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Vegas computer predicts outcome of Heroes Game
By Paul Harvey
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Nebraska and Iowa are gearing up for a Black Friday showdown to wrap up the regular season.
For both teams, this season has featured various levels of disappointment along the way. For Iowa, the Hawkeyes once again have a solid team and a strong record at 8-3. However, if the team had performed marginally better in a couple of those losses, Iowa would have the potential opportunity to play for a B1G Championship.
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For Nebraska, hopes of a drastic improvement in Scott Frost’s second season never developed. The Cornhuskers do have a shot to reach a bowl game if they can upset the Hawkeyes, but sitting with a 5-6 record heading into the season finale was not the goal.
The spread for Friday’s Heroes Game is currently Iowa as a 5.5-point favorite on the road. Odds Shark also released a computer prediction for the contest, and it sees the Hawkeyes covering in a fairly close game.
That prediction has Iowa winning by a score of 31.8-23.8:
The Hawkeyes have won four straight in the series. Can they make it five on Friday?
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.