Iowa Hawkeyes vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/09/2023

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 9, 2023

Venue:  Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

Where to Watch:  FOX

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Iowa -4, ISU +4; Over/Under:  36.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Iowa -4, ISU +4; Over/Under:  36.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Iowa -4, ISU +4; Over/Under:  36.5 points

Iowa Hawkeyes:  1-0 (0-0) (4th place, Big Ten West)

Iowa State Cyclones:  1-0 (0-0) (7th place, Big 12)

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Iowa Hawkeyes:  won their last game at home against the Utah State Aggies 24-14.

Iowa State Cyclones:  won their last game at home against the Northern Iowa Panthers 30-9.

Iowa is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 1-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against USU 24-14. Cade McNamara was the starting QB and he completed 17/30 passes for 191 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Kaleb Johnson led the team in rushing yards with 63 and 1 TD. Luke Lachey led the receivers with 73 receiving yards on 7 receptions. Jay Higgins led the defense in that game with 12 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles while Deontae Craig led the defense in sacks with 1. Xavier Nwankpa came away with the only interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Iowa State is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 1-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against Northern Iowa 30-9. Rocco Becht was the starting QB and he completed 10/13 passes for 113 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Cartevious Norton led the team in rushing yards with 49. Benjamin Brahmer led the receivers with 36 receiving yards on 1 receptions and 1 TD. Myles Purchase led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while Myles Purchase led the defense in sacks with 2. Jeremiah Cooper came away with the only interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Iowa State listed as a 4 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Iowa State came into this season as a big question mark after the betting scandal that involved a lot of their key players. They were playing a team from the FCS in week 1 but they still looked good winning that by double digits at home. Now they are at home again for this rivalry game and Iowa came into the season with a lot of expectations since they have a new starting QB to improve their offense and still have that great defense, but their offense didn't impress in their 1st game only scoring 24 points at home to Utah State. Iowa still has a really good team with a great defense but that offense still needs time to put everything together and Iowa State is going to play hard in this game being at home. This will be another defensive game like it usually is between these two so take the points with the home team here. The best way to place a bet here is on Iowa State to cover the spread in this game.

Iowa Iowa State Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 9, 2023 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Iowa 17 ISU 14.

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Iowa Hawkeyes: 23-9 ATS as a road favorite of 7 points or less. 17-6 ATS in a road game where the total is 42 or less. 20-7 UNDER against Big 12 conference opponents. 18-10 UNDER in all games.

Iowa State Cyclones: 2-7 ATS after 1 or more consecutive wins against the spread. 2-6 ATS off a home win. 16-6 UNDER against Big 10 conference opponents. 17-9 UNDER in all games. 6-1 UNDER as an underdog.

Iowa Hawkeyes:  J. Johnson (WR) day-to-day - Poss. Suspension. J. Labas (QB) day-to-day - Undisclosed. J. Bostick (WR) day-to-day - Foot. J. Heinz (DB) day-to-day - Undisclosed. B. Stephens (OL) day-to-day - Undisclosed. R. Osgood (WR) day-to-day - Undisclosed. N. Shannon (DL) out for season - Suspension.

Iowa State Cyclones:  H. Dekkers (QB) day-to-day - Poss. Suspension. J. Brock (RB) day-to-day - Poss. Suspension. I. Lee (DL) day-to-day - Poss. Suspension. J. Remsburg (OL) day-to-day - Poss. Suspension. D. Hanika (TE) out for season - Poss. Suspension.

“It seemed like from where I was standing they were blocking pretty good, especially in the pass protection. That was not their pickup on that one, and it is what it is. But the run game, it wasn’t clean. We need to get cleaner on that.” - Kirk Ferentz after his team’s win against USU in their last game.

“The myth is that we have not been good on special teams, which is a farce. When we’ve had great specialists, we’ve been really good. We’re a lot better with our wisdom and our age.” - Matt Campbell after his team’s win against UNI in their last game.

WR Ragaini, Nico 

WR Vines, Diante 

TE Lachey, Luke 

QB McNamara, Cade 

RB Johnson, Kaleb 

FB Large, Hayden 

WR Higgins, Jayden JR/TR

WR Bitter, Aidan RS JR

WR Noel, Jaylin JR

TE Dean, Easton 

TE Klotz, Stevo 

QB Becht, Rocco 

RB Norton, Cartevious 

Passing: C. McNamara (191)

Rushing: K. Johnson (63)

Receiving: L. Lachey (73)

Touchdowns: K. Johnson (1)

Passing: R. Becht (113)

Rushing: C. Norton (49)

Receiving: B. Brahmer (36)

Touchdowns: R. Becht (1)

Coaches:

Iowa Hawkeyes: Kirk Ferentz (25th season)

Iowa State Cyclones: Matt Campbell (8th season)