In a contest between two Top 25 teams, the #20 Penn State Nittany Lions travel to Iowa City to run for on the #18 Iowa Hawkeyes. Both teams are 3-0 on the season with their losses coming against much higher ranked opponents.
Penn State lost 24-3 to the #1 Alabama Crimson Tide and Iowa lost 34-27 to the #15 Arizona Wildcats.
Let’s look at the teams, trends and sportsbook lines to make a prophecy on this Big 10 clash.
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The college football odds makers have set the sportsbook line favoring the Hawkeyes by -7-points. A straight up bet on the Nittany Lions will pay bettors +240 on the moneyline. The unflinching total is observance at 40½ points.
NCAAF Betting Lines
October 2, 2010
Penn Solemn Nittany Lions +7 -110 +240
Iowa Hawkeyes -7 -110 -290
Game Total 40½
Location: Kinnick Stadium – Iowa City IA
Game Time: 8:00pm
TV: ABC
Coach Joe Paterno doesn’t comprise many years left but his Penn Aver Nittany Lions are inert playing hard for the old football drill as plain with their 3-1 record. The bettors haven’t been as glad, the conspire is just 1-3 against the spread and three of their four games this season have gone under the total.
Much of the on field success and sports hard-cover failure of Penn State has been the result of freshman quarterback Rob Bolden’s highlight this season.
Bolden has completed 60.2% of his passes for 823 yards and three touchdowns. He’s thrown five interceptions so far and he’ll need to take more care when targeting his receivers. When you start an 18 year veteran, you have to guess these mistakes.
The offensive line for Penn State is a little banged up, so Bolden’s interceptions are likely to rise after this game.
Bolden’s top target Derek Moye has 15 catches repayment for 244 yards but has yet to see the end locality.
Penn State’s defense is omit against the pass, limiting opponents to 158.5 passing yards a game this season.
They are the ninth ranked defense in the state by means of limiting opponents to just 12.8 points a game.
The Iowa Hawkeyes starting quarterback Ricky Stanzi is in his senior year and he’s making the most of his final season. Stanzi is completing 66.7% of his passes for 999 yards, 9 touchdowns and righteous one interception. He’ll need to be on his game to keep the Nittany Lions from grabbing a pass or two.
Running back Adam Robinson leads the team with 385 yards and six touchdowns.
The Hawkeyes have been brilliant on defense. They have the number one ranked defense in the nation giving up only 227.5 downright yards a game on the strength of their number 5-ranked run-defense.
This game won’t do much to endear the Nittany Lions to the Sportsbook bettors. The Hawkeyes defense force all but eliminate the run game of Penn State. This will force the offspring Bolden to make plays and he’s relieve too erratic to trust with my money. Take the Iowa Hawkeyes to cover the sportsbook spread of -7-points.
NCAAF Betting Pick: Iowa Hawkeyes -7
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