Iowa Hawkeyes Music City Bowl Betting Online
The Iowa Hawkeyes are an annoying but amazing team. Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz has a winning formula that has worked for over two decades. Ferentz obsesses over playing defense and fielding elite kicking and return teams while playing for field position. His plan is visionary in that he is counting on his opponents inevitably making a mistake that will hand the Hawkeyes a win. In the regular season finale, the Nebraska Cornhuskers dominated the stat sheet, but Iowa won the game after Nebraska imploded. Now Iowa is off to the Music City Bowl.
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In postseason action, on Monday, December 30, 2024, the Missouri Tigers will face the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN. Kickoff time is set for 3:30 p.m. ET, and television coverage will be on ESPN.
Iowa is a favorite for betting on college football using crypto value as a team that the masses ignore.
Last game, the Missouri Tigers won 28-21 against the Arkansas Razorbacks as 3-point home favorites. The game went under the total of 51.5. Missouri has a record of 9-3 straight up, 8-4 against the spread, and 5-7 over/under the total. Mizzou ranks 62nd for total offense, 76th for passing, 58th for rushing and 60th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 22nd overall, 26th against the pass, 40th against the rush, and 20th for points allowed. Also, Mizzou ranks 11th for fewest turnovers lost and 112th for takeaways.
Iowa Hawkeyes Weekly Recap
Last game, the Iowa Hawkeyes won 13-10 against the Nebraska Cornhuskers as 3-point home favorites. The game went under the total of 42. Iowa has a record of 8-4 straight up, 6-5-1 against the spread, and 9-3 over/under the total. Iowa ranks 114th for total offense, 131st for passing, 20th for rushing and 66th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 17th overall, 36th against the pass, 28th against the rush, and 10th for points allowed. Also, Iowa ranks 26th for fewest turnovers lost and 12th for takeaways.
Iowa rallied from a 10-0 deficit against the Nebraska Cornhuskers for a 13-10 win in its season finale, capturing the victory on a 53-yard walk off field goal by Drew Stevens.
They managed just 164 yards of total offense, as third-string quarterback Jackson Stratton went just 8-for-15 with 115 yards and a touchdown. At the very least, he didn't throw any interceptions.
Even elite running back Kaleb Johnson struggled, carrying the ball 17 times for just 45 yards. That's good for an average of just 2.6 yards per carry.
Johnson's struggles were indicative of Iowa's offense as a whole.
The Hawkeyes logged a meager four yards per play and only totaled five first downs throughout the entire night.
Meanwhile, Nebraska finished with 334 yards of total offense and 20 first downs, but the Cornhuskers were unable to capitalize. A couple of lost fumbles certainly contributed to their inability to score.
As a matter of fact, Nebraska didn't score at all during the second half.
Not only that, but Iowa also went 0-for-10 on third downs, making the fact that it somehow won this game that much more of a miracle.
Regardless, the Hawkeyes finished the season with a record of 8-4. They will absolutely be playing in a bowl game and are looking to erase the memories of their 35-0 loss to Tennessee in the Citrus Bowl last January.
It was redemption for Stevens, who, after struggling in last season’s game against the Huskers, was replaced by Marshall Meeder for the game-winning field goal in Iowa’s 13-10 victory in that game.
“I mean, it sucks when somebody else is out there doing your job,” Stevens said. “Especially when you train all year round. So yeah, this one felt really good. I was confident going out there.”
2024 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Schedule
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
RECORD |
| Aug 31 |
vs. Illinois State |
W 40-0 |
1-0 |
| Sep 7 |
vs. Iowa State |
L 19-20 |
1-1 |
| Sep 14 |
vs. Troy |
W 38-21 |
2-1 |
| Sep 21 |
at Minnesota |
W 31-14 |
3-1 |
| Sep 28 |
OFF |
| Oct 5 |
at Ohio State |
L 7-35 |
3-2 |
| Oct 12 |
vs. Washington |
W 40-16 |
4-2 |
| Oct 19 |
at Michigan State |
L 20-32 |
4-3 |
| Oct 26 |
vs. Northwestern |
W 40-14 |
5-3 |
| Nov 2 |
vs. Wisconsin |
W 42-0 |
6-3 |
| Nov 8 |
at UCLA |
L 17-20 |
6-4 |
| Nov 16 |
OFF |
| Nov 23 |
at Maryland |
W 19-13 |
7-4 |
| Nov 29 |
vs. Nebraska |
W 13-10 |
8-4 |
The Iowa Hawkeyes have a proud tradition and one of college football's most passionate and devoted fan bases. Iowa has 13 conference championships and five division titles. They won the national championship in 1921, 1922, 1956, 1958, and 1960. Howard Jones, Forest Evashevski, Hayden Fry, and Kirk Ferentz are legendary coaches who are on the Iowa Mt. Rushmore.
Ferentz took over for Fry in 1999 and led the Hawkwe4yuees to four top-9 or better finishes from 2002 through 2009. In recent years, Iowa has been a consistent top-25 program.
Fans have become increasingly frustrated with the lack of game-breaking talent on the Hawkeyes. Iowa is in the second tier of Big Ten contenders. And fans are running out of patience.
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