Iowa Hawkeyes vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 11/19/2022

Game Time: 4:00 pm ET, Saturday, November 19, 2022

Venue:  Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

Where to Watch:  Fox

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Iowa +3, Minnesota -3; Over/Under:  32.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Iowa +3, Minnesota -3; Over/Under:  32.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Iowa +3, Minnesota -3; Over/Under:  32.5 points

 

Iowa Hawkeyes:  6-4 (4-3) (4th place, Big Ten West)

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  7-3 (4-3) (1st place, Big Ten West)

 

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Iowa Hawkeyes:  won their last game at home against the Wisconsin Badgers 24-10.

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  won their last game at home against the Northwestern Wildcats 31-3.

 

Iowa is entering this game with a 6-4 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 5th road game of the season here as they are 2-2 in their road games this year. This will also be their 9th conference game of the college football season this year as they are 4-3. They won against the Wisconsin Badgers in their last game at home 24-10. Spencer Petras started that game at QB and he completed 14/23 passes for 94 yards. Kaleb Johnson led the team in rushing with 57 yards and 1 TD on 22 rushing attempts. Sam LaPorta led the team in receiving with 48 yards on 5 receptions. Cooper DeJean led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles. Deontae Craig led the defense in sacks with 1.5 while Cooper DeJean and Riley Moss each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Minnesota is entering this game with a 7-3 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 5th home game of the season as they are 2-2 in their home games this year. This will also be the 8th conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 4-3. They won against the Northwestern Wildcats in their last game at home 31-3. Athan Kaliakmanis started that game at QB and he completed 7/13 passes for 64 yards. Mohamed Ibrahim led the team in rushing with 178 yards and 3 TDs on 36 carries. Daniel Jackson led the team in receiving with 34 yards on 3 receptions. Tyler Nubin led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles. Beanie Bishop led the defense in sacks with 1 while Tyler Nubin came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Iowa listed as a 3 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Iowa hasn't been a very good team for most of the season but one thing that has stayed consistent for them all year is the fact that they have one of the best defenses in the Big Ten. Their defense has kept them in games with a chance to win all season, even against some really good teams too, and even when their offense has been terrible their defense has managed to score points themselves and keep games close. The Iowa offense has been getting a lot better over their last few games though and they are a lot better now than how they were playing for the first half of the season. Minnesota hasn't really been that great this season, they are in a position now to go to the Big Ten Championship because of Illinois starting to fade in recent games but Iowa can not only end their chances here with a win, but also put themselves in a position to win their division. Minnesota has been beating up on a lot of bad teams all season and they have had a very weak schedule in both conference and non-conference games. The only ranked team they have seen all season is Penn State and Minnesota got their doors blown off in that game. Iowa has been battle tested all season facing both Ohio State and Michigan at one point while this Minnesota is just a fraudulent team. Iowa has won 3 games in a row now and are starting to improve when it matters most. The best way to place a bet here is on Iowa to cover the spread in this game. 

 

Iowa Minnesota Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, November 19, 2022 (4:00 pm ET start time) is Iowa 27 Minnesota 13.

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Iowa Hawkeyes: 22-12 ATS after 3 or more consecutive wins against the spread. 20-12 UNDER in all games. 14-8 UNDER in a road game where the total is 42 or less.

Minnesota Golden Gophers: 8-1 ATS off a home win. 11-6 UNDER as a favorite. 10-2 UNDER off a win against a conference rival.

 

 

Iowa Hawkeyes:  K. Johnson (WR) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. J. Harris (DB) out for season - Illness. J. Ritter (WR) out for season - Undisclosed.

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  T. Morgan (QB) Ques Sat - Upper Body. C. Autman-Bell (WR) out for season - Knee. N. Jones (TE) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. S. Pickerign (TE) Out indefinitely - Foot.

 

 

"I said (to the players) in the Monday meeting if we were going to win this game, we were going to have to earn it. Don't expect any freebies, we're not going to get anything easy out of this. We were going to have to go out and win it, earn it, or we were going to go home sad. We've had a few of those, and they're not much fun." - Kirk Ferentz after his team’s win against Wisconsin in their last game. 

 

 

"We rushed the ball 58 times. If we have to do that, we have to do that. Would I like to be more balanced? … Absolutely. But we've got to make the routine plays, and we've got to make the routine throws." - P.J. Fleck after his team’s win against Northwestern in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Vines, Diante

WR Bruce IV, Arland 

TE LaPorta, Sam

QB Petras, Spencer

RB Johnson, Kaleb

FB Pottebaum, Monte

 

WR Jackson, Daniel

WR Wright, Dylan

WR Brown-Stephens, Michael 

TE Spann-Ford, Brevyn

QB Morgan, Tanner

RB Ibrahim, Mohamed 

 

 

Passing: S. Petras (1495)

Rushing: K. Johnson (605)

Receiving: S. Laporta (505)

Touchdowns: K. Johnson (5)

 

Passing: T. Morgan (1324)

Rushing: M. Ibrahim (1261)

Receiving: B. Spann-Ford (374)

Touchdowns: M. Ibrahim (18)

 

Coaches:

Iowa Hawkeyes: Kirk Ferentz (24th season)

Minnesota Golden Gophers: P.J. Fleck (6th season)