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Penn State at Iowa — 2025

Week 8 · 2025-10-18T23:00:00.000Z

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Conference game · Iowa entered as the listed favorite

Penn State

Strength Rank #18 · Team Strength 87/100 · Strong

Strength Rank#18

Team Strength87/100

Schedule Strength32

Pregame advanced profile

Offensive Efficiency61

Defensive Efficiency76

Rushing Success78

Passing Success70

Explosiveness13

Havoc49

Finishing Drives79

3-3 through 6 prior games · 35.7 PPG · 18.5 allowed

Iowa

Strength Rank #9 · Team Strength 94/100 · Elite

Strength Rank#9

Team Strength94/100

Schedule Strength74

Pregame advanced profile

Offensive Efficiency47

Defensive Efficiency80

Rushing Success91

Passing Success20

Explosiveness1

Havoc74

Finishing Drives70

4-2 through 6 prior games · 30.7 PPG · 13.0 allowed

Pregame market

Spread: -3.5 · O/U: 41.5 · Iowa ML: -155.0 · Penn State ML: 135.0

FINAL RESULT

Penn State 24, Iowa 25

ATS: away_cover · Total result: over

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