Data Skrive:
Star runner Kaleb Johnson and the Iowa Hawkeyes (2-1) meet the Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-1) on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Huntington Bank Stadium.
The Hawkeyes are favored, but by less than a field goal (-2.5), against the Golden Gophers. The over/under for this matchup is 35 points.
Keep reading for our betting primer for this season, and uncover all of our predictions here, too!
Iowa -2.5 vs. Minnesota
Iowa vs. Minnesota Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Hawkeyes (-2.5)
- Moneyline: Hawkeyes (-141), Golden Gophers (+117)
- Total: 35 points
- TV Channel: NBC
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Iowa vs. Minnesota Betting Stats and Info
The Hawkeyes are winless in two games against the spread. Against the spread, the Hawkeyes are winless in two games when favored by 2.5 points or more. Iowa has split them games as the moneyline favorite this season. Minnesota has two wins against the spread so far this season (2-1-0). This is the second game this year Minnesota is the moneyline underdog. The Golden Gophers lost the first one.
Iowa vs. Minnesota Key Players
Iowa Hawkeyes
- Cade McNamara has thrown for 526 yards while connecting on 63.9% of his passes (53-for-83), with three touchdowns and two interceptions (175.3 yards per game).
- Johnson has run for a team-leading 479 yards (159.7 per game) and six touchdowns.
- Kamari Moulton has run for 124 yards (41.3 per game).
- Jacob Gill has been targeted 15 times and has 12 catches, leading his team with 137 yards (45.7 ypg) while scoring one touchdown.
- Luke Lachey has nine catches for 88 yards (29.3 per game).
- Reece Vander Zee has 76 receiving yards on six receptions (15 targets), with two touchdowns, averaging 25.3 yards per game.
- Aaron Graves has notched a team-leading three sacks, while adding three TFL and five tackles.
- Jay Higgins has racked up 24 tackles and one interception, and he’s tops on his team in tackles.
- Jermari Harris has a team-high two interceptions and has tacked on five tackles and two passes defended in three games this season.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
- Max Brosmer has 627 passing yards (209 per game) with a 68.8% completion percentage (53-for-77), throwing for three touchdowns with one interception.
- Darius Taylor has racked up a team-high 188 rushing yards (62.7 per game) and scored three touchdowns. He has added nine catches for 85 yards, with one receiving touchdown.
- So far this season Marcus Major has rushed for 129 yards on 35 carries (43 yards per game), with two touchdowns. Major also helps out in the passing game, catching five passes for 48 (16 yards per game).
- This year Daniel Jackson has 12 catches for a team-high 156 yards (52 per game).
- Elijah Spencer’s stat line this year shows 10 catches for 134 yards. He puts up 44.7 receiving yards per game.
- Danny Striggow has 1.5 sacks to lead the team, and has also racked up two TFL and nine tackles.
- Maverick Baranowski’s 17 tackles and 0.5 sacks mean he’s the team’s top tackler.
- In terms of picks, Kerry Brown leads the team with two interceptions this season and has added 13 tackles and two passes defended.