Hate Week has nearly concluded in the state of Iowa as we’re now just a day away from the highest profile meeting in the history of the Cy-Hawk series as the #10 Iowa Hawkeyes travel to Ames to take on the #9 Iowa State Cyclones. The Cyclones come into the showdown ranked higher, playing at home and benefiting from a raucous crowd after ESPN’s College Game Day comes to town for the the second time in school history and the second time in as many meetings between these two teams.
With those tailwinds at their back, Iowa State enters the matchup favored 4.