11/19 NCAA: Minnesota at Iowa

[swole]

The Golden Gophers look to get a hard-fought BG1 win on the road against Iowa Saturday.

Sporting a 6-4 overall record and a 4-3 mark within the conference, the Hawkeyes aim to knock the Golden Gophers (4-3 In the conference) for a loss.

The Hawkeyes (4-5 ATS) opened as 4-point favorites and they host a Golden Gophers team that has covered 7 of their 10 games this season.

Minnesota won at home against the Spartans last game as 6-point favorites, tallying a score of 41-18.

Kirk Ferentz's troops were at Wisconsin against the Badgers last game and came away with a 20-10 win. Oddsmakers had them as 3-point underdogs in that game.

The Golden Gophers bring one of the league's best running games into this contest. They average 295.0 yards per game and boast the 1st place running game.

Some trends to consider:
Minnesota is 8-3-0 ATS in its last 11 lined games
Minnesota is 4-1-0 SU in its last 5 games after scoring more than 40 points
Minnesota is 4-1-0 ATS in its last 5 away lined games
Iowa is 5-0-0 ATS in its last 5 lined games against Minnesota
Iowa is 16-3-1 ATS in its last 20 home lined games
Iowa is 6-2-0 SU in its last 8 games after scoring 10 to 20 points

 

[bluehen]

Gophers

 

[jafo]

i feel like i am just giving K to swole... after the week end i will be out of K

 

[Spartacus]

minnesota hasn't won this matchup in 5 years
and they're the better team
and they're getting points
Iowa is at home
big fucking deal
MN

 

[hamstershaver]

and they're the better team

 

[hamstershaver]

iowa covers hamstershaver 1-0 on the day

 

[Spartacus]

I was big wrong here

 

[redguru]

I picked the wrong underdogs today too. Maryland and Indiana