Wisconsin Badgers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 11/12/2022

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, November 12, 2022

Venue:  Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA 

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Wisconsin -1.5, Iowa +1.5; Over/Under:  35 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Wisconsin -1.5, Iowa +1.5; Over/Under:  35 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Wisconsin -1.5, Iowa +1.5; Over/Under:  35 points

 

Wisconsin Badgers:  5-4 (3-3) (3rd place, Big Ten West)

Iowa Hawkeyes:  5-4 (3-3) (5th place, Big Ten West)

 

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Wisconsin Badgers:  won their last game at home against the Maryland Terrapins 23-10.

Iowa Hawkeyes:  won their last game on the road against the Purdue Boilermakers 24-3.

 

Wisconsin is entering this game with a 5-4 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 4th road game of the season here as they are 1-2 in their road games this year. This will also be their 7th conference game of the college football season this year as they are 3-3. They won against the Maryland Terrapins in their last game at home 23-10. Graham Mertz started that game at QB and he completed 5/18 passes for 77 yards. Braelon Allen led the team in rushing with 119 yards and 1 TD on 23 rushing attempts while Isaac Guerendo had 114 rushing yards and 1 TD on 12 carries. Chimere Dike led the team in receiving with 32 yards on 3 receptions. Jordan Turner led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle. Nick Herbig led the defense in sacks with 2 while Hunter Wohler came away with the only interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Iowa is entering this game with a 5-4 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 6th home game of the season as they are 3-2 in their home games this year. This will also be the 7th conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 3-3. They won against the Purdue Boilermakers in their last game on the road 24-3. Spencer Petras started that game at QB and he completed 13/23 passes for 192 yards and 2 touchdowns. Kaleb Johnson led the team in rushing with 200 yards and 1 TD on 22 carries. Sam LaPorta led the team in receiving with 71 yards and 1 TD on 3 receptions. Quinn Schulte led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle. Lukas Van Ness, Deontae Craig, and Joe Evans each led the defense in sacks with 1 while Seth Benson and Kaevon Merriweather each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Iowa listed as a 1.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Iowa hasn't been great at all this season as their offense has been terrible in most of their games, but they have still had one of the best defenses in the country that has been producing a lot of offense for them. Their offense has finally shown some life in their last few games though and if they start to get into a rhythm now, they have the potential to be a very dangerous team with that very good defense. Wisconsin hasn't been having a great season either and they are very similar to Iowa here as they both have really good defense and bad offenses. Wisconsin had to fire their head coach halfway through the season though and even though they have been improving in their last few games, they are catching Iowa at the worst time as they are playing their best football of the year now. Iowa is also a very tough team to beat here at home and their defense will find ways to get turnovers on this bad Wisconsin offense and possibly even score some points against them. The best way to place a bet here is on Iowa to cover the spread in this game.

 

Wisconsin Iowa Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, November 12, 2022 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Iowa 27 Wisconsin 13.

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Wisconsin Badgers: 27-16 ATS when the total is 42 or less. 83-54 ATS off 1 or more consecutive unders. 27-16 UNDER when the total is 42 or less. 

Iowa Hawkeyes: 6-13 ATS as a home underdog of 7 points or less. 19-12 UNDER in all games. 11-5 UNDER in home games. 

 

 

Wisconsin Badgers:  C. Mellusi (RB) Out indefinitely - Wrist. J. Pugh (TE) Out indefinitely - Leg. A. Witt (LB) Out indefinitely - Leg.

Iowa Hawkeyes:  J. Jacobs (LB) out for season - Undisclosed. J. Harris (DB) out for season - Illness. J. Ritter (WR) out for season - Undisclosed.

 

 

"I think everybody in this locker room wants him to be our guy. He is our guy. The better we can perform, the better chance he has to get that job. I'd be shocked if he didn't, honestly." - Chimere Dike on Jim Leonhard after their win against Maryland in their last game.

 

 

"It was a total team win in all phases. It was like old-time football. I thought our guys did a great job with the conditions. I think all three drives were into the wind and we didn't let it bother us. It was a total team effort." - Kirk Ferentz after his team’s win against Purdue in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Dike, Chimere

WR Bell, Skyler 

TE Eschenbach, Jack 

QB Mertz, Graham

RB Allen, Braelon

FB Acker, Jackson 

 

WR Brecht, Brody

WR Bruce IV, Arland 

TE LaPorta, Sam

QB Petras, Spencer

RB Johnson, Kaleb

FB Pottebaum, Monte

 

 

Passing: G. Mertz (1707)

Rushing: B. Allen (989)

Receiving: C. Dike (555)

Touchdowns: B. Allen (10)

 

Passing: S. Petras (1401)

Rushing: K. Johnson (548)

Receiving: S. Laporta (457)

Touchdowns: K. Johnson (4)

 

Coaches:

Wisconsin Badgers: Jim Leonhard (Interim)

Iowa Hawkeyes: Kirk Ferentz (24th season)