Penn State vs Iowa | Predictions

Saturday, October 2, 2010

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#22 Penn State @ #17 Iowa – 8:05 PM ET on ABC

This should be a good one if you like traditional football. Some are calling out Iowa and picking PSU to upset but given their body of work I just don’t see it. QB Robert Bolden is still just a freshman and they haven’t got their running game going – good luck turning that around against the #3 rush defense in the nation (BTW – the Hawkeyes are #1 in overall defense too so passing isn’t much easier). Looking at the history of these two clubs there is even more reason to side with Iowa. They have won 7 of 8 meetings since 2000 and have covered 6 of the last 7 in the series. Nobody thought Iowa would run the table this year but they are not likely to have another loss until they face OSU in the second last week of the season. That game, not this one, should decide the conference championship.

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Prediction: Iowa 31 – Penn State 20 – Bet Now

Odds: Iowa: -7 – Penn State: +7 – Over/Under: 41

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Team records:

• Penn State: 3-1 SU, 1-2 ATS
• Iowa: 3-1 SU, 2-1 ATS

Penn State Nittany Lions most recently:

• When playing in October are 9-1
• When playing on grass are 8-2
• After outgaining opponent are 8-2
• When playing within the conference are 8-2

Iowa Hawkeyes most recently:

• When playing in October are 8-2
• When playing on grass are 8-2
• After outgaining opponent are 7-3
• When playing within the conference are 8-2

A few betting trends to consider:

• Penn State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
• Penn State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
• Penn State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Iowa
• Penn State is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Iowa
• Iowa is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home
• Iowa is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Penn State
• Iowa is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games

Next up:

• Penn State home to Illinois, Saturday, October 9
• Iowa at Michigan, Saturday, October 16