Penn State vs. Iowa football odds, tips and betting trends
Big Ten foes meet when the No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0) and the No. 22 Iowa Hawkeyes (3-0) play on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at Beaver Stadium.
The Nittany Lions played the Illinois Fighting Illini in their last outing, winning 30-13. The Hawkeyes are coming off of a victory over the Western Michigan Broncos by the score of 41-10.
Drew Allar threw for 208 yards, with no touchdowns and no interceptions on 16-of-33 passing (48.5%) for the Lions in that matchup against the Fighting Illini. He also added six carries for 24 yards. Kaytron Allen totaled 54 rushing yards on 13 carries (4.2 yards per carry), scoring one touchdown on the ground. He added one catch for nine yards. Nicholas Singleton recorded three receptions for 49 yards (averaging 16.3 per catch) against the Fighting Illini. On the ground, he had rushing 11 attempts for 37 yards with one touchdown.
Cade McNamara’s performance for the Hawkeyes against the Broncos included 9-of-19 passing for 103 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Leshon Williams carried the ball 12 times for 145 yards (12.1 yards per attempt). In the passing game, he added two catches for 27 yards and one touchdown. Erick All caught one pass for 34 yards (34.0 yards per catch).
The Nittany Lions are favorites (-14) in a projected lopsided game with the Hawkeyes. The total is set at 41.5 points.
Penn State vs. Iowa odds and lines
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- Spread Favorite: Penn State (-14)
- Moneyline: Penn State (-626), Iowa (+455)
- Total: 41.5 points
- Penn State hasn’t lost a game against the spread this year.
- Penn State has yet to lose ATS (2-0) as a 14-point favorite or greater this season.
- Penn State has had one game (of two) hit the over this year.
- Iowa has posted two wins against the spread this year.
- One Iowa game (out of three) has hit the over this season.
- Allar: 737 PASS YDS / 245.7 YPG / 67% / 4 TD / 0 INT / 15 CAR / 52 RUSH YDS / 1 TD
- Allen: 42 CAR / 208 YDS / 69.3 YPG / 2 TD / 2 REC / 24 YDS / 8 YPG / 0 TD
- Singleton: 36 CAR / 154 YDS / 51.3 YPG / 5 TD / 5 REC / 68 YDS / 22.7 YPG / 0 TD
- KeAndre Lambert-Smith: 13 REC / 220 YDS / 73.3 YPG / 2 TD
- Harrison Wallace III: 10 REC / 98 YDS / 32.7 YPG / 0 TD
- Tyler Warren: 10 REC / 81 YDS / 27 YPG / 2 TD
- Coziah Izzard: 2 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 SACK
- Curtis Jacobs: 11 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 SACK
- Dominic DeLuca: 3 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 SACK / 1 INT / 1 PD
- McNamara: 417 PASS YDS / 139 YPG / 53.5% / 4 TD / 3 INT
- Williams: 19 CAR / 164 YDS / 54.7 YPG / 0 TD / 5 REC / 41 YDS / 13.7 YPG / 1 TD
- Jaziun Patterson: 21 CAR / 104 YDS / 34.7 YPG / 1 TD / 2 REC / 19 YDS / 6.3 YPG / 0 TD
- Luke Lachey: 10 REC / 131 YDS / 43.7 YPG / 0 TD
- All: 7 REC / 81 YDS / 27 YPG / 1 TD
- Seth Anderson: 4 REC / 68 YDS / 22.7 YPG / 1 TD
- Deontae Craig: 6 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 SACK
- Jay Higgins: 25 TKL
- Xavier Nwankpa: 5 TKL / 1 INT / 1 PD
- Game Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- Location: University Park, Pennsylvania
- Venue: Beaver Stadium
- TV Channel: CBS
- TV Channel: CBS
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
