Iowa knows how to run the ball. Northwestern can’t stop the run. Iowa will bring pressure. The offensive line and Clayton Thorson can’t hold up under pressure. It will be a long day in Iowa City.

Will Ragatz: Northwestern 23, Iowa 20 (OT)

Somehow, someway, Northwestern is going to find some of its 2015 close game magic and spoil homecoming for the Hawkeyes. The Wildcats will be able to move the ball on offense and win the turnover battle with multiple interceptions of C.J. Beathard. Matt Micucci will force OT, in which Northwestern will hold Iowa to a field goal and walk-off a winner on a Thorson to Carr TD strike.