The University of Iowa Hawkeyes (3-3, 1-2 Big 10) travel to take on the No. 2 The Ohio State University Buckeyes (6-0, 3-0 Big 10) at Ohio Stadium on Saturday for a matchup that pits superb defense against powerful offense. The Buckeyes are 29-point favorites, and the total is 49. Iowa is coming off a narrow 9-6 loss at the hands of Illinois at Memorial Stadium on October 8. Spencer Petras threw for 170 yards and an interception.
Leshon Williams ran seven times for 32 yards. Sam LaPorta caught nine passes for 100 yards. Ohio State won for the sixth straight game on October 8, beating Michigan State 49-20 at Spartan Stadium. C.J. Stroud was 21 of 26 for 377 yards, six touchdowns, and an interception. TreVeyon Henderson carried 19 times for 118 yards and a touchdown. Emeka Egbuka also scored once. He caught five receptions for 143 yards.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The teams are meeting in the regular season for the first time since November 2017, a 55-24 win for the Hawkeyes.
TALE OF THE TAPE
The Hawkeyes are averaging 14.7 points per game for the season, 127th in FBS, and they are facing a Buckeyes defense that has surrendered 15.7 PPG (10th). Meanwhile, Ohio State has scored 48.8 points a game this season, best in the country, and Iowa is allowing 9.8 PPG (3rd).
The Hawkeyes rank as one of the country’s worst teams in both passing (156.7, 120th) and rushing (82.2, 127th) yards per game. They will be facing a tough test through the air and on the ground, as the Buckeyes are seventh in the nation in passing yards allowed per game (160.3) and ninth against the run (93.2).
Ohio State has been one of the nation’s top teams in both passing and rushing yards per game, averaging 315.7 (15th) and 228.0 (15th) yards per game, respectively. Iowa’s defense has been equally impressive through the air, as the Hawkeyes are 3rd in the nation in passing yards allowed per game (154.0). Against the run, the Hawkeyes are 24th (110.7).
TOP PERFORMERS
Through six games, Spencer Petras has thrown for two touchdowns (3 INT) and 156.7 yards per game to lead Iowa in passing. In two away games this season, he has zero TDs (1 INT) and an average of 159.0 yards passing.
Leshon Williams leads the team in rushing with an average of 47.2 yards a game over five games. He has two touchdowns on the ground and three through the air. Sam LaPorta is the Hawkeyes’ leading receiver with 46.3 yards a game.
C.J. Stroud has 24 passing touchdowns (3 INT) with 289.5 yards per game through six games to lead Ohio State. In five home games this season, he has thrown for 18 TDs (2 INT) and an average of 275.2 yards.
Miyan Williams has been the home team’s leading performer on the ground, averaging 99.4 yards a game through five games. He has eight touchdowns. Emeka Egbuka has been a workhorse in the Buckeyes’ aerial attack. He has six touchdowns and a 109.2 yard per game average through six appearances.
SportsTips’ College Football Pick:
Ohio State (-10000)
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