Iowa Football: Point spread, 3 final best bets for Iowa-Rutgers

For the third-straight season under Josh Heupel, Tennessee will play in a bowl game. Coming off of an 8-4 season, the No. 21 Vols were selected to the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Sunday. Tennessee will play No. 17 Iowa at Camping World Stadium in Orlando on Jan. 1, 2024 at noon ET on ABC, pitting the Vols against the Big Ten runner up. ENJOY VOLREPORT…

The over/under total of 27 to 28 1/2 points for Rutgers' college football game at Iowa on Saturday is historically low. Caesars Sportsbook posted 27, the lowest total for an FBS game it has ever offered. Bettors have jumped on the over with 74% of the money and 61% of tickets going that direction. "Every week, Iowa's offense continues to struggle…

LAS VEGAS - The over/under total of 27 to 28 1/2 points for Rutgers' college football game at Iowa on Saturday is historically low. Caesars Sportsbook posted 27, the lowest total for an FBS game it has ever offered. Bettors have jumped on the over with 74% of the money and 61% of tickets going that direction. "Every week, Iowa's offense continues…

Week 11 is upon us and the Iowa Hawkeyes are in search of win No. 8 and another step towards Indianapolis. After a win over Northwestern to move to 7-2, the Hawkeyes received help across the Big Ten West to regain sole control of their division as they come down the home stretch. Next in line for them is the Rutgers Scarlet Knights coming to…

Welcome to another year of Big Ten football coaching hot seats! For those of you new to OTE, first of all I'm so sorry but now you've been exposed to our contagious disease and cannot leave. I'll also take this moment to tell you just what our hot seat rankings are since you are stuck in here with us. With just 14 - yes, still 14 programs for this…

Every Tuesday, Matt Hayes tackles the 10 hottest topics in the Big Ten … This thing is long past doing what's right, or even what's prudent. It has veered directly into the dangerous ditch of enabling. "I anticipate no changes in our (coaching) staff moving forward," Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said last week. Translation: I'm not firing my son, Brian.…

We're still over three and a half weeks from New Year's Eve, which is when Iowa and Kentucky will go head-to-head on the TransPerfect Music City Bowl, but the opening line has already come out for the game via Caesars Sportsbook. Per Caesers, the Hawkeyes are seen as 2.5-point underdogs to the Wildcats, while the over/under is set at 31.5. These…

Iowa welcomes in the Wisconsin Badgers with the two teams sporting identical marks overall and in Big Ten play. There's plenty of Big Ten West implications potentially at stake. The Hawkeyes enter off a performance that has inspired hope within the Iowa fan base. Kaleb Johnson just picked up weekly Big Ten honors, tight end Sam LaPorta is earning…

Thanks to Michigan State's handiwork last week in dispatching of Illinois, 23-15, suddenly the stakes of this Week 11 Iowa - Wisconsin game have been ratcheted up another notch. As the fine folks over at GoIowaAwesome.com discussed, this week's rivalry game between the Hawkeyes and Badgers is essentially a Big Ten West elimination game. Incredibly,…

Oct. 25, 2022: Heading into a Week 9 home matchup with Rutgers, Minnesota has its back against the wall in a true "must-win" situation. -> Follow @ Tony Liebert on Twitter Date: Sat., Oct. 29 TV channel: BTN Time of kickoff: 1:30 p.m. (CST) Broadcast team: n/a (play-by-play) & n/a (color) Betting line: Minnesota (-14.5) V. Rutgers, o/u: (41…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Coach Greg Schiano knows consistency is the key to building a winner, and he recognizes his Rutgers team is still struggling with that. Now the Scarlet Knights (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten) have to go to Columbus as heavy underdogs and try to keep up with well-rounded and talent-laden No. 3 Ohio State on Saturday. Schiano knows how the…

History is setting up to take place on Saturday night in Piscataway, and it isn't what Rutgers fans and alumni might be expecting. Despite Greg Schiano and his undefeated Scarlet Knights pushing for an upset victory at home over the Iowa Hawkeyes, the biggest story revolving around this matchup is the game's historic point total. FanDuel…

