Northwestern Wildcats vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/29/2022

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 29, 2022

Venue:  Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA 

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  NW +11, Iowa -11; Over/Under:  37.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  NW +11, Iowa -11; Over/Under:  37.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  NW +11.5, Iowa -11.5; Over/Under:  37.5 points

 

Northwestern Wildcats:  1-6 (1-3) (7th place, Big Ten West)

Iowa Hawkeyes:  3-4 (1-3) (6th place, Big Ten West)

 

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Northwestern Wildcats:  lost their last game on the road against the Maryland Terrapins 31-24.

Iowa Hawkeyes:  lost their last game on the road against the Ohio State Buckeyes 54-10.

 

Northwestern is entering this game with a 1-6 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 3rd road game of the season here as they are 0-2 in their road games this year. This will also be their 5th conference game of the college football season this year as they are 1-3. They lost against the Maryland Terrapins in their last game on the road 31-24. Brendan Sullivan started that game at QB and he completed 18/24 passes for 143 yards, 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions. Evan Hull led the team in rushing with 119 yards on 20 rushing attempts. Malik Washington led the team in receiving with 72 yards on 6 receptions. Bryce Gallagher led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 9 assisted tackles. Adetomiwa Adebawore led the defense in sacks with 2 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Iowa is entering this game with a 3-4 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 5th conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 1-3. They lost against the Ohio State Buckeyes in their last game on the road 54-10. Spencer Petras started that game at QB and he completed 6/14 passes for 49 yards and 2 interceptions before getting pulled for Alex Padilla who completed 5/10 passes for 32 yards and 1 interception. Leshon Williams led the team in rushing with 31 yards on 9 carries. Sam LaPorta led the team in receiving with 55 yards on 6 receptions. Cooper DeJean led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles. Joe Evans led the defense in sacks with 1 while Jack Campbell came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Northwestern listed as an 11 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Northwestern has been bad in a lot of their games and they only have 1 win this season which came in their very 1st game of the year, but they have been putting up a fight in their home games lately and they will have the motivation to try and get another win here at home. Iowa hasn't been that great themselves, they have one of the best defenses in the Big Ten but they showed their vulnerabilities in the few games against ranked teams this season where they were ripped open. Iowa also has a very bad offense that hasn't done much to put up points this season. Northwestern can play good defense against some of these bad teams and Iowa has one of the worst offenses in the country so this is a lot of points for them to cover. Northwestern has a good defense that will stunt this Iowa offense and they will be able to keep this a closer game here at home while Iowa struggles to put points up. The best way to place a bet here is on Northwestern to cover the spread in this game.

 

Northwestern Iowa Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 29, 2022 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Northwestern 14 Iowa 11.

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Northwestern Wildcats: 31-20 ATS after allowing 31 points or more in 2 straight games. 16-10 UNDER in all games. 28-18 UNDER off a road loss against a conference rival.

Iowa Hawkeyes: 6-17 ATS as a home favorite of 10.5 to 14 points. 39-20 UNDER as a favorite of 10.5 to 21 points. 18-11 UNDER in all games.

 

 

Northwestern Wildcats:  R. Hilinski (QB) Ques Sat - Concussion. C. Azema (DB) out for season - Undisclosed.

Iowa Hawkeyes:  K. Johnson (WR) Ques Sat - Lower Body. J. Jacobs (LB) out for season - Undisclosed. J. Harris (DB) out for season - Illness. J. Ritter (WR) out for season - Undisclosed.

 

 

"Defensively, I thought we played well except for a handful of plays." - Pat Fitzgerald after his team’s loss against Maryland in their last game.

 

 

"Unfortunately, we never gave ourselves much of a chance." - Kirk Ferentz after his team’s loss against OSU in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Washington, Malik

WR Kirtz, Bryce

WR Navarro III, Donny 

TE Gordon, Thomas

QB Hilinski, Ryan

RB Hull, Evan 

 

WR Brecht, Brody

WR Bruce IV, Arland 

TE LaPorta, Sam

QB Petras, Spencer

RB Williams, Gavin

FB Pottebaum, Monte

 

 

Passing: R. Hilinski (1551)

Rushing: E. Hull (547)

Receiving: M. Washington (448)

Touchdowns: E. Hull (5)

 

Passing: S. Petras (989)

Rushing: L. Williams (267)

Receiving: S. Laporta (333)

Touchdowns: K. Johnson (3)

 

Coaches:

Northwestern Wildcats: Pat Fitzgerald (17th season)

Iowa Hawkeyes: Kirk Ferentz (24th season)