The Pants Predicts: Iowa vs Troy

The Iowa Hawkeyes seemingly had their season-long hopes and aspirations come crashing down with a home loss to Iowa State a week ago. But now they turn the page to their last tune-up game of the season as the Troy Trojans come to town to close out non-conference play.

The folks in Vegas think the Hawkeyes will bounce back in a solid way. DraftKings Sportsbook has Iowa favored by 22.5 in this one with an over/under at 39 total points. That gives us an implied final score of 30.75 to 8.25 in favor of the Hawkeyes. Call it 31-8.

Here at The Pants, we’re feeling good about that point total but are somehow more optimistic on the Hawks. Our consensus final score prediction is Iowa 33, Troy 6. That…