The Iowa Hawkeyes are 2.5-point road favorites when they visit the Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Rutgers is looking for a 4-0 start for a second consecutive season
Read below for Iowa vs Rutgers prediction, pick and odds for Friday night CFB
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-0-0, 2-1-0 ATS) are looking to start 4-0 in consecutive seasons. To do it, they’ll need to beat the Iowa Hawkeyes (2-1, 1-1-1 ATS), a school they’ve never beaten in their school history.
It appears the books believe in that trend, making Iowa a road favorite in the college football odds.
Action gets underway tonight at 8 pm ET from SHI Stadium in Piscataway, NJ, with FOX broadcasting the game.
Check below for my Iowa vs Rutgers prediction.
Iowa vs Rutgers Odds
| Bet Type | Iowa | Rutgers |
|---|---|---|
| Spread | -2.5 (-102) | +2.5 (-115) |
| Moneyline | -125 | +105 |
| Total | O 46.5 (-108) | U 46.5 (-115) |
The Scarlet Knights are 2.5-point home underdogs, and sit at +105 on the moneyline. Iowa is only a slight favorite on the moneyline at -125, while the total sits at 46.5 points.
The Scarlet Knights have cleared the over with ease in each of their first three games this season.
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Rutgers is going to feel the level-up Friday on the defensive end, where I believe Iowa is strongest. They are allowing just 10 points per game, and rank inside the Top 4 in both rush yards (57.7) and pass yards (120.3) allowed.
While the Scarlet Knights have hit the Over in every game this season, the Hawkeyes have not allowed an opponent to hit the 14-point plateau all season — and that includes a matchup with 16th-ranked Iowa State.
Perhaps the scariest part of this bet is that Rutgers is second-last in the Big Ten in points allowed at 24 per game, but the Iowa offense under Gronkowski is a work in progress, and while the score may pull close to 46.5, it should still stay under.
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