The Iowa Hawkeyes welcome the South Dakota State Jackrabbits to Kinnick Stadium Saturday to get their seasons underway. Kickoff is set for noon ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the South Dakota State vs. Iowa odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Iowa finished 10-4 over and 7-2 in Big Ten play and opens the 2022 season on the outside looking of the AFCA Coaches Poll. The Hawkeyes are returning starting QB Spencer Petras who had 10 touchdowns and 9 interceptions last season.
RB Tyler Goodson was their main threat last season with over 1,000 yards on the ground, but he left for the NFL. He’ll be replaced by RB Gavin Williams, who averaged 4.7 yards per carry on 65 attempts last season.
South Dakota State was 11-4 overall last season and 5-3 in conference play in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They scored 36 points per game and gave up 20 per game. They were led by grad student QB Chris Oladokun.