An extremely rough week for our pickers this week and I apologize for the late results. Regardless, we do have a winner with @QChawks with a score of 7 correct answers. He edged out @nu2u for those accolades via the tiebreaker rule 469 vs. 485 (388 combined passing yards both teams). Congrats to both and you really made the rest of us look like amateurs. At least everyone got one answer correct, no shutouts.
We had 20 entries this week with an average score of 3.7 (woof!)
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Thanks for playing!
The Hawks come in with some momentum this week and it appears that the defense has stepped up their intensity since the MSU debacle. UCLA has definitely gotten better as the season has progressed too, so I expect another hard fought game tomorrow night. Can Iowa break the curse of the Rose Bowl and west coast road trips? I sincerely hope so. Here's this week's questions:
1. Iowa, and in particular Kaleb Johnson, continues to shine in the running game averaging now 222 yards a game. UCLA has a stout run defense, allowing only 100 yards rushing per game to their opponents which is even better than our Hawkeyes now. Will Iowa rush for more than 160 yards this week?
2. UCLA offensively is a true one trick pony. They rank dead last (131st) in rushing offense (74 yards/game) while passing for 235 yards/game. Can the Iowa defense contain the UCLA offense and allow only 275 total yards or less this week to the Bruins?
3. Iowa is now tied for 10th in turnover margin (+1.11/game) while UCLA has been a bit careless with the rock giving it away more than they take it away (-0.62/game). Will Iowa cause two or more turnovers than the Bruins tomorrow?
4. The over/under for total points in this contest is currently 44.5. Do the Hawkeyes continue their reversal trend from last season (8-1 over so far this year) and the over hits again this week?
5. The point spread is currently Hawks -6.5. Do the Hawks cover this week and beat UCLA by 7 points or more?
6. UCLA is 115th in the country allowing over 260 yards/game in passing offense. Can the Hawks exploit this weakness and manage to pass for at least 175 yards this week?
7. UCLA moves the chains on 3rd down at a 38% rate. Can Iowa's defense push that percentage down this week and keep UCLA's 3rd down conversion percentage at 35% or less this week?
8. Iowa is now averaging 2.22 sacks a game. UCLA loves to throw the ball first and run second. Will this lead to Iowa recording 3 or more sacks Friday night?
9. UCLA has shown a lack of discipline, being penalized over 70 yards a game (120th) while Iowa yields just 31 yards in penalty yards per game. Will UCLA's penalty yards exceed the Hawkeye's penalty yards this week by 50 yards or more?
10. Will an Iowa WR or TE score a touchdown this week (rushing or catching)?
Tiebreaker - Total combined passing yards this game for both Iowa and UCLA:
Good luck everyone and Go Hawks!
We had 20 entries this week with an average score of 3.7 (woof!)
SCORE-FREQ
7-2
6-1
5-2
4-5
3-7
1-3
KEY
N
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N
Y
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Y
N
Thanks for playing!
The Hawks come in with some momentum this week and it appears that the defense has stepped up their intensity since the MSU debacle. UCLA has definitely gotten better as the season has progressed too, so I expect another hard fought game tomorrow night. Can Iowa break the curse of the Rose Bowl and west coast road trips? I sincerely hope so. Here's this week's questions:
1. Iowa, and in particular Kaleb Johnson, continues to shine in the running game averaging now 222 yards a game. UCLA has a stout run defense, allowing only 100 yards rushing per game to their opponents which is even better than our Hawkeyes now. Will Iowa rush for more than 160 yards this week?
2. UCLA offensively is a true one trick pony. They rank dead last (131st) in rushing offense (74 yards/game) while passing for 235 yards/game. Can the Iowa defense contain the UCLA offense and allow only 275 total yards or less this week to the Bruins?
3. Iowa is now tied for 10th in turnover margin (+1.11/game) while UCLA has been a bit careless with the rock giving it away more than they take it away (-0.62/game). Will Iowa cause two or more turnovers than the Bruins tomorrow?
4. The over/under for total points in this contest is currently 44.5. Do the Hawkeyes continue their reversal trend from last season (8-1 over so far this year) and the over hits again this week?
5. The point spread is currently Hawks -6.5. Do the Hawks cover this week and beat UCLA by 7 points or more?
6. UCLA is 115th in the country allowing over 260 yards/game in passing offense. Can the Hawks exploit this weakness and manage to pass for at least 175 yards this week?
7. UCLA moves the chains on 3rd down at a 38% rate. Can Iowa's defense push that percentage down this week and keep UCLA's 3rd down conversion percentage at 35% or less this week?
8. Iowa is now averaging 2.22 sacks a game. UCLA loves to throw the ball first and run second. Will this lead to Iowa recording 3 or more sacks Friday night?
9. UCLA has shown a lack of discipline, being penalized over 70 yards a game (120th) while Iowa yields just 31 yards in penalty yards per game. Will UCLA's penalty yards exceed the Hawkeye's penalty yards this week by 50 yards or more?
10. Will an Iowa WR or TE score a touchdown this week (rushing or catching)?
Tiebreaker - Total combined passing yards this game for both Iowa and UCLA:
Good luck everyone and Go Hawks!
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