Washington at Iowa odds, picks and predictions

The Iowa Hawkeyes (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) welcome the Washington Huskies (4-2, 2-1) to Kinnick Stadium Saturday. Kickoff is set for noon ET (FOX). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college football odds around the Washington vs. Iowa odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.

The Huskies opened their season with back-to-back wins, but have traded off winning and losing in the last 4 weeks. They are coming off a 27-17 home win over the No. 21 Michigan Wolverines Oct. 5. Washington covered as a 1.5-point favorite and is 3-3 against the spread (ATS) on the season. It is led by QB Will Rogers, who has thrown 12 TDs and just 1 INT on the season.

The Hawkeyes looked strong coming off their 31-14 Week 4 road win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers, closing as 3-point favorites. However, they were walloped by the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes 35-7 in Week 6. Iowa is 2-3 ATS on the season and 4-1 O/U. It has scored at least 31 points in 3 of 5 games. The Hawkeyes are led by former Michigan QB Cade McNamara and RB Kaleb Johnson, the latter of which has 10 rushing TDs on the season.

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Washington at Iowa odds

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• Moneyline (ML): Washington +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Iowa -145 (bet $145 to win $100)
• Against the spread: Washington +2.5 (+100) | Iowa -2.5 (-120)
• Over/Under (O/U): 42.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Washington at Iowa picks and predictions

Prediction

Iowa 21, Washington 20

PASS.

Washington (+120) is worthy of a look on the moneyline, as is Iowa (-145). The better play here is the Huskies with a few points though, so the suggestion would ultimately be to pass on a moneyline wager.

BET WASHINGTON +2.5 (+100).

How do the Hawkeyes attack you? They win on the ground. Iowa’s McNamara has thrown for 686 yards in 5 games. The offense for Iowa is made or broken by Johnson, who has 771 rushing yards. The Huskies rank 45th in the league in opponents’ rushing yards per attempt (3.9). Iowa is just 1-2 ATS at home and 0-1 ATS as a single-digit home favorite.

The Huskies have had a field-goal spread or tighter twice and are 1-1 ATS in those games. Washington has scored at least 24 points in 4 of its 6 games and has the better quarterback on the field. Take WASHINGTON +2.5 (+100).

BET UNDER 42.5 (-110).

The Hawkeyes might be 4-1 O/U, but the Huskies are 1-5 O/U. Washington has allowed single-digit points to its opponents in 3 of 6 games, allowing more than 17 just twice this season. At the same time, the Huskies have topped 24 in just 3 of those 6. They are 1-2 O/U in conference games.

Iowa is 1-1 O/U in conference games and has scored 20 or fewer points in 2 of its last 4 games, allowing 21 or fewer in 4 of 5, with the only team scoring north of that being Ohio State. Couple it all together, and back UNDER 42.5 (-110).

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