The Washington Huskies (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) and Iowa Hawkeyes (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) meet for a Big Ten matchup that has both teams not able to lose another game if they want to make the College Football Playoff.
The Washington Huskies are 4-2 this season after alternating wins and losses over the last four weeks. The Huskies are 4-0 at home this season but 0-2 on the road and neutral fields. Washington was the National Championship runner-up last year, losing to Michigan (34-11).
The Iowa Hawkeyes are 3-2 this season with losses to Iowa State (20-19) and Ohio State (35-7). Iowa has played back-to-back road games versus Minnesota and Ohio State, but will start a stretch of three home games over the next four contests. Iowa was drummed 35-0 by Tennessee last season in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl to finish 10-3.
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Game Details and How to watch Michigan vs. Washington
- Date: Saturday, October 12, 2024
- Time: 12:00 PM EST
- Site: Kinnick Stadium
- City: Iowa City, Iowa
- TV/Streaming: FOX
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Game odds for Iowa vs. Washington - Week 7
The latest odds as of Wednesday evening:
- Moneyline: Iowa -140, Washington +115
- Spread: Iowa -2.5 (-115)
- Total: 42.5 points
*odds courtesy of BetMGM
The spread has not budged with Iowa as a -2.5-point favorite as to where the total has moved from the opening line of 40.5 to 41.5. Iowa is 4-1 to the Over this season and Washington went Over the total last week versus Michigan, so it’s not surprising to see the total go up.
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NBC Sports Bet Best Bet
Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) has the following best bets for Saturday’s matchup between:
“The Washington Huskies earned the win over Michigan last week but have trotted back and forth across the country over the past four weeks with a neutral-field loss to their rival in Seattle, a home win over Northwestern, a road loss in New Jersey at Rutgers, then a home win over Michigan, before flying to Iowa.
The Hawkeyes had a bye week before their road loss at Ohio State (35-7), so Iowa is in a rest advantage and travel advantage spot. This is a much better week to back Iowa rather than Washington, so I like the Hawkeyes’ ML.”
BetMGM College Football Insights: National Championship
Line movement (Last Week to Now)
· Ohio State +375 to +300
· Texas +500 to +450
· Georgia +650 to +500
Highest Ticket%
· Ohio State 15.4%
· Texas 11.9%
· Georgia 11.5%
Highest Handle%
· Georgia 17.6%
· Ohio State 17.3%
· Texas 11.6%
Biggest Liabilities
· Tennessee
· Ohio State
· Colorado
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Quarterback matchup for Iowa vs. Washington
- Washington: Will Rogers threw his first interception of the season versus Michigan, but still has a 12-1 TD to INT ratio, plus 1,625 yards through the air in his first year with the Huskies. Rogers was a four-year starter at Mississippi State before this season.
- Iowa: Cade McNamara has thrown zero touchdowns in four straight games and has three interceptions, 108.7 passing yards per game, and a 62.6 completion percentage in that span. McNamara is a 5th-year senior who tossed four touchdowns and three interceptions with Iowa last year.
Hawkeyes and Huskies player news & recent stats
- Iowa has won 15 of its last 20 games when a home favorite.
- Washington’s last three road games have stayed under the Total, while Iowa is 4-1 to the Over this season.
- Washington has covered the spread in four of its last five games against teams with worse records.
- Washington’s QB Will Rogers has tossed at least 250 yards in five out of six games this season. Three of the last four QBs have thrown at least 200 yards against Iowa.
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