Against some of the better defenses of the B1G, Rutgers, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, the Huskers scored a grand total of 54 points. That's an average of 10.8 points per game. If you count only the games where they had Thompson starting (against Rutgers, Illinois, and Wisconsin) ... that average jumps up to around 12.66 points per game.
While the Huskers have been weak on D, Iowa's O has been such a sore spot - there's little reason to suppose that the Huskers won't defensively have their best performance against the Hawks. If you look at Iowa's offensive scoring against all B1G competition, through 8 games the Hawks have tallied 151 points through 8 games ... an average of 18.875 points per game.
So that points to what ... a 6 point margin for our Hawks?
I'll take any win!
While the Huskers have been weak on D, Iowa's O has been such a sore spot - there's little reason to suppose that the Huskers won't defensively have their best performance against the Hawks. If you look at Iowa's offensive scoring against all B1G competition, through 8 games the Hawks have tallied 151 points through 8 games ... an average of 18.875 points per game.
So that points to what ... a 6 point margin for our Hawks?
I'll take any win!