2022 Music City Bowl Odds & Picks

Iowa Hawkeyes and Kentucky Wildcats play each other twice in a calendar year. Kentucky won the first game 20-17 in the Citrus Bowl on January 1, 2022. They meet again on New Year's Eve in Music City Bowl. Iowa is the 2-point favorite.

The game is being broadcast on ABC. It's scheduled for Saturday, December 31 at 12:00 pm ET at Nissan Stadium. The weather forecast is calling for rain, 12 mph wind and a temperature of 61 degrees.

The public split split shows that Iowa is getting 58% of handle and 52% in the spread splits. The money lines split is 55% for Iowa and 54% for Kentucky. Both teams have poor records this season.

Spencer Petras is out of the game. Alex Padilla has entered the transfer portal. Joey Labas will start for Iowa. Iowa's offense ranks 130th out 131 FBS schools. The Hawkeyes are 122nd in scoring offense (17.9 points per game) and 6th in total defense (277. 9 yards).

Kentucky is playing in the Music City Bowl. The team is depleted by NFL Draft opt outs. Kaiya Sheron will start at quarterback for Kentucky. Kentucky is the #12 scoring defense in nation and #17 in total defense. They are coming off a win over #25 Louisville.

Iowa and Kentucky are both 7-5 and making their first Music City Bowl appearances. Iowa is 0-4 SU in their last four bowl games against SEC schools. Kentucky has won 2-3 in 5 previous Music city bowls.