Iowa Hawkeyes (+1) @ Pittsburgh Panthers
After coming back from a 17-point deficit and pulling out an overtime victory in Purdue, the Ducks return home for a game with injuries
mounting at the quarterback position. Nate Costa was injured in August and replacement Justin Roper is out after suffering a knee injury in the first overtime last week.
That leaves one of the nation’s leading offenses without its top two quarterbacks with sophomore Jeremiah Masoli and freshman Chris Harper left to run the show. And run they will. Oregon can rack up big yards on the ground and expect them to use all their talent to smash the ball against the Broncos.
Oregon’s slow start cost me last week but I like them at home this week.