witcraft, Reece #19 or Cael Hughes

141 Cael Happel #5 vs Tagen Jamison #4

149 Colin Realbuto #13 vs Carter Young #12

157 Ryder Downey #4 vs  Caleb Fish #14

165 Jack Thomsen #17 vs Cameron Amine #6

174 Jared Simma #16 vs Dean Hamiti #3

184 Parker Keckeisen #2 vs Dustin Plott #3,

197 Wyatt Voelker #12 vs Luke Surber #8

285 Lance Runyon #17 vs Wyatt Hendrickson #3

Conclusion: This is a great dual featuring a few of the best wrestlers in the country. I can see UNI possibly winning at, 141, 149, 157, and 184. Oklahoma State picks up wins at 125, 133, 165, 174, 197, and heavyweight. Oklahoma State wins a hard fought dual with a final score of 23-12.

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