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Iowa -3.5 CFB
Though they hold a win (55-24!) over Ohio State, this season has largely been a disappointment for Iowa as they enter they enter the final game at only 6-5 SU (will be going to a bowl). Since stunning the Buckeyes (as 18-pt home dogs), the Hawkeyes have dropped B2B games, first to Wisconsin (predictable) and then to Purdue (upset). They close the regular season out at Nebraska and while little is on the line Friday afternoon, I view this number as being way too short given the state of the Cornhuskers, who aren't going bowling and will likely be looking for a new head coach shortly after this game (if they already aren't!). Lay the points.
This is HC Mike Riley's third year in Lincoln and likely his last. He did get the Cornhuskers to overachieve and finish 9-4 SU last season, but this has been one of the weaker seasons in recent memory for this once proud program. The AD that hired Riley was fired earlier this year, which was an ominous signal for the coaching staff and it's effects have shown up on the field. If it was up to the fanbase, Riley would already be gone and UCF's Scott Frost hired in his place. But that will have to wait (if it happens at all). Last week's 56-44 loss to Penn State guaranteed Nebraska would not have a shot at going to a bowl (barring there not being enough six-win teams) and w/ a coaching staff concerned about it's next job, I just can't see much of an effort taking place Friday.
Iowa has beaten Nebraska each of the last two seasons, including 40-10 in Iowa City last year. Though 3-5 SU in Big 10 play, Iowa has actually outscored its opponents. Meanwhile, Nebraska has the same Big 10 record, but has been outscored by 82 points! The Huskers' only Big 10 win since September came by a single point over Purdue. Here's a trend for you: Iowa is a perfect 8-0 SU the last three seasons as a road favorite, covering the spread in six of those games.
Iowa -3.5 CFB
Though they hold a win (55-24!) over Ohio State, this season has largely been a disappointment for Iowa as they enter they enter the final game at only 6-5 SU (will be going to a bowl). Since stunning the Buckeyes (as 18-pt home dogs), the Hawkeyes have dropped B2B games, first to Wisconsin (predictable) and then to Purdue (upset). They close the regular season out at Nebraska and while little is on the line Friday afternoon, I view this number as being way too short given the state of the Cornhuskers, who aren't going bowling and will likely be looking for a new head coach shortly after this game (if they already aren't!). Lay the points.
This is HC Mike Riley's third year in Lincoln and likely his last. He did get the Cornhuskers to overachieve and finish 9-4 SU last season, but this has been one of the weaker seasons in recent memory for this once proud program. The AD that hired Riley was fired earlier this year, which was an ominous signal for the coaching staff and it's effects have shown up on the field. If it was up to the fanbase, Riley would already be gone and UCF's Scott Frost hired in his place. But that will have to wait (if it happens at all). Last week's 56-44 loss to Penn State guaranteed Nebraska would not have a shot at going to a bowl (barring there not being enough six-win teams) and w/ a coaching staff concerned about it's next job, I just can't see much of an effort taking place Friday.
Iowa has beaten Nebraska each of the last two seasons, including 40-10 in Iowa City last year. Though 3-5 SU in Big 10 play, Iowa has actually outscored its opponents. Meanwhile, Nebraska has the same Big 10 record, but has been outscored by 82 points! The Huskers' only Big 10 win since September came by a single point over Purdue. Here's a trend for you: Iowa is a perfect 8-0 SU the last three seasons as a road favorite, covering the spread in six of those games.
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