Iowa Hawkeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions 10/27/18 - CFB Betting Picks & Odds
Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Penn State Nittany Lions
NCAAF: 3:30 PM EST
Oct. 27, 2018
TV: ESPN
Latest Odds : PSU -4.5 Total
The battle between number 17 and 18 in the nation will be taking place here. However, the Hawkeyes have only dropped a single game on the year and the Nittany Lions have dropped a couple of games and one of them was a game the Lions should have won when they were completely controlling the Spartans, but let them have a glimmer of hope and that led to the loss. The Hawkeyes lone loss on the year came to the then ranked Badgers.
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The Hawkeyes have relied on Nate Stanley to throw the ball as he has 1559 yards and 16 touchdowns. Toren Young has done well rushing the ball with 82 carries for 403 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Hawkeyes average 30 points a game, but the defense is stellar with only 14 points a game allowed.
Penn State has seen Trace McSorely throw the ball for 1461 yards and 11 touchdowns on the year. The rushing attack has been led by Miles Sanders with 119 carries and 772 yards and 8 scores. This has led to the Lions averaging 42 points a game, but the defense has cracks with 22 points a game allowed.
Recent Betting Trends:
Hawkeyes are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game.
Nittany Lions are 21-7-2 ATS in their last 30 games overall.
Over is 8-3-1 in Hawkeyes last 12 games on grass.
Over is 8-2 in Nittany Lions last 10 games overall.
Free Betting Pick: Iowa Hawkeyes +4.5
The offense of the Hawkeyes is playing really well and the Nittany Lions offense looked a little bit lost on the field in the 2 losses on the year. Not to mention the Hawkeyes have a shut down defense that will take care of the Nittany Lions offense in this game and keep them from scoring. Final Score, Iowa Hawkeyes win on the upset 35-21.