College Football: Music City Bowl

The Auburn Tigers (6-6) and the Maryland Terrapins (7-5) will meet in Nashville, Tennessee for the TransPerfect Music City Bowl. These two programs have met in the past, with Auburn leading the series 2-1. The Maryland Terrapins will play at Nissan Stadium without their star quarterback, Taulia Tagovailoa, who is the younger brother of Miami…

Don't expect a barn-burner when the Auburn Tigers and Maryland Terrapins face off Saturday in the 2023 Music City Bowl, as we detail in our top Auburn vs. Maryland prediction based on the best college football odds at the best college football betting sites. Opt-outs are nearly unavoidable during bowl season, and Saturday's Music City Bowl between…

The Maryland Terrapins look to finish the season on a bit of a roll when they face the Auburn Tigers in Saturday's 2023 Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tenn. The Terrapins (7-5, 4-5 Big Ten), who have won two of their past three games with their only loss by just seven points to third-ranked Michigan, will be without starting quarterback Taulia…

The 2023-24 college football bowl schedule continues with four exciting games on Saturday. The action begins with the Peach Bowl at noon ET, pitting No. 10 Penn State against No. 11 Ole Miss. Penn State is a 4.5-point favorite in the latest college football bowl odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is 50.5. Later in the…

Auburn isn't about to throw this game away - literally. See why Payton Thorne should carve up Maryland on the ground, and how our college football picks are targeting the best bet for the Music City Bowl. The Auburn Tigers and Maryland Terrapins will each hope to sing a winning tune when they meet this afternoon in Nashville for the Music City…

The 2023 TransPerfect Music City Bowl will take place this afternoon as the Auburn Tigers will battle the Maryland Terrapins at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. This bowl will kick off at 2 p.m. ET and will air on ABC. Auburn (6-6, 3-5 SEC) was streaky and inconsistent in its first year under Hugh Freeze. The Tigers started the season 3-0 before losing…

A Tiger vs. a Turtle (Terrapin) would not be a fair fight in the wild, but on the football field, slow and steady could win this race. Maryland's 7-5 record is not what it seems as they play in the most difficult division in college football, the Big Ten East. While Auburn also faced a challenging schedule, they had rough performances, such as…

The Auburn Tigers and the Maryland Terrapins are heading to Nashville, Tennessee to play in the 26th edition of the TransPerfect Music City Bowl on December 30. These two teams have faced each other three times in the past, with Auburn leading the series 2-1, the last meeting being in 1983. Auburn, which is under the leadership of first-year head…

Maryland football (7-5) figured out its postseason landing spot Sunday, as it will head to Nashville to take on SEC foe Auburn (6-6) in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30. Nashville has been a hope for the Maryland fanbase over the past couple of years. While it seemed like Las Vegas could have been a legitimate possibility over the past week or so,…

The Big Blue Nation received quite the palate cleanser on rivalry weekend. Kentucky hit the road and knocked off No. 9 Louisville in front of a record crowd at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium. Explosive plays and takeaways allowed the Wildcats to run away from the Cardinals thanks to a 31-14 blitz in the last 20-plus minutes of the…

First things first: this is all going to figure itself out. But Auburn didn't necessarily book itself a ticket back to the Birmingham Bowl with a stunning 31-10 upset loss to New Mexico State was just that, stunning. Given results elsewhere and contractual obligations, it also may not wind up taking a significant effect on Auburn's ultimate bowl…

The line for Iowa at Northwestern opened with an over-under of 29.5 points at Circa Sports, the lowest in modern betting history. The Hawkeyes matchup against Minnesota last week tied the record at 31.5. The under hit with a 12-10 Gophers win. Iowa is a five-point favorite over Northwestern. The Hawkeyes' offense ranks No. 120 (of 133 teams) in the…

TV: BTN Provus (PXP), Jake Butt (Analyst), Brooke Fletcher (Reporter) Series: Minnesota Trails 18-30 Last game: Minnesota Won 34-7 in East Lansing (9/24/2022) Vegas betting line: Minnesota (-7) with a 40.5 O/U Weather Report: 35 degrees and a light northwest wind --- --- 1. Minnesota (4-3, 2-2 B1G) returns to Minneapolis Saturday for the first of…

For the second straight year, the Minnesota vs. Iowa over/under is setting records. Sportsbooks are dealing the total at, and if it closes at 31.5, it will match the number set for the same matchup a year ago. With the game set to kickoff at 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday, there's still time for it to move lower. As it stands as of Thursday morning, it's…

The total for the Week 7 matchup between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Minnesota Golden Gophers is currently set at 31.5 at DraftKings Sportsbook. How does this compare to the lowest totals we've seen in college football over the last few years? It may not surprise you to know that Iowa has been involved in several of these. This team creates such…

IOWA CITY - Former University of Iowa Hawkeyes receiver Arland Bruce IV pleaded guilty Friday to underage gambling with a stipulation that prosecutors wouldn't file any related charges against another individual whose name Bruce used to place bets. Bruce, 20, originally charged with tampering with records, entered a written plea in Johnson County…

