{"id":14432,"date":"2009-10-14T19:34:43","date_gmt":"2009-10-15T00:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=14432"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:58:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:58:17","slug":"iowa-wisconsin-picks-141009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-football\/iowa-wisconsin-picks-141009\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawkeyes vs. Badgers: CFB Pick \/ Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

College Football Betting \u2013 Iowa\/Wisconsin Preview & Pick<\/h2>\n

The sportsbook has surprised us in college football this season thanks to some surprising parity. Admit it \u2013 you didn\u2019t peg Iowa as your top BCS contender entering this season. Yet here the Hawkeyes are, 6-0 and suddenly making a serious bid thanks to stellar defense. Can they beat a solid Wisconsin team on the road?<\/p>\n

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(11) Iowa Hawkeyes vs Wisconsin Badgers<\/strong>
\nSaturday, October 17, 12:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Team records:<\/strong>
\nIowa:<\/strong> 6-0 SU, 3-2 ATS
\nWisconsin:<\/strong> 5-1 SU, 2-3 ATS <\/p>\n

College football odds favorite: Wisconsin -2.5<\/p>\n

Is Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi a bit of a cowboy in the mold of Brett Favre? Maybe. He takes lots of chances and that sometimes leads to turnovers. But the bottom line is that he\u2019s unafraid \u2013 a good game manager who wants the ball in his hands when the game\u2019s on the line.\"\" The Hawkeyes can also rely on Adam Robinson and his steady 4.9 yards per carry if need be, not to mention a deep group of receivers at Stanzi\u2019s disposal.<\/p>\n

Arguably, Wisconsin\u2019s offense is shakier. Scott Tolzien was a goat in Wisconsin\u2019s loss to Ohio State last week, getting picked off for touchdowns twice. John Clay is a major plus in the Badger backfield, ranking 11th in the nation in rushing, but Iowa\u2019s \u201cD\u201d can key on him if Tolzien doesn\u2019t bounce back and keep them honest.<\/p>\n

Is pass rushing overrated? Iowa could prove that theory; the Hawkeyes don\u2019t pressure the quarterback too well but their strong coverage defense helps them crack the top 20 in points allowed. Tyler Sash is a total blanket in the secondary and Jeremiha Hunter is proving capable of shouldering major defensive responsibility; he had 12 tackles in Iowa\u2019s win over Michigan.<\/p>\n

Wisconsin\u2019s defense is nothing to sneeze at either \u2013 it totally shut down Terrell Pryor last week \u2013 but its secondary can still give up a big play. Stanzi can exploit that chink in the armor, so it\u2019s smart betting management<\/a> to remember that.<\/p>\n

Expect a close (and probably low-scoring) battle between these two teams but I like Iowa\u2019s chances to force more mistakes from Tolzien and grind out a win on the strength of better all-around defense and a more balanced offense. Pick Iowa to pull off another surprise victory.<\/p>\n

Sports bet online pick: Iowa +2.5<\/p>\n

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Poolside rants weighs in with some picks for Saturday’s football action…college style. The Iowa Hawkeyes and the Wisconsin Badgers resume pleasantries this weekend, we preview and pick this great football matchup…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[9715,16918,313,427,18504,18505,2293,18503,771,17099,16921,16919,17100,1161,3039,2608],"class_list":["post-14432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ncaa-football","tag-bet-online","tag-betting-services","tag-college-football-betting","tag-football-bet","tag-hawkeyes-badgers-picks","tag-hawkeyes-vs-badgers","tag-iowa","tag-iowa-vs-wisconsin-preview","tag-ncaa-football-previews","tag-online-cfb-betting","tag-saturday-cfb-picks","tag-saturday-ncaa-football-picks","tag-sports-bet-online","tag-sports-picks","tag-week-7","tag-wisconsin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14432"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109192,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14432\/revisions\/109192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}