The Iowa Hawkeyes (3-1) face off against the Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0) on Saturday, October 5th. This game will be played at Ohio Stadium in Columbus and televised on CBS. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Kickoff is set for 3:30 ET.

Iowa Hawkeyes vs Ohio State Buckeyes

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Iowa Offense Breakdown

Heading into week 6, Iowa’s offense is averaging 32 points per game, placing them 41st in the nation. Our power rankings have them 71st overall. Their run game is their strength, ranking 21st with 250.2 rushing yards per game on 42 attempts per game.

Kaleb Johnson leads the rushing attack with 685 yards, averaging 8 yards per carry, and has scored 9 touchdowns. Quarterback Cade McNamara has thrown for 588 yards with 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, giving him a passer rating of 80.

Ohio State Offense Breakdown

Ohio State’s offense has been dominant this season, ranking first in our offensive power rankings and averaging 48.8 points per game, which is third in the nation. Will Howard leads the passing game with 1,039 yards and a passer rating of 117. He has completed 68.6% of his passes, throwing eight touchdowns and two interceptions.

Ohio State is 33rd in passing yards per game, averaging 307.8 yards. Quinshon Judkins leads the rushing attack with 390 yards, averaging 8 yards per carry, and has scored five touchdowns. Jeremiah Smith has 364 receiving yards and five touchdowns.

Iowa Team Defense

Iowa’s defense has been impressive this season, ranking 9th nationally by allowing just 13.8 points per game. They’ve been especially strong against the run, giving up only 62 rushing yards per game, the 4th fewest in the country.

In their last game against Minnesota, Iowa allowed just 38 rushing yards on 25 attempts. The secondary gave up 258 passing yards but also forced an interception.

Iowa Team Defense

Ohio State’s defense has been dominant this season, allowing just 6.8 points per game, the fewest in the nation. They’ve also given up only 72 rushing yards per game, ranking 8th in the country, and 134.8 passing yards per game, which is 12th nationally.

In their recent game against Michigan State, Ohio State’s defense allowed just 7 points, giving up 248 total yards, including 49 rushing yards on 24 attempts. They also forced an interception in the game.

Iowa vs Ohio State Trends

• The Iowa Hawkeyes are 2-1 ATS in their three last road games and 2-1 straight-up.
• Through their last three home games, Ohio State has an ATS record of just 1-1-1. However, their overall record was 2-1 while averaging 32 points per game.
• Going back to their previous three games as the underdog, Iowa has an ATS mark of 1-2 while going 1-2 straight up.
• Against the spread, the Ohio State Buckeyes have put together of 2-3 in their last five games as the betting favorite. In these same games, they went 4-1 straight up.

Hawkeyes vs Buckeyes Prediction

Our projection for this week six matchup between Ohio State and Iowa is a final score of 35-13 in favor of the Buckeyes. With Ohio State as -19.5 point favorites, we see them covering the spread and recommend taking them to win comfortably.

For the over/under, with the line set at 44.5 points, our model suggests taking the over, as our combined score prediction of 48 points gives a good cushion above the line.

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