Iowa vs. Ohio State Prediction, Odds, Spread and Over/Under for College Football Week 8
By Josh Yourish
The Iowa Hawkeyes are 3-3 through six games and 1-2 in the Big 10. Coming off their bye week, they face the toughest test the Big 10 has to offer, the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State is also coming off their bye week and will get to showcase the most explosive offense in the nation.
Iowa is known best for punting this season and I’m not sure Ohio State even has a punter on their roster. It looks like a mismatch, so let’s see what Vegas thinks about this one.
Iowa vs. Ohio State Odds, Spread and Total
Ohio State and Iowa Betting Trends
- Ohio State is 3-2-1 ATS
- Iowa is 3-3 ATS
- Ohio State’s games are 4-2 to the over
- Iowa’s games are 5-1 to the under
- Iowa is 3-0-1 in last four vs. Ohio State
Iowa vs. Ohio State Prediction and Pick
Ohio State is actually only No. 2 in total offense this year now behind Tennessee after the Vols big win over Alabama. That’s a shame because it’d be great to see the No. 1 total offense vs. the No. 131 (last) total offense. Iowa has scored 88 points in their six games this year. Ohio State has scored 98 points in their last two games.
Ohio State just kills teams through the air with CJ Stroud, who leads the nation in yards per attempt, touchdown passes, and passing efficiency. The Buckeyes also have two receivers with over 500 yards receiving, Emeka Egbuka and Marvin Harrison Jr. Stroud has thrown for more yards to those two guys than Spencer Petras has all season.
This all seems like it will be an Ohio State blowout win, but Iowa is 3-0-1 against the spread in their last four against Ohio State because of their defense. Iowa has the No. 3 passing defense in the country allowing 154 yards passing per game. It won’t be pretty and Iowa won’t score much, but I like them to cover a really big number. Simply because they can slow down Ohio State enough. I see this one 38-10, never in doubt, but a cover nonetheless.
Pick: Iowa +29.5 (-110)
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