Ohio State at Iowa

IOWA CITY, Iowa (Interstat) — Ohio State will visit Iowa on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision game at Kinnick Stadium. The Buckeyes are 3-1 and will be the visiting team. The Hawkeyes are 4-0 and will be the home team.

Ohio State is coming off a 42-19 win over Illinois. Quarterback Julian Sayin completed 27 of 36 passes for 367 yards and four touchdowns and ran seven times for 29 yards and another score. Ja’Kobi Jackson ran 10 times for 56 yards and a touchdown, and Bo Jackson ran 11 times for 53 yards and caught three passes for 16 yards. Earlier this season, Sayin passed for 241 yards and two touchdowns against Kent State, 278 yards and one touchdown at Texas, and 320 yards and three touchdowns against Ball State while also running for a score. Ohio State opened with a 56-3 win over Ball State, lost 24-23 at Texas, beat Kent State 59-3 and then defeated Illinois. The Buckeyes have scored at least 42 points in three of their four games.

Iowa is coming off a 20-19 win at Michigan. Quarterback Hank Brown completed 20 of 34 passes for 211 yards and one touchdown. Kamari Moulton ran 13 times for 44 yards and caught two passes for 2 yards. Braeden Jackson ran four times for 13 yards, caught one pass for 6 yards and returned two kickoffs for 119 yards and a touchdown. Brown earlier completed 12 of 12 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns against Northern Iowa, 21 of 30 passes for 191 yards with eight carries for 22 yards and a touchdown against Iowa State, and 12 of 20 passes for 129 yards with two carries for 12 yards and a touchdown against Northern Illinois. Iowa also has wins over Northern Illinois, Iowa State and Northern Iowa. The Hawkeyes have allowed 19 points or fewer in each of their four games.

Ohio State is next scheduled to host Maryland, visit Indiana and visit Southern California. Iowa is next scheduled to visit Washington, visit Minnesota and host Wisconsin. Ohio State also has upcoming games against Oregon, Northwestern, Nebraska and Michigan. Iowa also has upcoming games against Northwestern, Purdue, Illinois and Nebraska. The Buckeyes’ only loss was a 24-23 decision at Texas, while Iowa’s closest game was a 16-13 win over Iowa State.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Ohio State 26, Iowa 19. Iowa has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -14.5. The over/under for this game is 45.5.