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CFB · 2026 betting profile

Iowa Hawkeyes

5-1 straight up · 4-2 ATS · 2-4 over-under · #31 of 138 in our ratings

Next gameSat Oct 24, TBATV TBA
atMinnesota Golden Gophers
SpreadIowa -3.5
Total42.5
Moneyline-185
Full matchup

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games4-267%Small sample+6.3
Home2-250%Small sample+3.1
Road2-0100%Small sample+12.8
Favorite2-167%Small sample+5
Underdog2-167%Small sample+7.7
Conference2-167%Small sample+7.7
Non-conference2-167%Small sample+5
Last 53-260%Small sample+5.9

6 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games2-433%Small sample+1.7
Home1-325%Small sample-3.2
Road1-150%Small sample+11.5
Conference1-233%Small sample+7.2
Non-conference1-233%Small sample-3.8
Last 52-340%Small sample+2.9

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 9at WashingtonW 41-24+3W +2041.5O +23.5
Oct 3vs Ohio StateL 14-31+14.5L -2.546.5U -1.5
Sep 26at MichiganW 20-19+4.5W +5.539.5U -0.5
Sep 19vs Northern Iowa PanthersW 55-0-37.5W +17.548.5O +6.5
Sep 12vs Iowa StateW 16-13-14L -1142.5U -13.5
Sep 5vs Northern IllinoisW 40-0-31.5W +8.544.5U -4.5

Close is Iowa's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
20265-14-267%Small sample2-433%+6.3
20259-410-377%Small sample6-746%+6.3
20248-55-742%Small sample9-375%+3
202310-46-7-146%Small sample2-1214%-1.4
20228-58-562%Small sample4-931%+11.7
202110-47-6-154%Small sample6-843%-0.9
20206-25-2-171%Small sample3-538%+11.4
201910-36-6-150%Small sample6-746%+4.1

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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