Nebraska at Iowa - 11/25/22 College Football Picks and Prediction
The Nebraska Cornhuskers will play the Iowa Hawkeyes in a Big Ten Game on Friday afternoon at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers are 3-8 (2-6) this season after they lost to Wisconsin by a score of 15-14 in their last game. Nebraska only gained 171 total yards and blew an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter for the loss. The Nebraska offense is averaging 22.5 points per game with 215.6 passing yards per game and 129.9 rushing yards per game. Casey Thompson has thrown for 2,129 yards, 14 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions for the Cornhuskers this season. Anthony Grant has rushed for 909 yards and six scores, while Trey Palmer has caught 62 passes for 878 yards and seven touchdowns for Nebraska. The Nebraska defense is giving up 28.5 points per game and 427.2 yards per game.
The Iowa Hawkeyes are 7-4 (5-3) this season after they defeated Minnesota by a score of 13-10 in their last game. Iowa only gained 280 total yards, but forced two turnovers in the win. The Iowa offense is averaging 17.5 points per game with 158.9 passing yards per game and 94.8 rushing yards per game. Spencer Petras has thrown for 1,716 yards, five touchdowns, and five interceptions for the Hawkeyes this season. Kaleb Johnson has rushed for 653 yards and five scores, while Nico Ragaini has caught 25 passes for 305 yards and one touchdown for Iowa. The Iowa defense is allowing 13.5 points per game and 273.3 yards per game.
Nebraska is 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 November games and 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 conference games. The under is 4-0 in Nebraska’s last 4 games. Iowa is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Friday games. The under is 5-1 in Iowa’s last 6 home games. The over is 5-1 in these two teams last 6 head to head meetings.
Iowa needs to win this game in order to get to the Big Ten Title Game, but will be without Sam LaPorta, who has been their best offensive player this season. Nebraska is looking forward to having this season end, especially after blowing their last game against Wisconsin. Iowa should have enough to win this game, even without LaPorta, but I like Nebraska with the points. Nebraska has done a decent job this season of keeping games close. Take the Cornhuskers here.
AUTHOR: David Racey