No. 25 Iowa (2-0) hosts Western Michigan (1-1) in Iowa City on Saturday. IOWA CITY, Iowa - Jaziun Patterson might be the most popular third-string running back in the country this week. No. 25 Iowa (2-0) hosts Western Michigan (1-1) in Iowa City on Saturday, and Patterson is coming off his best performance in the Cy-Hawk Game at Iowa State. The…

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Tennessee football is back for coach Josh Heupel's third season after going 11-2 in 2022. The No. 12 Vols open against Virginia on Saturday (noon ET, ABC) at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. Here is what to know about the matchup: Tennessee's Joe Milton isn't the lone new starting quarterback in the matchup. Tony Muskett is starting for the Cavaliers.…

The Kentucky Wildcats will open their 2023 campaign when they host the Ball State Cardinals on Saturday afternoon. Kentucky went 7-6 (3-5 SEC) last season, losing to Iowa in the Music City Bowl. Ball State is coming off a 5-7 (3-5 MAC) season, failing to make a bowl appearance. Both teams will have new starting quarterbacks from the transfer portal…

With the 2023 Rutgers Football season right around the corner, we here at The Knight Report have decided to go around to each of the beat writers from the Scarlet Knights upcoming opponents this season to learn more about each team ahead of the first kickoff to the season. With that being said, let's continue with our Iowa preview as TKR spoke…

IOWA CITY - Hawkeye football players made illegal wagers on at least 14 of their 27 games over the last two seasons, court documents show, but state regulators reiterated Friday they have no evidence that the integrity of Iowa games was compromised. The list of 14 Hawkeye games - seven in 2021 and seven in 2022 - that court records show were…

Four people associated with the Iowa football program have been accused of betting on Hawkeyes games over the course of the 2021 and 2022 seasons, as originally reported by Hawk Central. According to criminal complaints filed by Johnson County Attorney's Office, the four individuals have been charged with tampering with records. Their charges are…

I'll have college football season previews for all Big Ten teams and Notre Dame as we lead up to the 2023 campaign. Today it's the defending Big Ten West champion Purdue Boilermakers and last season's basement-dweller, Northwestern. While Purdue won the division last fall, they had some big changes in this offseason. As for Northwestern, obviously,…

A strong season is a possibility for the Kentucky Wildcats in 2023, given their win total over/under of 6.5. Looking to place a futures bet on Kentucky's win total this season? Head to BetMGM using our link to unlock a new user bonus! The Wildcats had a 7-6 record a year ago, and they lost the Music City Bowl. Their offense averaged 20.4 points per…

You know what that means, Iowa football fans. This is the day commemorating the targets set for Hawkeyes offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz by the athletics director who no longer works at the school, Gary Barta. The Designated Performance Objectives for the 2023 season include an average of at least 25 points per game and a minimum of seven wins,…

Jacob Warren described it as a buzzword. The one reason that Josh Heupel was able to step into a mess with the Tennessee football program two years ago and quickly, and against all odds, turn the Vols around. "I think it's the culture," Warren said last week at SEC Media Days in Nashville. "That's kind of a buzzword. That's when Warren caught…

Last year: 7-6 (3-5 SEC.) Kentucky opened the season ranked 20th, rose as high as 7th after a 4-0 start (aided, in part, by Florida not being all that good, as it turned out.) And then, over the final eight games of the regular season, they scored 140 points, or 17.5 ppg. That was with Will Levis, who was viewed as a first-round quarterback during…

NASHVILLE - Given the here and now of Tennessee football following last season's run to an 11-2 record and the Orange Bowl championship, being able to avoid an NCAA bowl ban is obviously a huge dose of good news for the program. Volunteers third-year coach Josh Heupel was certainly relieved to learn of last Friday's verdict, and he will always…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- If they issued Vegas odds on coaches most likely to dish a viral media day quote, Vanderbilt's Clark Lea wouldn't exactly be among the favorites. Lea is so defiantly pragmatic and generally thoughtful that his players have joked with him over the years that he profiles more as a philosophy professor than a fire-breathing…

When September 16 rolls around, the Rebels will face yet another former member of the SEC in Georgia Tech. This time, it'll be in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network. Over the next week or so, we're going to dive into the schedule to see what Ole Miss could be dealing with and how they've fared in recent years…

Last week's SEC Spring Meetings in Destin ended with uncertainty as to the format of future football scheduling past 2024. At stake is whether teams will play eight or nine conference games. For 2024, all teams will play eight SEC games with a required game against at least one ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 opponent or Notre Dame. The conference…

Tennessee football has the 12th best odds to win the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship, according to Vegas Insider. The Vols are+2200 at Caesars Sportsbook, +2800 at DraftKings and+3000 at FanDuel, BetMGM and PointsBet. Georgia is the favorite to win a third straight national title, ahead of Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan and USC.…

