Iowa Hawkeyes vs Washington Huskies Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/09/2026

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Friday, October 9, 2026

Venue:  Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA

Where to Watch:  FOX or FS1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Iowa +3, Washington -3; Over/Under:  41.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Iowa +3, Washington -3; Over/Under:  41.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Iowa +3, Washington -3; Over/Under:  41.5 points

Iowa Hawkeyes:  4-1 (1-1) (9th place, Big Ten)

Washington Huskies:  3-2 (0-2) (11th place, Big Ten)

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Iowa Hawkeyes:  lost their last game at home against the Ohio State Buckeyes 31-14.

Washington Huskies:  lost their last game on the road against the USC Trojans 25-21.

Iowa is entering this game with a 4-1 record overall and they have a 1-1 record in their conference games too. They are 3-1 in their home games, 1-0 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 lost their last game against Ohio State 31-14. Hank Brown was the starting QB and he completed 12/27 passes for 132 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Kamari Moulton led the team in rushing yards with 27. DJ Vonnahme led the receivers with 64 receiving yards on 6 receptions. Jayden Montgomery led the defense in that game with 11 tackles while Bryce Hawthorne, Jacob Wallace, Kahmari Brown, and Joseph Anderson each led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Washington is entering this game with a 3-2 record overall and they have a 0-2 record in their conference games too. They are 3-1 in their home games, 0-1 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 lost their last game against USC 25-21. Demond Williams Jr. was the starting QB and he completed 15/26 passes for 198 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 0 interceptions. Brian Bonner Jr. led the team in rushing yards with 89. Chris Lawson led the receivers with 82 receiving yards on 5 receptions. Rahshawn Clark led the defense in that game with 9 tackles while Jacob Manu and Alex McLaughlin each led the defense in sacks with 0.5. Rylon Dillard-Allen 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 has looked good in their games this season with their 4-1 record overall and their 1-1 conference record which has them right in the middle of the Big Ten. They have been a good road team too with their 1-0 road record this year. Meanwhile, Washington hasn't looked great in their games this season with their 3-2 record overall and their 0-2 conference record which has them right near the bottom of the Big Ten. They have looked better on their home field though with their 3-1 home record this season. Washington is coming off a 25-21 loss to USC in their last one and they looked a lot better in that game than they have in previous weeks. They really haven't looked good at all this season, having a lot of trouble with lesser opponents in their non-conference games, and now they are off to a terrible start in the Big Ten. They had a ton of dysfunction in the off-season too, so the signs were there that they could be heading for a disaster year. Now they have Iowa coming into town and Iowa has looked like a real CFP contender in the Big Ten. They are coming off a 31-14 loss to Ohio State in their last one, but they played a good game against one of the best in the nation. This will be a tougher game for them on the road, but they definitely have the talent on defense to shut down this Washington offense that has already had a lot of trouble this season against weaker defenses. The best way to place a bet here is on Iowa to cover the spread in this game. 

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Iowa Hawkeyes: 16-10 ATS against FBS division opponents. 11-5 ATS when the total is between 35.5 and 42 points. 11-3 ATS when playing against a team with a winning record. 7-1 UNDER as an underdog. 17-10 UNDER in a road game where the total is between 35.5 and 42 points. 

Washington Huskies: 2-7 ATS when playing against a top-level team (Win Pct. > 75%). 1-7 ATS vs. good defensive teams who give up 17 or less points/game. 3-10 ATS vs. good teams - outscoring opponents by 10+ PPG on the season. 7-2 UNDER when playing against a top-level team (Win Pct. > 75%). 7-1 UNDER vs. good defensive teams who give up 17 or less points/game.

Iowa Hawkeyes:  None.

Washington Huskies:  C. Christian (S) Out - Achilles. C. Moss (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. J. Limar (RB) Out - Upper Body. Q. Carr (RB) Out - Undisclosed.

“I don’t know what to tell you other than we’re just going to keep playing. We’ll keep playing like we always do, we’ll keep working on it. We work on every segment, run, pass, and things either go together or they don’t. Game situations have a lot to do with that to and dictate that.” - Kirk Ferentz after his team’s loss against Ohio State in their last game. 

“Right now it’s certainly challenging to get the sticks moving. It’s like you just feel that you have a third down that you’re looking to convert and something happens, whatever that something is. When you get stopped, there’s no tempo involved. There’s no ability to get that energy that we like to play with when we can convert, and then get on the ball and make some plays.” - Jedd Fisch after his team’s loss against USC in their last game. 

WR Vander Zee, Reece 

WR Diaz, Tony

WR James, Evan

TE Vonnahme, DJ

QB Brown, Hank

RB Moulton, Kamari

WR Lawson, Chris

WR Williams, Rashid

WR Roebuck, Dezmen

TE DeGraaf, Decker

QB Williams Jr., Demond

RB Bonner Jr., Brian

Passing: Hank Brown (832)

Rushing: Kamari Moulton (311)

Receiving: Tony Diaz (306)

Touchdowns: Xavier Williams (4)

Passing: Demond Williams Jr. (1,327)

Rushing: Brian Bonner Jr. (215)

Receiving: Dezmen Roebuck (338)

Touchdowns: Rashid Williams (3)

Coaches:

Iowa Hawkeyes: Kirk Ferentz (28th season)

Washington Huskies: Jedd Fisch (3rd season)