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The Iowa Hawkeyes and Wisconsin Badgers are set to square off in a Big Ten battle on Saturday in Iowa. Both teams are 5-3 on the season and also have matching 3-2 records in conference play. The Hawkeyes have won the last two head-to-head matchups with the Heartland Trophy on the line but Wisconsin owns a 49-46-2 advantage in the all-time series. 

Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes are favored by 3 points in the latest Iowa vs. Wisconsin odds and the over/under is 41 points. Before entering any Wisconsin vs. Iowa picks, you'll want to see the college football predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a betting profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college spread football picks, and it is a sizzling 16-7 on all top-rated picks over the past five weeks of this season. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps has seen strong returns.

The model has set its sights on Iowa vs. Wisconsin. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college football betting lines for the Wisconsin vs. Iowa game:

  • Iowa vs. Wisconsin spread: Iowa -3
  • Iowa vs. Wisconsin over/under: 41 points
  • Iowa vs. Wisconsin money line: Iowa -155, Wisconsin +128
  • Iowa vs. Wisconsin picks: See picks here
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Why Iowa can cover

The Hawkeyes are coming off a 40-14 win over Northwestern where the defense was absolutely dominant. The Wildcats were only able to rush for 43 yards in the game and finished with 163 yards of total offense while turning the ball over three times.

Linebacker Jay Higgins had eight tackles and an interception for the Iowa defense while Kaleb Johnson led the way offensively. The star running back rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns in the victory, and he now leads the Big Ten in rushing yards (1,144) and rushing touchdowns (16). The Hawkeyes have covered the spread in this matchup the last two season. See which team to pick here.

Why Wisconsin can cover

Wisconsin is coming off a 28-13 loss to Penn State last week where Penn State controlled the line of scrimmage. The Nittany Lions rushed for 173 yards while limiting the Badgers to 81 rushing yards. Tawee Walker was limited to 59 yards after rushing for 324 yards in his previous two games but did score his 10th rushing touchdown of the season.

The Wisconsin defense is allowing only 18.9 points and 311.1 yards of offense per game and the Badgers will hope a stout unit on that side of the ball can wreak havoc on Iowa backup quarterback Brendan Sullivan. Cade McNamara is dealing with an undisclosed injury and was removed from the Iowa depth chart earlier in the week. See which team to pick here.

How to make Iowa vs. Wisconsin picks

The model has simulated Wisconsin vs. Iowa 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning Under and it also says one side of the spread is the better value. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Iowa vs. Wisconsin, and which side of the spread is the better value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Wisconsin vs. Iowa spread to jump on, all from the advanced computer model that's up well over $2,000 on its top-rated college football spread picks since its inception, and find out.