The Iowa State Cyclones (1-0) face off against the Iowa Hawkeyes (1-0) on Saturday, September 7th. This game will be played at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City and televised on CBS. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Kickoff is set for 3:30 ET.

Iowa State Cyclones vs Iowa Hawkeyes

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Iowa State Offense Breakdown

Quarterback Rocco Becht led Iowa State’s offense to a 21-3 win, throwing for 267 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Jaylin Noel was his top target, catching eight passes for 135 yards.

The Cyclones’ offense totaled 353 yards, with 86 yards coming on the ground. Abu Sama III led the team in rushing with 36 yards on five carries. Iowa State’s passing attack was efficient, resulting in 18 first downs and one rushing touchdown.

Iowa Offense Breakdown

In their 40-0 win over Illinois State, Iowa’s offense was dominant, racking up 492 total yards and 23 first downs. The ground game was effective, with 241 rushing yards and two touchdowns, while the passing attack added 251 yards and three scores.

Quarterback Cade McNamara completed 67.7% of his passes for 251 yards and three touchdowns, finishing with a passer rating of 124.53. Kaleb Johnson led the rushing effort with 119 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 10.8 yards per carry, while Reece Vander Zee was the top receiver with five catches for 66 yards.

Iowa State Team Defense

Iowa State’s defense will be looking to improve after allowing 295 total yards to North Dakota in their last game. The Cyclones gave up 174 rushing yards on 42 attempts, but they were able to limit North Dakota to just 3 points. In the passing game, Iowa State allowed 121 yards on 17 completions, with one interception. The Cyclones will need to tighten up their run defense going forward.

Iowa State Team Defense

After holding Illinois State to just 56 rushing yards in their most recent game, Iowa’s defense will be looking to continue their strong play. The Hawkeyes allowed just 133 passing yards on 14 completions, with one interception, and limited Illinois State to 12 total first downs and 189 yards of total offense in a 40-0 win.

Iowa State vs Iowa Trends

• In their last ten games away from home, the Iowa State Cyclones have a straight up record of 4-6 while going 5-5 vs. the spread. The team averaged 23 points per game in this stretch.
• When looking at their past five home matchups, Iowa has an ATS record of 2-3 while averaging 7 per game. The team went 3-2 overall in these games.
• Looking back on the team’s last ten games as the underdog, the Iowa State Cyclones have a straight up record of 4-6. Their record vs the spread in these games was 5-5.
• Through their last five matchups as the betting favorite, the Iowa Hawkeyes have a good straight up record, but their ATS mark is just 2-3.

Cyclones vs Hawkeyes Prediction

Our projection for this week two matchup between Iowa State and Iowa is a final score of 23-17 in favor of Iowa State. The Cyclones are the road underdogs at +2.5, but we expect them to win the game outright.

With the over/under line set at 35.5 points, our model suggests taking the over, as the combined score is projected at 40 points.

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