The Northwestern Widcats and Iowa Hawkeyes will open conference play this Saturday with a 12:05pm tilt at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, IA. The Wildcats come into this contest sporting a 4-0 record while the Hawkeyes sit at 3-1. College football betting odds at Looselines.com have the home team Hawkeyes as a -8.5 favorite.
Northwestern returned 15 starters from last year's 6-6 squad, giving them a much more experienced unit in 2008. Their 4-0 record would indicate that experience equals improvement as they have won by an average of 14.5 points per game. The Wildcats are averaging 25.8 points per game and holding the opposition to 11.3 points per game. They will need another strong defensive effort this week against a tough Hawkeye team.
Iowa narrowly missed making this a match-up of undefeated teams, but they fell to Pittsburgh despite outgaining them by 102 yards. The Hawkeyes will look to attack the Wildcats with a ground game that is producing 191.5 yards per game, but they will need to be better on third down as they converted just 4-of-17 last week against the Panthers.
College Football Betting Odds Trend: Northwestern is 0-6 straight up the last four years playing as a road underdog in the month of September.
Looselines.com's Northwestern vs Iowa Betting Odds:
Northwestern Wildcats +8.5 (-110), Over 42.5 (-110), +280 (Money line)
Iowa Hawkeyes -8.5 (-110), Under 42.5 (-110), -340 (Money line)
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