WHEN: 6:34 PM CT (Saturday, November 2, 2024)
WHERE: Kinnick Stadium (Iowa City, IA)
TV: NBC (Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, Kathryn Tappen)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Pat Angerer, Rob Brooks) | Sirius/XM 85
MOBILE: peacocktv.com
ONLINE: peacocktv.com
FOLLOW: @HawkeyeBeacon | @HawkeyeFootball | @NBCSports | @IowaonBTN
WEATHER: temps in the 40s or low 40s, chance of rain, some wind gusts
LINE: Iowa -2 (total of 41.5)
So it probably comes as little surprise that both Iowa and Wisconsin enter this game at 5-3 overall and 3-2 in Big Ten play. Both teams lost a non-conference game (Iowa to Iowa State, Wisconsin to Alabama), both lost to a Big Ten powerhouse (Iowa to Ohio State, Wisconsin to Penn State), and both lost a Big Ten road game against an inconsistent opponent (Iowa to Michigan State, Wisconsin to USC), but have otherwise handled their business this season.
Both programs have similar strengths and weaknesses this season as well. The Badgers and Hawkeyes both have very experienced offensive lines (143 career starts for the badgers, 156 for the Hawkeyes), both have been good at running the ball this season, and both have strong defenses, though not on par with some of the more elite defenses they've fielded in the past. To that end, both teams have shown some vulnerability against the run this season and both teams have struggled with middling quarterback play at times.
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WHERE: Kinnick Stadium (Iowa City, IA)
TV: NBC (Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, Kathryn Tappen)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Pat Angerer, Rob Brooks) | Sirius/XM 85
MOBILE: peacocktv.com
ONLINE: peacocktv.com
FOLLOW: @HawkeyeBeacon | @HawkeyeFootball | @NBCSports | @IowaonBTN
WEATHER: temps in the 40s or low 40s, chance of rain, some wind gusts
LINE: Iowa -2 (total of 41.5)
THE SCOOP
Few programs are as evenly-matched or mirror each other as much as Iowa and Wisconsin. Wisconsin leads the overall series between the programs 49-46-2, which is the closest win-loss mark between Iowa and any other longtime Big Ten opponent. The programs are 15-15 against one another since 1990, with the Badgers holding a slight 13-10 edge in the series since Kirk Ferentz arrived at Iowa in 1999. The Hawkeys have won three of the last four meetings, though, including two straight in Kinnick Stadium and last year's tilt in Madison.So it probably comes as little surprise that both Iowa and Wisconsin enter this game at 5-3 overall and 3-2 in Big Ten play. Both teams lost a non-conference game (Iowa to Iowa State, Wisconsin to Alabama), both lost to a Big Ten powerhouse (Iowa to Ohio State, Wisconsin to Penn State), and both lost a Big Ten road game against an inconsistent opponent (Iowa to Michigan State, Wisconsin to USC), but have otherwise handled their business this season.
Both programs have similar strengths and weaknesses this season as well. The Badgers and Hawkeyes both have very experienced offensive lines (143 career starts for the badgers, 156 for the Hawkeyes), both have been good at running the ball this season, and both have strong defenses, though not on par with some of the more elite defenses they've fielded in the past. To that end, both teams have shown some vulnerability against the run this season and both teams have struggled with middling quarterback play at times.
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