Iowa goes to Washington on Friday night as a 4-1 team that just got handled at home by Ohio State. The Huskies are 3-2 and have dropped two straight by a combined seven points.
The Hawkeyes are 1-1 in the Big Ten after Saturday’s 31-14 loss to Ohio State at Kinnick. Julian Sayin threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns, two to Jeremiah Smith. And Iowa managed 238 total yards with just 39 on the ground. Hank Brown finished 12-for-27 for 132 yards and an interception. The loss snapped a 4-0 College Football Odds start. Including a shutout of Northern Illinois, a 16-13 win over Iowa State, a 55-0 win over Northern Iowa, and a last-second road win at Michigan.
Still, Kirk Ferentz’s group looks like the usual Iowa profile when the opponent is not Ohio State. Iowa is low-scoring, has a stingy defense, and an offense that lives on field position. Meanwhile, Washington, coached by Jedd Fisch, is 0-2 in the league. The Huskies led USC 14-10 at half and 21-10 in the third quarter Saturday. And then watched the Trojans score the last 15 points and win 25-21 on a Jahkeem Stewart fumble-return touchdown.
Demond Williams Jr. threw for a season-low 198 yards. But he drove Washington from its own 5 to the USC 12 in the final minutes, converting two fourth downs. However, a third-down sack and an incomplete pass into the end zone ended it. Previously, Minnesota won 27-24 in Seattle. The nonconference wins were 24-10 over Washington State and 16-14 over Utah State. Also, there was a 48-16 win over Eastern Washington. Fisch said afterward that the offense keeps stalling on third down and losing the tempo it wants.
Iowa Hawkeyes at Washington Huskies NCAAF Betting Information
| Date and Time: | Friday, October 9, 2026, with kickoff at 9:00 p.m ET. |
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| Location: | Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA. |
| TV Coverage: | FOX One |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Iowa Hawkeyes | +2½ ( -105 ) | 41½ ( -107 ) | +124 |  |
| Washington Huskies | -2½ ( -116 ) | 41½ ( -114 ) | -149 | |
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Iowa visits Washington on Friday, October 9, 2026, with kickoff at 9:00 p.m. Eastern (6:00 p.m. Pacific) at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium in Seattle. The Big Ten has the Online Wagering matchup game on FOX or FS1. Still listed as one or the other, and it streams on FOX One.
Iowa Hawkeyes at Washington Huskies Matchup Analysis
To summarize, Iowa’s run game is the cleaner College Football Betting advantage. The Hawkeyes are averaging 5.9 yards per carry and about 180 rushing yards a game. Kamari Moulton leads the backfield. Meanwhile, the Hawkeyes have held opponents to 2.9 yards per carry and one rushing touchdown all season.
On the other hand, Washington is a below-average running team at 3.7 yards per carry. And it has not stopped the run much better than it has run it, allowing about 3.2 yards a tote. Thus, if Iowa can hand the ball off the way it did before Ohio State, the game tilts toward the low 40s. In addition to a Hawkeyes cover of the small number.
Washington’s path runs through Williams, and the last two weeks say that path is narrower than the season totals. He has 1,327 passing yards and eight touchdowns, and he is a real runner at 191 yards. However, Minnesota sacked him seven times, and USC got him five times
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To conclude, Wise Guys believe that the side is Iowa. The Hawkeyes are averaging 5.9 yards a carry and have held opponents to 2.9 yards a rush and one rushing touchdown all year. Washington is a 3.7-yard rushing team that has not stopped the run much better than it has run it. And Demond Williams Jr. has been sacked 12 times in the last two games. Finally, the total is the under. Iowa’s season scoring environment is already low.
SBG Best Bet: Iowa Hawkeyes and Under the Total.