At this point last year, the very idea that TCU would go unbeaten until the Big 12 championship game and reach the College Football Playoff would've been laughed away as an offseason fever dream. About nine months later, the Horned Frogs would beat Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl before getting swamped by Georgia for the national championship. This…

At this point last year, the very idea that TCU would go unbeaten until the Big 12 championship game and reach the College Football Playoff would've been laughed away as an offseason fever dream. About nine months later, the Horned Frogs would beat Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl before getting swamped by Georgia for the national championship. This…

You almost have to credit Iowa for leaning into the jokes. Finally some self-awareness. When you think of Iowa football, what do you picture? You think of an elite defense and an offense that ranges from bad to abominable. The 2022 Hawkeyes had six defensive touchdowns and seven passing touchdowns, scoring 17.7 points per game. Week to week, they…

Ten years from now, what will bowl games look like? Will they still exist with that 6-win threshold? Is there still enough incentive for corporate sponsors? What, if anything, can be done to increase incentives to avoid bowl opt-outs? It does feel like we're at a bit of a crossroads with the current postseason format, especially as Playoff…

The early offseason discussion surrounding Iowa football has largely focused on the program's efforts to rebuild its offense, and for good reason. The Hawkeyes finished the 2022 season ranked 123 in scoring offense, 123 in passing offense, 124in rushing offense, 129 in yards per play, and ahead of only the 2-10 New Mexico Lobos in total offense.…

The Kentucky Wildcats and Iowa Hawkeyes will face off in a bowl game for the second time this year, this one being the 2022 TransPerfect Music City Bowl. Game time is set for noon ET on December 31st via ABC. Stream the game online with WatchESPN, ESPN+ and the ESPN app. This game will come one year after the two programs played in a thrilling…

Originally these two teams were listed as underdogs for their bowl game matchups but the spread has shifted and now they're favorites. Find out why bettors should follow the smart money. Many factors come into play when oddsmakers set lines of college football bowl games. In some instances, those factors - dominated by opt-outs for the NFL Draft as…

Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5) vs. Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) December 31, 2022 12:00 pm EDT The Line: Kentucky Wildcats -2.5 / Iowa Hawkeyes+2.5 Over/Under: 31.5 (Click here for latest betting odds) The Kentucky Wildcats and Iowa Hawkeyes clash Saturday in the college football Music City Bowl from Nissan Stadium. Iowa enters this matchup at 7-5 overall. The…

It was impossible not to notice the commotion up the hall from my modest office outside the break room in the spacious suite housing the Almost Perfect Picks Department. The Nerds were dressed in Island chic, big backpacks and pull suitcases piled around.Moments later the Grand Geek emerged from the executive suite, wound his way through the…

Everyone loves college football bowl mania. It's the best! Ever since I was a kid, I've made my yearly picks for each and every college football bowl game. I would agonize sitting at my old computer over which of the two teams that I didn't watch a single game of would win the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Heck, I'd even print out all of my scores to…

Freshman quarterback Destin Wade's first career start was unlike many have any experienced. The true freshman made both his first career start and collegiate debut at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, just minutes from his hometown of Spring Hill, Tennessee in Saturday's Music City Bowl against an Iowa defense that entered play ranked sixth best in the…

From who is sitting out to who is expected to start, here's everything you need to know about the Iowa vs. Kentucky matchup. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5) face the Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) in the 2022 TransPerfect Music City Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 31 - New Year's Eve - in Nashville. The Hawkeyes were scheduled to play in the Music City…

Iowa faces Kentucky in the Music City Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022 (12/31/22) at the Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Fans can watch the Iowa vs. Kentucky game for free via a trial of fuboTV or DirecTV Stream. The game, which starts at 12 p.m., can be seen on ABC. Here's what you need to know: What: NCAA Football, Music City…

Kentucky and Iowa meet in the 2022 Music City Bowl. This game will be held at Nissan Stadium in Nashville today at 12:00 PM (ET). The Wildcats suffered to leave a good record within the SEC. Here is all the related information about this College Football game including the preview, predictions, odds, TV channel and live stream available in your…

Saturday's Music City Bowl is not expected to offer a lot of scoring but should be a competitive matchup between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Kentucky Wildcats. Read on for our top Iowa-Kentucky college football pick and prediction based on the best NCAAF odds. A pair of seven-win teams will meet at Nissan Stadium in Nashville for Friday's 2022 Music…

In last season's Citrus Bowl, Kentucky beat Iowa 20-17 when both teams struggled on offense for the first three quarters before finally putting things together in the fourth quarter to provide some offensive fireworks. The good folks at the Music City Bowl watched it and thought to themselves, "We need to get us some of that." Now here we are with…

The Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) and the Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5) meet up in the 2022 Music City Bowl on Saturday. This will be the second consecutive bowl matchup between these programs with Kentucky winning 20-17 in the Citrus Bowl last season. Kentucky owns a 12-9 record in bowl games. Meanwhile, Iowa sits at 17-16-1 in bowl matchups. This contest…