nbc news The Iowa Hawkeyes finished the regular season undefeated with a 12-0 straight up record and a 7-5 against the spread record. Now the Hawkeyes hope to prove their doubters wrong once again with an
upset win in the Big Ten Championship Game against the Michigan State Spartans.
Iowa is a 3.5-point underdog for the game at Lucas Oil Stadium, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The Hawkeyes are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games as the betting underdog but just 3-7 SU over that stretch.
While all of the drama and intrigue in the Big Ten conference swirled around Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State, the Hawkeyes just kept going about their business and winning football games. By season's end, the Hawkeyes have positioned themselves as a potential College Football Playoff team thanks to their 12-0 SU record.
There aren't really any signature wins on Iowa's soft schedule, but the team survived the entire regular season including road trips to Wisconsin, Northwestern and Nebraska.
Now the Hawkeyes have a chance to prove they belong among the nation's elite with a win in the Big Ten Championship Game. Iowa is 5-3 SU and 6-2 ATS in its last eight games against Michigan State, per the
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