Experts are dumb!

[HawkeyeDenis]

This is not the Iowa team of last year. This Penn State team is a lot like last years team. Offensively suspect. Decent defense.
On offense Iowa has scored 151 points against mediocre opponents. Offensively Penn State has only scored around 80 points. (100-FGs,KOret) Defensively Penn State has held opponents to 50 points. And that includes 27 points scored by Alabama. Iowa has allowed 95 points (51 in their first 2 games)

If you compare both sides. Iowa offense vs PSU defense. Slight edge to Iowa.
Iowa's defense vs PSU's offense. Edge to Iowa.
Home field advantage to Penn State.

I think Iowa will win but I can see what the experts are looking at.
Iowa is a young team and has improved a lot on both sides of the ball since week two against weak competition. The big question is whether the change is a harbinger of things to come or an anomoly(anamoly?).
Penn State has played some tough competition and while they have struggled offensively they have done well on defense. And the game is in Happy Valley.

 

[dagdaj]

I could give a rat's a$$ what vegas says. KF owns JoePa, and I'm anything but sold on PSU this year. Should be a close game, but I like our chances.

Guess I just don't see why people get their panties in a bunch over the betting line.

I reject the notion of "owning".
Mainly, because I don't think I can tolerate another loss to Northwestern.

 

[PatrickAdamovicz]

3 pts for home field, 2.5 for Penn St. Ill say a spread of 5.5.

 

[HawkeyeMHA]

Make us the underdog, it will only help us, alot I think actually.

 

[hawkfaninTX]

3 pts for home field, 2.5 for Penn St. Ill say a spread of 5.5.

this, at the very least!

 

[HawkPhreek]

No way a td dog, more than a fg 4.5 my guess

 

[DwayneTwill]

I'M SOOOOOOO P*SSSSSED!!!!

 

[wolffey]

I noticed ive seen Iowa vs Ohio state predictions for a bowl game and this week its Iowa vs Kansas State in the Meineke Car Care of Texas bowl. I will agree with experts are idiots.

2001 bowl predictions week 4
NCAA College Football BCS Bowl Projections Week 4 - ESPN

Meineke Car Care of Texas
(Big Ten vs. Big 12)Iowa vs. Kansas State

 

[hawkinn3]

Penn State will get the 3 point home bump, and thats where I see the line at. So essentially a pick em'

 

[AHawk1]

I bet you we are more than 5 point underdogs!

Looks like we are a 1.5-2.5 underdog.

 

[hawkfaninTX]

Looks like we are a 1.5-2.5 underdog.

my bookie doesn't have it out yet...... do you have a link?

never mind I found it! I can be the first to say I'm surprised even with PSU's shaky performance yesterday. still thought they would get -5

 

[HawkeyeBench]

I'll be waiting til later in the week hoping the line moves a bunch toward psu before taking iowa to win s/u.

 

[CAARHawk]

That Indiana game was a HUGE red flag game.