#11 Iowa vs. Wisconsin Preview

October 17th 12:00 ET

Line: Wisconsin – 2 ½

The Iowa Hawkeyes like to make things interesting. Since their big win at Penn State, the Hawkeyes narrowly escaped with a victory over Arkansas State then a barn burner against Michigan. Despite being 6-0 and ranked #11, the Hawkeyes are underdogs at Wisconsin.

The Badgers have had their own excitement on the season. They defeated Fresno State in overtime and won at Minnesota by a field goal. Wisky was dominated last week in Columbus but only on the scoreboard. The Badgers had 22 first downs compared to OSU’s 8 and outgained the Buckeyes 368 to 184. Incredibly, Wisconsin won the time of possesson battle 42:47 to 17:13 and still lost. Costly turnovers, poor special teams play and big penalties resulted in a loss for the Badgers.

Prediction: This game will be the epitome of old school-smash mouth football. Each team likes to run the ball and control the clock. The weather shouldn’t be a factor with an expected high of 48. In one of the toughest places to play in all of college football, the crowd will be the difference. Wisconsin 23 Iowa 20

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