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Iowa tabbed as favorite in rivalry game vs. Minnesota
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Iowa will enter Saturday’s game against Minnesota as the favorite, according to Vegas.
The Hawkeyes are tabbed as an eight-point favorite heading into the battle for Floyd of Rosedale. Andy Greder of the Pioneer Press tweeted out the line on Sunday night.
#Hawkeyes open as an 8-point favorite over #Gophers in Saturday’s battle for Floyd of Rosedale in Iowa City. They each are 4-3, 1-3 #B1G.
— Andy Greder (@andygreder) October 23, 2017
Both Iowa and Minnesota are 4-3 on the season but are just 1-3 on the season. A rivalry game win would certainly give a little more meaning to the season for either team.
Iowa lost a 17-10 overtime to Northwestern last weekend while Minnesota knocked off Illinois 24-17.
Minnesota owns the all-time series with Iowa, leading 62-46-2, but the Hawkeyes have dominated the head-to-head bout recently. Iowa has won 12 of the last 16 meetings, including the last two. Last year, Kirk Ferentz and Co. knocked off the Gophers 14-7 in a low-scoring affair.
Saturday’s game between Minnesota and Iowa is scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. kick.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB