The Big Ten opponents will meet when the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0) and the Iowa Hawkeyes (3-1) play Saturday, October 5, 2024 at Ohio Stadium. The match will be broadcast on CBS, with kickoff at 3:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around Ohio State vs. Iowa odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.

The Buckeyes come into this game coming off a 38-7 win over the Michigan State Spartans in their last outing. In their last outing, the Hawkeyes won 31-14 against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Will Howard threw for 244 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception on 21-of-31 passing (67.7%) for the Buckeyes in this game against the Spartans. He also added six carries for 20 yards and a rushing touchdown. TreVeyon Henderson totaled 66 yards on seven carries (9.4 yards per carry), adding two receptions for -1 yards. Emeka Egbuka led the receiving charge against the Spartans, catching seven passes for 96 yards and a touchdown.

Cade McNamara had 62 passing yards while going 11 for 19 with no touchdowns or interceptions for the Hawkeyes against the Golden Gophers. In this game, Kaleb Johnson had a 21-carry, 206-yard game (9.8 yards per attempt) with three touchdowns. He also added two receptions for -1 yards. Addison Ostrenga recorded 20 yards through the air after two catches (on three targets).

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Ohio State vs. Iowa Odds

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  • Money Line (ML): Ohio State -1149 (Bet $1149 to win $100) | Iowa +698 (bet $100 to win $698)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Ohio State -18.5 (-107) | Iowa +18.5 (-113)
  • More/Less (O/U): 45.5 (O: -109 | U: -115)

How to make choices between Ohio State and Iowa

Prediction


Ohio State 35, Iowa 16

Money line

  • Moneyline choice: State of Ohio -1149
  • Ohio State has been favored on the moneyline a total of four times this season, and they have won all of those games.
  • The Buckeyes have played four games as moneyline favorites at odds of -1149 or lower and won each time.
  • Iowa will play as an underdog for the first time this season.
  • The Hawkeyes have not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the 698 odds of them winning that game.

Against the spread

  • ATS choice: Ohio State -18.5
  • The Buckeyes have won twice against the spread this season.
  • Ohio State has two ATS wins (2-2) as a favorite of 18.5 points or more in 2024.
  • The Hawkeyes have won once against the spread this year.

More/Less

  • O/U choice: More than 45.5 points
  • The Buckeyes’ four games this season have exceeded this contest’s total of 45.5 points three times.
  • The Hawkeyes and their opponents have scored more than 45.5 points combined once this season.
  • The two teams total 80.8 points per game, which is 35.3 points more than the total for this matchup.
  • These teams’ opponents are scoring 20.6 points per game combined, which is 24.9 fewer than this matchup’s total.
  • The Buckeyes have an average total of 53.4 in their games this year, which is 7.9 points higher than the over/under in this game.
  • The Hawkeyes’ average game total this season is 36.7 points, which is 8.8 points lower than this game’s over/under.

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