OfftheNumber
3-3, 2-3-1 ATS
13
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5-1, 4-2 ATS
16
FinalNBCPeacock

Closing number

Spread
ISU +14
IOWA -14
Open –
Total
Over 42.5
Under 42.5

Source: DraftKings.

ISU 13, IOWA 16. ISU covered by 11, under by 13.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and picks our users log.

Public cappers

Spread3 of 4 on Iowa
Iowa St 13 Iowa
Moneyline5 of 5 on Iowa
Iowa St 05 Iowa

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

What the public cappers like

Spread
1 Iowa St3 Iowa
Iowa -143
Stanford Steve *Line -14 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 12 11:59 AM ET · Flat record 12-12, -1.1u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postTom Fornelli Line -13.5 · Price -110 · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 10 1:52 PM ET · Flat record 41-48-1, -3.5u · Original postRico Bosco *Line -14 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 10 1:39 PM ET · Flat record 48-35, +8.7u · Original post
Iowa St -141
Dave Portnoy *Line -14 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 10 1:39 PM ET · Flat record 32-34-1, -4.9u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
No picks

Straight up: GameDay celebrity guest picker on Iowa, Kirk Herbstreit on Iowa, Desmond Howard on Iowa, Pat McAfee on Iowa, Nick Saban on Iowa

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Iowa State LWWLPL

ATSTotals
All games2-3-1 40%Small sample3-3 50% overSmall sample
Road1-1 50%Small sample0-2 0% overSmall sample
As underdog1-2 33%Small sample
Last 52-2-1 50%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Iowa WLWWLW

ATSTotals
All games4-2 67%Small sample2-4 33% overSmall sample
Home2-2 50%Small sample1-3 25% overSmall sample
As favorite2-1 67%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Sep 12, 2026ISU 13, IOWA 16IOWA -14ISU covered42.5Under
Sep 6, 2025IOWA 13, ISU 16ISU -3.5IOWA covered43.5Under
Sep 7, 2024ISU 20, IOWA 19IOWA -2.5ISU covered36.5Over
Sep 9, 2023IOWA 20, ISU 13IOWA -3.5IOWA covered35Under
Sep 10, 2022ISU 10, IOWA 7IOWA -3.5ISU covered38.5Under
Sep 11, 2021IOWA 27, ISU 17ISU -4IOWA covered44.5Under
Sep 14, 2019IOWA 18, ISU 17IOWA -1Push41.5Under

Iowa State 3-3 ATS in these meetings. 7 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2019-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

ISUIOWA
3-3Record5-1
2-3-1Against the spread4-2
3-3Over-under2-4
+4.3Avg cover margin+6.3
29.7Points per game31.0
21.7Points allowed14.5
5.69Yards per play6.45
359.7Yards per game403.2
5.00Rush yards per carry6.10
58.6Completion %62.6
31.0Third down %39.4
+4Turnover margin+5
9Sacks allowed5
47.0Penalty yards per game53.3

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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