In two weeks, the Big Ten has gone from having five ranked teams to three: Wisconsin fell out of the rankings after Week 2 and this week, Michigan State was dropped after a poor showing at Washington (39-28 final). The three teams that remain in the top 25, though - (3) Ohio State, (4) Michigan, and (14) Penn State - looked great in Week 3 matchups…

The Big Ten season is here as Iowa and Rutgers will kick off their conference play schedules on Saturday, Sept. 24, inside SHI Stadium. Iowa comes into this game with a 2-1 record, while the Scarlet Knights are 3-0. This is the first Big Ten game for both teams in 2022. The last time these two teams met was in 2019 as the Hawkeyes dominated, 30-0,…

For the 24th time in his Iowa head coaching career, Kirk Ferentz leads his Hawkeyes into a Big Ten opener. It's the second time during his stint atop the helm that the destination for said opener is Piscataway, N.J., versus Rutgers. Back in 2016, Iowa used a 26-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown run from running back Akrum Wadley to beat the Scarlet…

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Punting aficionados, Saturday is your kind of night on the banks of the Old Raritan. Rutgers ranks 119th in the nation in passing offense; Iowa sits 128th. Both teams rank in the top 10 in total defense. But two of the nation's top punters - perhaps the best two - could turn the Iowa-Rutgers game from a hide-your-eyes affair to…

Rutgers quarterbacks Gavin Wimsatt and Noah Vedral will be game-time decisions for the Scarlet Knights' Big Ten opener against Iowa on Saturday, head coach Greg Schiano said Monday. "It's kind of unsettling, you have two quarterbacks that are game-time decisions," Schiano said. "Thank goodness Evan (Simon) is healthy. ... We'll prepare for whoever…

PHILADELPHIA - A Rutgers quarterback corps already struggling with injury suffered another potentially major blow on Saturday. On the final play of his second drive in the first quarter of the Scarlet Knights' 16-14 win over Temple, redshirt freshman quarterback Gavin Wimsatt limped off the field, entered the injury tent and never returned to the…

PISCATAWAY - Wesley Bailey's had a tough time getting to sleep this week. Much like the rest of his teammates, the Rutgers defensive end is anxiously waiting for the chance to step onto the SHI Stadium Saturday night, in primetime, and open up the Big Ten slate against Iowa with a "Scarlet Out" in the stands. "I'm beyond excited," Bailey said. "The…

Iowa football is used to being disrespected. Just take last week's 13-10 win at Nebraska, after which junior offensive lineman Mason Richman went over to the Cornhuskers' student section and gave them some choice words. Paraphrased: "Have a nice Christmas break." Standing between Richman and the fans was a security guard, who was tasked with the…

Tennessee landed a spot in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl and will face Iowa out of the Big Ten in Orlando on New Year's Day. The Vols on Sunday afternoon opened as a 7-point favorite against the Hawkeyes, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, in the top-25 postseason matchup at Camping World Stadium. No. 21 Tennessee will be looking to end its third season…

For 25 years as Iowa's head coach, Kirk Ferentz has been a master at finding motivation for his team in almost any situation. Get blown out on the road and come home to face a No. 2-ranked team? Hello, 14-13 upset of 2016 Michigan. Get off to an 0-2 start with program turmoil and about to face a team that just beat Michigan? Hello, 49-7 onslaught…

Tough questions for Kirk Ferentz about QB decision of Petras over PadillaIowa head coach Kirk Ferentz understandably has QB questions after a 1-1 start and owning college football's worst offense. IOWA CITY - Even if the Iowa football team could gain 616 yards against visiting Nevada on Saturday night, it wouldn't be enough to definitively say the…

Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz will speak in several different settings Wednesday at Big Ten media days in Indianapolis. The Hawkeyes head man is set to talk on the main podium, as well as the Big Ten Network set inside Lucas Oil Stadium. Here's what stood out most from Ferentz's comments Wednesday morning. "First of all, it's not a large number…