Bowling Green vs Iowa State Prediction 9/19/2026 Today’s College Football Picks

The Bowling Green Falcons and the Iowa State Cyclones meet in week 3 college football action from Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Bowling Green Falcons vs. Iowa State Cyclones Prediction.

Bowling Green Falcons Recap

The Bowling Green Falcons come into this game looking to bounce back from a 56-7 loss at the hands of the Nebraska Cornhuskers last time out to sit at 0-2 this season. After this game, Bowling Green will head home for a matchup against USF.

Falcons Looking For First W

Jay Kastantin has thrown for 346 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception on 73.9% passing while Austyn Dendy leads the Falcons in rushing with 89 rushing yards and 1 touchdown so far this season. Zero more Falcons have at least 100 rushing yards as well this season including Nakai Amachree who has 64 yards and 0 TDs while Jeremiah Scoby leads Bowling Green in receiving with 121 receiving yards and 12 catches to lead Bowling Green along with 0 touchdowns as well this season. On defense, Dorian Pringle has a team-high 23 total tackles in addition to 0 sacks while Bowling Green’s defense as a whole has combined for 2 sacks and 1 interception so far this season.

Iowa State Cyclones Recap

The Iowa State Cyclones come into this game looking to shake off their 16-13 loss at the hands of Iowa last time out to sit at 1-1 on the year. After this game, Iowa State will head home for a matchup against the Utah Utes.

Cyclones Looking To Rebound From Rivalry Loss

Jaylen Raynor has thrown for 301 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions on 51.4% passing while Aiden Flora leads the Cyclones in rushing with 134 rushing yards and 1 touchdown so far this season. Zero more Cyclones have at least 100 rushing yards as well this season including Jaylen Raynor who has 50 yards and 2 TDs while Omari Hayes leads Iowa State in receiving with 93 receiving yards and 5 catches to lead Iowa State along with 0 touchdowns as well this season. On defense, Sullivan Schlimgen has a team-high 18 total tackles in addition to 1 sack while Iowa State’s defense as a whole has combined for 6 sacks and 1 interception so far this season.

Bowling Green Falcons vs. Iowa State Cyclones Prediction

I’m on Iowa State here. Not an ideal situation to have to lay this number with an Iowa State team that I feel is a step down compared to past Iowa State teams, but the Cyclones are still the better team by a fair margin in this matchup. There’s a solid chance Bowling Green is a bottom-2 team in the MAC this season and I think the Cyclones run all over BG in this one. Give me Iowa State in a beating.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Iowa State -23.5