Michigan State Spartans vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Pick 11/7/20

Michigan State Spartans (1-1 SU, 1-1 ATS) vs. Iowa Hawkeyes (0-2, 0-1-1), 11/7/20

Time: 12 pm ET Saturday, Nov. 7

Where: Kinnick Stadium

TV: ESPN

Point spread: Mich St +6.5/Iowa -6.5 (Bovada – Credit cards work there! They offer a fat 50% real cash bonus! Best live betting platform on the web! Fast, hassle-free payouts!)

Money line: Spartans +220/Hawkeyes -285

Over/Under: 46.5

The Michigan State Spartans just pulled a big upset over a hated rival last week and now hope to avoid a letdown when they take on the 0-2 Iowa Hawkeyes Saturday afternoon at Kinnick Stadium. MSU is headed into its third game under Coach Tucker, while Iowa is going into its 269th game under Coach Ferentz. The Hawkeyes are favored by a shade under a magic number; who do we like here for our free college football pick?

College Football Betting Odds

College football betting odds opened Iowa at -7 over MSU, with an over/under of right around 48. Early betting action then dipped the Hawkeyes to -6.5 and the total to 46.5.

Spartans vs. Hawkeyes Betting Preview

Michigan State is 1-1 on the season after upsetting rival Michigan at the Big House last week 27-24. As 21-point underdogs, the Spartans drove their second possession of the game 71 yards to a touchdown and never trailed from there. MSU led 14-10 at the half, let the Wolverines tie the score at 17-17 midway through the third quarter, then scored the next 10 points to take a two-score lead and hung on from there for its first victory under new head coach Mel Tucker.

In the process, the Spartans provided bettors who backed them on the money line – whoever the hell they were – a nice, fat payout of +990.

On the day Michigan State got out-gained by the Wolverines 452-449 and lost time of possession by a 34:26 split. But the Spartans came up with a bunch of big plays offensively while committing nary a turnover, which was a welcome reversal from their season opener against Rutgers.

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MSU lost that season opener two weeks ago to the Scarlet Knights, a team that had lost 21 Big Ten games in a row, 38-27. Michigan State out-gained Rutgers that day by 93 yards but turned the ball over a ridiculous seven times, leading directly to three Knights touchdowns.

Iowa, meanwhile, is 0-2 for the first time since 2000, after falling at home to Northwestern last week 21-20. The Hawkeyes turned two early Wildcats turnovers into touchdowns, led 17-0 after one quarter and 20-14 at the half. But Iowa fell down by a point midway through the third quarter and came up completely empty from there, throwing two interceptions and getting stopped on downs on its final three possessions, to lose to Northwestern for the fourth time in the last five meetings.

On the day the Hawkeyes out-gained the Wildcats 293-273 but also got out-rushed 143-77, lost time of possession 34:26, and allowed 12/21 on 3rd- and 4th-down conversions.

For some reason, Iowa threw the ball 51 times last week, with three interceptions, and only ran the ball 23 times. Which doesn’t exactly sound like Iowa football.

Somewhat unbelievable, the Hawkeyes managed to push the point spread as one-point home dogs.

Iowa opened this season two weeks ago with a 24-20 loss at Purdue. The Hawkeyes led that game 20-14 in the fourth quarter but gave up the last 10 points, the last seven following an Iowa turnover, to lose outright as three-point favorites.

On the injury front, Michigan State is really banged up along the offensive line.

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Spartans-Hawkeyes Recent History

Michigan State owns a three-game winning streak in the series against Iowa, going 2-0-1 ATS along the way. But these teams haven’t met since 2017, a 17-10 Spartans victory.

College Football Betting Trends

• Michigan State’s Coach Tucker is 6-8 SU, 7-7 ATS as a college head coach.
• Michigan State is 4-8 ATS its last 12 games as a dog of between one and seven points.
• Iowa is 15-14 SU, 13-14-2 ATS over its last 29 Big Ten games.
• Iowa is 12-6-2 ATS its last 20 games as a favorite of seven points or less.

Totals Report

Michigan State’s loss to Rutgers two weeks ago easily played over a total of 44.5, while last week’s win over Michigan stayed under a total of 52 by one point.

Iowa’s loss to Purdue two weeks ago played under a total of 52, and last week’s loss to Northwestern played under a total of 43.

Unders are 6-2 over the last eight meetings between these two teams, which have trended very low-scoring.

Free College Football Pick

Iowa’s lost two close games this season, but we believe it’s still the better team in this match-up. A little more balance on offense might help, which might help cut down the turnovers. Michigan State, meanwhile, is a team that lost to Rutgers convincingly but is now coming off a massive effort last week against Michigan. We smell letdown. We’re getting down early before the line pops back up on the Hawkeyes.

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