Utah at Iowa State

AMES, Iowa (Interstat) — Utah will visit Iowa State on Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, in a NCAA Football Bowl Division game. The Utes enter with a 2-0 record, while the Cyclones are 2-1. The forecast for game time is 63°F.

Utah is coming off a 33-0 win over Utah State. Devon Dampier paced the Utes by completing 22 of 32 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns and adding 10 carries for 34 yards. Byrd Ficklin completed 3 of 5 passes for 33 yards and one touchdown and ran five times for 23 yards. Daniel Bray ran three times for 82 yards, caught four passes for 19 yards and scored once. Earlier this season, Utah beat Arkansas 43-10. In that game, Dampier completed 15 of 21 passes for 229 yards with two touchdown passes and one rushing touchdown while running 10 times for 48 yards. In another recent outing, Dampier completed 13 of 18 passes for 176 yards and three touchdowns with six carries for 31 yards.

Iowa State is coming off a 55-7 win over Bowling Green. Jaylen Raynor completed 11 of 17 passes for 133 yards and one touchdown and ran six times for 60 yards. Connor Moberly completed 1 of 1 pass for 9 yards and ran five times for 21 yards. Aiden Flora rushed 12 times for 194 yards and two touchdowns, caught two passes for 10 yards and returned three punts for 92 yards. Earlier this season, Iowa State lost 16-13 at Iowa. Raynor completed 10 of 19 passes for 117 yards and one touchdown and ran eight times for 18 yards in that game. The Cyclones opened the season with a 38-10 win over Southeast Missouri State. Raynor completed 8 of 16 passes for 184 yards with two touchdown passes and two rushing touchdowns while running seven times for 32 yards.

Utah will return home to face Kansas in its next game. The Utes then visit Colorado, host Houston, visit Cincinnati, host BYU, visit Arizona, visit Texas Christian and host West Virginia. Iowa State next hosts West Virginia, then visits BYU and Arizona, hosts Oklahoma State, visits Baylor, hosts Cincinnati, visits UCF and hosts Kansas State.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Utah 31, Iowa State 28. Interstat’s ELO system gives Iowa State a 53.2 percent probability to win. Iowa State is installed as a 7.5-point favorite, and the over-under is 47.5.