CyHawk Betting Preview: Iowa State Vs Iowa Odds

• Iowa is a 14-point favorite against Iowa State.
• There is a 40.5-point total set for the game.
• Iowa leads the series 46-25 all time.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – One of the oldest rivalries in college football, the CyHawk between the Iowa State Cyclones and Iowa Hawkeyes is set for Week 2. It’s the Hawkeyes who come into this one as a sizeable favorite.

College football prop betting sites heavily lean on Iowa here with a two-touchdown margin on the spread. Iowa is coming off a 40-0 win in Week 1.

Iowa State Vs. Iowa Betting Lines

• Moneyline: Iowa State (+425) vs. Iowa (-600)
• Spread: Iowa -14
• Total: 40.5

Iowa Continues Applying Pressure

Iowa sportsbooks are rightfully leaning on the Hawkeyes here. Iowa is coming off a 40-0 shutout win over Northern Illinois that saw over 500 yards of total offense, including 289 rush yards and 7.6 yards per carry. Kamari Moulton led the way with 183 yards and two touchdowns on 16.6 yards per carry.

In typical Hawkeye fashion, the defense was a nightmare. They allowed just 120 total offensive yards, which included just seven yards on the ground on 31 attempts.

As for Iowa State, while a 38-10 win on paper is solid, they lost a ton of production from last season with Matt Campbell picking up and leaving for Penn State, and it showed. The Cyclones went just 4/10 on third down and only managed 15 first downs for the game as a whole. The run game managed just 109 yards on 3.5 yards per carry.

Iowa’s defense should have no issues picking up where they left off in Week 1 and torturing Iowa State’s new look offense. Hard slam on the Hawkeyes covering -14 on the spread.

CyHawk Trends

Iowa holds the all-time series record 46-25. In recent years, Iowa is 7-3, however, Iowa State has won the last two. Iowa State is 6-4 against the spread, and the under in total points has gone 7-2-1 in that same 10-game span. Over the last eight seasons, each team has gone back and forth covering the spread, with Iowa covering last season.