A few short months ago, Iowa’s matchup with the Minnesota Golden Gophers looked like the first of several key games that would decide the winner of the Big Ten West. Now, both teams are looking to simply stay out of the Big Ten West cellar.
Perhaps the miserable start is why this one opened up as a pick’em in Vegas? It’s since moved a bit in Iowa’s favor and the Hawkeyes are now favored by 3.5 points. The over/under has also moved from an open at 55 to a new total of 59.5, which seems to align with the general consensus that Minnesota has a good offense but couldn’t stop a quality high school team from scoring more than two touchdowns.