Penn State vs. Iowa 2010 College Football Picks: The 17th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes and No. 22 Penn State Nittany Lions football teams will begin BIG TEN Conference play tonight in one of the nations premier Top-25 betting matchups of the day. This game has an 8 pm Eastern start time and will be televised on ESPN (HD).
Bodog.com has installed Iowa the favorite against the spread by 8-points while giving -310 moneyline odds for a SU win. Nittany Lions backers are getting +255 on the Bodog moneyline with a posted game total of 40-points.
Both teams are 3-1 with each having won three games at home and losing once on the road. Iowa beat Eastern Illinois (37-7), Iowa State (35-7) and Ball State (45-0) and lost at Arizona (34-27). Penn State beat Youngstown State (44-14), Kent State (24-0) and Temple (22-13) with the lone loss coming at top-ranked Alabama (24-3).
This is the 23rd game in the series and it is tied at 11. Iowa has won seven of the last eight meetings, including last year’s 21-10 game at State College. Penn State’s last win in the series came in 2007 (27-7) at State College. Iowa is 4-7 against Penn State in Iowa City. Six of the last 10 games in the series have been decided by a touchdown or less.
Reno Gold's pick: I expect Iowa will win this game SU without any problem. Giving -8 points makes me a little nervous but I'm going with it. I do not consider this wager a slam-dunk, just my gut.
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