Iowa vs. Nevada prediction, odds, line: 2022 college football picks, Week 3 best bets from proven model
Fri, Sep 16, 2022
NCAAF News (AP)
The Iowa Hawkeyes will take on the Nevada Wolf Pack at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. After an ugly season-opening win against South Dakota State, the Hawkeyes dropped to 1-1 on the season following an equally brutal loss to Iowa State last Saturday. The Wolf Pack is looking for a strong response this week following a stunning loss to Incarnate Word for its first loss of the season after starting with consecutive wins.
'The Hawkeyes are favored by 23 points in the latest Iowa vs. Nevada odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over/under is set at 39.5. Before entering any Nevada vs. Iowa picks, you'll want to see the college football predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past six-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of almost $3,400 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It enters Week 3 of the 2022 college football season on a 50-41 run on all top-rated college football spread and money-line picks that dates back to 2021. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Iowa vs. Nevada'and just locked in its CFB picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see its picks. Here are several college football odds for Iowa vs. Nevada:
- Iowa vs. Nevada spread: Iowa -23
- Iowa vs. Nevada over/under: 39.5 points
- Iowa vs. Nevada picks: See picks here
What you need to know about Iowa
The Hawkeyes were first on the board but couldn't finish with the win in a 10-7 loss to the Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday. Quarterback'Spencer Petras'continued his sluggish start to the year with an interception and lost a fumble in addition to finishing with just 3.54 yards per passing attempt. Petras finished with just 92 passing yards, 55 of which went to tight end Sam LaPorta, who had eight receptions.
The saving grace for Iowa has been its defense, which has given up just 13 points and a respectable 433 total yards to opponents thus far. Junior defensive lineman Logan Lee has been the most impactful defender for Iowa, with 1.5 sacks against SDSU and 2.5 total tackles for loss through his first two games. He leads a defensive unit that has allowed just 13 plays of ten yards or more this season.
What you need to know about Nevada
Meanwhile, Nevada lost a stunner to Incarnate Word on Saturday, 55-41. Wolf Pack quarterback Nate Cox finished with 302 passing yards and two touchdowns, but completed just over 50% of his passes. Running back Toa Taua finished with 101 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries as well, but Nevada's defense was the main issue, and the Cardinals racked up over 400 passing yards.
The Wolf Pack have issues on the defensive side of the ball, but they do have one player capable of making an impact in DE Dom Peterson. Peterson logged just three total tackles last weekend, but had three tackles-for-loss and three sacks over his first two games. While Iowa has done well to keep from giving up big plays, Nevada has been the opposite and has allowed opponents to pick up more than ten yards on 37 plays so far this season.
How to make Nevada vs. Iowa picks
The model has simulated Iowa vs. Nevada 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 70% of simulations. You can only see the model's pick at SportsLine.
Who wins Iowa vs. Nevada? And which side of the spread is a must-back?'Visit SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the computer model that has crushed its college football picks'and find out.
