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Free Bowl Prediction: Trojans vs. Hawkeyes Odds
Looking for USC Trojans vs. Iowa Hawkeyes free picks? Holiday Bowl betting sees the Gophers taking on the Hawkeyes Saturday, December 27th at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa. Cappers Picks provides complimentary handicapping picks all NCAA football season long so stay tuned for more FREE college football predictions like this USC Iowa Holiday Bowl free pick.
College Football Handicapping: Holiday Bowl
(8-4) USC Trojans vs. Iowa Hawkeyes (9-3)
Date: Friday, December 27th, 2019
Time: 4:00 pm EST
Venue: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
NCAA Football Spread: Iowa -3
NCAA Betting Total: 52
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The Iowa Hawkeyes take on the USC Trojans for the Holiday Bowl on Friday night. Iowa is a three point favorite in the contest and the total is set at 52 points.
USC is led by Kedon Slovis who has 3,242 passing yards and 28 touchdowns. Iowa is led by Nate Stanley who has 2,738 passing yards and 14 touchdowns.
Can Slovis lead the Trojans to a huge win or will Stanley lead the Hawkeyes to a victory? Find out below as we cover this game.
USC Trojans
The USC Trojans are coming off a 52-35 win against the UCLA Bruins. Kedon Slovis went for 515 passing yards and four touchdowns. Stephen Carr led the ground game with 87 yards and a touchdown.
Vavae Malepeal had a strong game as well with 60 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries.
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It was an incredible game for the Trojans receiving unit. Four different Trojans had at least 100 receiving yards. Drake London had 142 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Amon-Ra St. Brown had 128 yards.
Tyler Vaughns chipped in with 106 yards (touchdown), and Michael Pittman Jr. added 104 yards and two touchdowns.
The defense was led by Talanoa Hufanga who had 18 tackles and a sack. Isaac Taylor-Stuart added a pick and four tackles in the victory.
Iowa Hawkeyes
The Hawkeyes are coming off a hard fought 27-24 win on the road against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in their season finale. A Keith Duncan 44-yard field goal with a second to play won the game for Iowa.
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Nate Stanley had a game to forget with 99 passing yards and an interception. The Hawkeyes were led by a strong ground game which finished with 225 yards. Tyler Gooson led the team with 116 yards and a touchdown.
Mekhi Sargent wound up with 55 rushing yards.
Sam LaPorta finished with 37 receiving yards in the win. A.J. Epenesa led the defense with 14 tackles and two sacks. Jack Koerner had 11 tackles in the contest as well.
The Hawkeyes defense was incredible as they allowed only 3.3 yards per carry and 100 passing yards.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- Trojans are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win.
- Trojans are 6-15-1 ATS in their last 22 games following a straight up win.
- Trojans are 5-15-1 ATS in their last 21 games after accumulating more than 280 yards passing in their previous game.
- Hawkeyes are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games on grass.
- Hawkeyes are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games after allowing less than 170 yards passing in their previous game.
- Under is 5-2 in Trojans last 7 vs. Big Ten.
Free Holiday Bowl NCAA Football Pick: USC +3
The Hawkeyes have been strong on defense but their offense will fail them late in this one.
4* Free NCAA Betting Pick: USC +3
Look for Slovis to outplay Stanley in what will be a close game. Take the Trojans to pull out a close win.
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