Nebraska is 3-2 outright in five meetings with Iowa since joining the Big Ten five years ago, but the Hawkeyes are 3-1 against the spread over the last four meetings with a win/cover in Lincoln last year. The Cornhuskers hope to return the favor and stake a claim on a division title when they visit Kinnick Stadium on Friday afternoon.
Point spread: The Hawkeyes opened as 2.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Line updates and matchup report)
College football pick, via Odds Shark computer: 26.1-25.6 Cornhuskers (College football picks on every game)
Why the Nebraska Cornhuskers can cover the spread
Nebraska is 2-0 since that debacle at Ohio State after beating Maryland last week 28-7.