Wyoming Cowboys at Iowa Hawkeyes Odds – Free College Football Pick

By Keith F

The Wyoming Cowboys will travel to Iowa City, Iowa to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium in an opening weekend clash pitting the Mountain West against the Big Ten. The game is one of national interest and will be aired across the country on the Big Ten Network. The fixture between the two will take place on Saturday, September 2nd, 2017 at 12:00 PM ET. The two outfits have not crossed paths in thirty years where Iowa was the victor in their last collision. Both teams enter in off eight-win seasons in 2016.

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Wyoming Cowboys at Iowa Hawkeyes Overview

Though both institutions matched each other in win totals in 2016, the narratives surrounding each were far different. For the Iowa Hawkeyes, they took noticeable strides backward in 2016 compared to 2015 where they finished their regular season undefeated. The Hawkeyes would continue onto lose the Big Ten Championship and Rose Bowl in succession to end 2015, only to follow up their 2016 effort with five losses. However, the one bright spot of Iowa’s season was their home defeat of an undefeated Michigan team in Iowa City as a three-touchdown home underdog. Iowa is known for a robust home field advantage and that is an intangible that might be troubling for the visiting Cowboys. Nevertheless, the Cowboys have to be thrilled with their 2016 performance. The Cowboys are usually garnered as one of college football’s cupcakes but quarterback Josh Allen changed all of that. The NFL prototype pieced together a phenomenal 2016, capped off by an opportunity to play for the Mountain West Championship and a thrilling win in Laramie against perennial power Boise State. Nevertheless like many teams of Wyoming’s offensive pedigree, the Cowboys suffered losses by virtue of a defense that surrendered over 450 yards per game.

Wyoming at Iowa Betting Trends

Wyoming is 8-2 ATS in their previous 10 outings.
Iowa is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 contests against non-conference opponents.
Over is 4-0 ATS in last 4 Wyoming road games.
Wyoming has lost their last three overall.

Wyoming Cowboys at Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction

In this contest, the Over/Under offers more appeal than any point spread simply by virtue of the fact Iowa is a team that lives and dies by its defense and offensive game plan. Very simply, Iowa likes to run the ball and Wyoming’s defense is quite accommodating in that regard. Thus, Wyoming may not get as many chances to score and when they do they will be met by hard-nosed opposition. Despite all of this, we have seen this market rise by half of a point indicating early action on the Over. Much of this reaction can be chalked up to the consensus being enamored with Allen’s offensive credentials. However, as mentioned previously, Iowa plays at another level in Kinnick Stadium and thus they are favored by nearly two touchdowns for a reason. With this being said, the best option in this market is taking the Under which is very feasible considering the prospect of environment and strategy influencing the outcome of this contest.

Free Pick: Take Under 54