Indiana travels to Iowa on Saturday, hoping to boost its 1-6 mark in Week 8 action with a victory over the Hawkeyes.

Backers of the Hawkeyes have seen them go 4-2 and 3-3 ATS so far this season, while the Hoosiers are at 1-6 and 3-4 ATS. In totals betting, the Hoosiers are 4-3, while the Hawkeyes are 4-1.



View Indiana vs Iowa Odds and Stats.

Betting Line: Oddsmakers opened the Hawkeyes as 23-point favorites in the game, while the betting total had not been set at the time of writing.

Power Rankings / Prediction: It's a betting matchup between the No. 99-rated Hawkeyes and the No. 67-ranked Hoosiers, according to the NCAAF Power Rankings here at Odds Shark. Predictive-scoring models run on this game indicate a potential 36-16 result in favor of the Hawkeyes.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Iowa's No. 34-ranked offense (32.5 PPG) against a Hoosiers defense that ranks No. 95 at 31.7 PPG. The Hawkeyes passing attack has averaged 253 yards per game, more than the Hoosiers give up through the air (208.7 YPG on average).

Defensively, the Hoosiers feature the league's No. 112-rated road run defense, allowing 256 yards per game. Iowa, meanwhile, ranks No. 85 in rushing offense at home.

Indiana was a 59-7 loser in its last match on the road against Wisconsin. They failed to cover the 38–point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 66 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Last time out for Iowa, they were a 41-31 Sportsbook as they battled Northwestern at home. Iowa covered in the match as a 6.5-point favorite, while 72 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.


Indiana Hoosiers Trends:
When playing in October are 1-9
When playing on turf are 1-9
After being outgained are 3-7
When playing within the conference are 1-9

Iowa Hawkeyes Trends:
When playing in October are 8-2
When playing on turf are 7-3
After being outgained are 7-3
When playing within the conference are 5-5

A few Hoosiers at Hawkeyes trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing Iowa
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Indiana's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games on the road
Indiana is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Iowa
Iowa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Iowa's last 6 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Iowa's last 5 games
Iowa is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Indiana


Next up:
Indiana home to Northwestern, Saturday, October 29
Iowa at Minnesota, Saturday, October 29