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Iowa football predictions & picks

Big Ten

2026 record: 7-2
Big Ten: 3rd
PPG: 27.8
Streak: W2
Last 5: Lost 14–31 vs Ohio State · Sat, Oct 3 Won 41–24 at Washington · Fri, Oct 9 Lost 10–13 at Minnesota · Sat, Oct 24 Won 30–0 vs Wisconsin · Sat, Oct 31 Won 24–10 at Northwestern · Sat, Nov 7

Iowa next game

Wk 11

Iowa vs7:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Purdue

Best pick O 40.5−263 79% confidence See the prediction: Purdue at Iowa

Iowa 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vs Northern Illinois N Illinois W40–0 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Iowa State Iowa State W16–13 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vs Northern Iowa Northern Iowa W55–0 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Michigan Michigan W20–19 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Ohio State Ohio State L14–31 —

Wk 6Fri, Oct 9Oct 9 @Washington Washington W41–24 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @Minnesota Minnesota L10–13 IOWA ML−303✗ Iowa at Minnesota prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Wisconsin Wisconsin W30–0 IOWA +3.5−213✓ Wisconsin at Iowa prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Northwestern Northwestern W24–10 IOWA +1.5−175✓ Iowa at Northwestern prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Purdue Purdue 7:30 PM ET O 40.5−263 Purdue at Iowa prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 @Illinois Illinois TBA Pick coming soon

Iowa team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 27.8/ game 73rd

Total yards 373.9/ game 73rd

Passing yards 200.1/ game 98th

Rushing yards 173.8/ game 46th

Third-down conversions 40.9% 59th

Giveaways 1.1/ game 49th

Time of possession 29:42 78th

Defense

Points allowed 12.2/ game 3rd

Yards allowed 276.7/ game 10th

Passing yards allowed 194.8/ game 51st

Rushing yards allowed 81.9/ game 6th

Takeaways 1.0/ game 92nd

Penalties 5.6/ game 42nd

Iowa leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Hank Brown 1,316yds 9 TD · 4 INT · 65.8% comp. · 8 games

Rushing Kamari Moulton 541yds 4 TD · 6.3 per carry · 6 games

Receiving Tony Diaz 504yds 35 catches · 3 TD · 9 games

Tackles Cam Buffington 82 9 games

Sacks Joseph Anderson 4 6 games

Interceptions Deshaun Lee 3 6 passes defended · 9 games

Iowa picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

66.7% 2 won · 1 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

Big Ten standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 UCLA UCLA 900 9-0 1.000 302127 +175 W9

2 Indiana Indiana 810 8-1 .889 292112 +180 W2

3 Iowa Iowa 720 7-2 .778 250110 +140 W2

4 USC USC 720 7-2 .778 292218 +74 W1

5 Ohio State Ohio State 630 6-3 .667 321165 +156 L2

6 Oregon Oregon 630 6-3 .667 307199 +108 W2

7 Northwestern Northwestern 630 6-3 .667 279174 +105 L2

8 Wisconsin Wisconsin 630 6-3 .667 220147 +73 W1

9 Illinois Illinois 630 6-3 .667 256207 +49 W4

10 Nebraska Nebraska 540 5-4 .556 272149 +123 L4

11 Penn State Penn State 540 5-4 .556 260174 +86 W2

12 Washington Washington 540 5-4 .556 237197 +40 L1

13 Michigan Michigan 540 5-4 .556 176146 +30 L1

14 Minnesota Minnesota 540 5-4 .556 222198 +24 L2

15 Purdue Purdue 360 3-6 .333 265291 −26 L3

16 Maryland Maryland 360 3-6 .333 249282 −33 W1

17 Michigan State Michigan St 360 3-6 .333 174212 −38 W1

18 Rutgers Rutgers 270 2-7 .222 232292 −60 L3

Iowa FAQ

Who does Iowa play next?

Next up for Iowa: home against Purdue, Saturday, November 14, 7:30 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is Iowa’s record this season?

Iowa is 7-2, 3rd in the Big Ten.

Who leads Iowa in passing yards?

Hank Brown, with 1,316 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (9 TD · 4 INT · 65.8% comp. · 8 games).

What is the model’s record picking Iowa games?

Its best pick is 2-1 in Iowa games this season (66.7%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

Big Ten rivals

All teams

Illinois Indiana Maryland Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Ohio State Oregon Penn State Purdue Rutgers UCLA USC Washington Wisconsin

Iowa this week

Iowa is 7-2, 4-2 in Big Ten play. Its last game was a 24–10 win over Northwestern on November 7, its second in a row. Its offense averages 27.8 points a game (73rd in FBS), and its defense allows 12.2 (3rd).

Next up, Iowa hosts Purdue on Saturday, November 14 at 7:30 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, Iowa is a 17.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 47.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Purdue vs Iowa prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.