With Northwestern sitting at 4-4 and 2-3 in Big Ten play, today’s clash with the Iowa Hawkeyes (6-2, 3-2 B1G) will prove enormous in dictating the winner of the Big Ten West. Will the Wildcats do something they haven’t since 2020 and beat the Hawkeyes? What about the dubious over/under? Our staffers weigh in.
Iggy Dowling: Iowa 17, Northwestern 6
Northwestern hasn’t played two really good or really bad games in a row this entire season. It’s defied logic in every other way, and it’ll do it this weekend at Wrigley Field by making this Iowa offense look somewhat passable.