The Iowa State Cyclones are receiving four points from oddsmakers as they get their 2018 campaign underway against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium. The game will begin at 5:00 p.m. ET and fans can watch the action on FOX.
Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes Betting Preview
In this Saturday game, Iowa has been tabbed as the favorite and the team’s currently giving up 4 points. The Cyclones are also receiving +155 moneyline odds while the Hawkeyes are -175. Oddsmakers have placed the over/under (O/U) at 49 points. If Iowa starts trailing early, it will probably create a worthwhile betting scenario in-game.
This game’s opening line was -4, while the total hasn’t changed since it opened at 49.
Overall, both programs produced straight up (SU) records of 8-5 a year ago. Against conference competition, the Cyclones were 5-4 SU and the Hawkeyes were 4-5 SU against Big Ten programs. The Cyclones were 2-1 SU against non-conference teams while the Hawkeyes were 3-0 SU against such competition.
These two programs met a year ago with the final outcome being a 44-41 victory for Iowa.
The Cyclones produced 255 passing yards per game and 110 rushing yards per game against their nine in-conference opponents last year. They managed to put up 26.1 points per game against those opponents while giving up 18.9 per contest. When facing out-of-conference schools, they averaged 41.3 points-for and 27.3 points-against, in addition to 312 pass yards per game and 148 rush yards per contest.
Against out-of-conference foes in 2017, the Hawkeyes passed for 218 yards per game and rushed for 180 per game on their way to 33.0 points per outing. When playing just Big 10 opponents, the offense recorded 26.8 points per game by averaging 191 passing yards and 130 rushing yards. The Hawkeyes defense allowed 19.3 PPG to non-conference foes and 20.1 to Big 10 teams..
Free Pick: Iowa State Cyclones vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
SU Winner – Iowa, ATS Winner – Iowa, O/U – Under
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Iowa State created 16 rushing touchdowns last season.
Iowa put up 17 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Cyclones put up 3.4 yards per carry last season while allowing 3.6 YPC to opponents.
The Hawkeyes ran for 3.8 yards per carry last season and allowed a YPC of 4.1 to opponents.
The Iowa State offense yielded 19 sacks last season. Their defense created 26 sacks.
Iowa offense allowed 25 sacks last year. Their defense logged 29 sacks
Each of these teams tallied exactly 27 passing touchdowns last season.
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