Iowa vs. Minnesota Prediction, Odds, Picks - October 21

Updated Oct. 21, 2023 3:04 p.m. ET

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The No. 24 Iowa Hawkeyes (6-1) and the Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-3) clash with Floyd of Rosedale up for grabs on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes are favored by 3.5 points in the game. The contest's over/under is set at 30.5.

Last time out, the Hawkeyes defeated the Wisconsin Badgers, with 15-6 being the final score. Facing the Michigan Wolverines in their last game, the Golden Gophers lost 52-10.

Iowa vs. Minnesota Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 3:30 PM ET
Location: Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa
TV: NBC
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Iowa vs Minnesota Betting Information updated as of October 21, 2023, 2:46 PM ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Iowa	-3.5 (-106)	-170	+143	30.5	-112	-108

Iowa vs. Minnesota Prediction

Pick ATS: Iowa (-3.5)
Pick OU: Over (30.5)
Prediction: Iowa 27, Minnesota 15

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Iowa vs. Minnesota Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the tilt is Hawkeyes 17, Golden Gophers 14.
The Hawkeyes have a 63.0% chance to collect the win in this game based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Golden Gophers have a 41.2% implied probability.
Iowa has compiled a 4-3-0 record against the spread this season.
Minnesota has won just one game against the spread this season.

Iowa vs. Minnesota: Head-to-Head

Over their last two meetings, Iowa has totaled two wins against Minnesota.
The Hawkeyes have a 2-0 record ATS in those games, while the two teams have gone over the total on one occasion.
Minnesota has been outpaced by 8 points in its last two tilts versus Iowa.

Iowa vs. Minnesota: 2023 Stats Comparison

	Iowa	Minnesota
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	20.9 (105)	21.7 (118)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	14.9 (15)	26.7 (66)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	10 (74)	8 (51)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	11 (33)	10 (47)

Iowa 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Leshon Williams	RB	459 YDS / 1 TD / 65.6 YPG / 6.1 YPC 7 REC / 49 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 7.0 REC YPG
Erick All	TE	21 REC / 299 YDS / 3 TD / 42.7 YPG
Kaleb Johnson	RB	260 YDS / 2 TD / 37.1 YPG / 3.8 YPC
Cade McNamara	QB	505 YDS (51.1%) / 4 TD / 3 INT
Jay Higgins	LB	77 TKL / 0.0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Nick Jackson	LB	55 TKL / 4.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
Sebastian Castro	DB	28 TKL / 4.0 TFL / 3 INT / 3 PD
Cooper DeJean	DB	30 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD

Minnesota 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Darius Taylor	RB	532 YDS / 4 TD / 88.7 YPG / 6.1 YPC
Athan Kaliakmanis	QB	797 YDS (55.9%) / 6 TD / 6 INT 83 RUSH YDS / 2 RUSH TD / 13.8 RUSH YPG
Daniel Jackson	WR	22 REC / 286 YDS / 5 TD / 47.7 YPG
Corey Crooms	WR	19 REC / 227 YDS / 0 TD / 37.8 YPG
Jack Henderson	DB	20 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK / 2 INT
Danny Striggow	DL	13 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 3.5 SACK
Kyler Baugh	DL	16 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 2.5 SACK
Maverick Baranowski	LB	28 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK