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Iowa vs Kent State 9/18/21 College Football Picks, Odds, Predictions

Kent State Golden Flashes (1-1) vs. Iowa Hawkeyes (2-0)
September 18, 2021 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: Iowa Hawkeyes -23 / Kent State Golden Flashes +23; Over/Under: 54.5
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The Iowa Hawkeyes meet the Kent State Golden Flashes in week 3 college football action from Kinnick Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Kent State Golden Flashes will look to carry over some momentum after a 60-10 rout of VMI in their last matchup. Dustin Crum has thrown for 269 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions on 55.8% passing while Marquez Dooper leads Kent State in rushing with 161 rushing yards and a touchdown. Xaiver Williams and Crum each have 130+ rushing yards this season while Dante Cephas has a team-high 75 receiving yards and Nykeim Johnson has a team-high 7 receptions with a touchdown this season. Defensively, Dean Clark leads Kent State with 15 total tackles while Montre Miller has a team-high 3 interceptions this season.

The Iowa Hawkeyes will look to build on their 27-17 win over rival Iowa State last time out. Spencer Petras has thrown for 251 yards on 60% passing with a touchdown while Tyler Goodson has 154 rushing yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns. Sam LaPorta has a team-high 6 grabs for 104 yards to lead Iowa’s receiving group this season. On defense, Seth Benson has a team-high 15 total tackles including 9 solo tackles, the same amount as Jack Campbell while Riley Moss and Matt Hankins each have a pair of interceptions for Iowa this season.

Kent State is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games as an underdog. Iowa is  5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a favorite and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games following a win.

I get why Iowa would be favored as the Hawkeyes just took it to Iowa State and handled them. However, it’s still an emotional game and pushing the Cyclones to come out with an emotional win in a rivalry could ed up being a bit of a letdown here for Iowa. Kent State isn’t a world-beater, but the Golden Flashes can keep this one within three scores.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Kent State +23

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Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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