Sat, Oct 24, 3:30 PM ET· TCF Bank Stadium· Iowa -6.5 · O/U 40.5
Rest 15d / 14dTravel 244 mi / 0 miForecast: 70°F · wind 13 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Iowa -6.5 · O/U 40.5
opened Iowa -7, now Iowa -6.5 · total opened 41, now 40.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Iowa as road favorite
2026 overall: 4-2 ATS (6 games) · 2-4 O/U (6 games)
2026 as road favorite: none in this role
Last season (2025): 3-0 ATS (3 games) · 2-1 O/U (3 games)
Since 2020: 12-5 ATS (17 games) · 8-9 O/U (17 games)
Minnesota as home underdog
2026 overall: 4-2 ATS (6 games) · 3-3 O/U (6 games)
2026 as home underdog: 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 0-2 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 2-0 ATS (2 games) · 0-2 O/U (2 games)
Since 2020: 8-6-2 ATS (16 games) · 7-8-1 O/U (16 games)
2026 · TraditionalIowa · 7 of 9
403.2
Yards / game
341.3
2.80
Points / drive
2.16
3.5
TDs / game
2.8
39.4
3rd-down %
37.3
68.4
RZ TD %
60.9
0.3
Turnover margin
0.2
3.2
Sacks / game
2.3
5.7
TFL / game
7.2
14.2
Havoc / game
14.8
48.4 / 51.6
Pass / Rush split
54.4 / 45.6
2026 · Situational matchup
When Iowa has the ball
Iowa's early-down offense ranks 40th of 138. Minnesota's early-down defense ranks 37th of 138.
Iowa's passing-down offense ranks 135th of 138. Minnesota's passing-down defense ranks 90th of 138.
Iowa's third-down offense ranks 115th of 138. Minnesota's third-down defense ranks 31st of 138.
Iowa's red-zone offense ranks 82nd of 138. Minnesota's red-zone defense ranks 129th of 138.
When Minnesota has the ball
Minnesota's early-down offense ranks 121st of 138. Iowa's early-down defense ranks 55th of 138.
Minnesota's passing-down offense ranks 124th of 138. Iowa's passing-down defense ranks 75th of 138.
Minnesota's third-down offense ranks 119th of 138. Iowa's third-down defense ranks 12th of 138.
Minnesota's red-zone offense ranks 89th of 138. Iowa's red-zone defense ranks 71st of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Iowa offense
40thof 1380.079218 plays
vs
Minnesota defense · allowed
37thof 138-0.068Iowa defense · allowed
55thof 138-0.042vs
Minnesota offense
121stof 138-0.109233 plays
Passing downs
Iowa offense
135thof 138-0.246116 plays
vs
Minnesota defense · allowed
90thof 1380.065127 plays
Iowa defense · allowed
75thof 138-0.006151 plays
vs
Minnesota offense
124thof 138-0.187116 plays
Third down
Iowa offense
115thof 138-0.15972 plays
vs
Minnesota defense · allowed
31stof 138-0.12268 plays
Iowa defense · allowed
12thof 138-0.25489 plays
vs
Minnesota offense
119thof 138-0.18583 plays
Red zone
Iowa offense
82ndof 138-0.03741 plays · small sample
vs
Minnesota defense · allowed
129thof 1380.31046 plays · small sample
Iowa defense · allowed
71stof 138-0.04744 plays · small sample
vs
Minnesota offense
89thof 138-0.06366 plays
Field advancement
Iowa offense
55thof 13851.1%vs
Minnesota defense · allowed
16thof 13833.4%Iowa defense · allowed
10thof 13831.5%vs
Minnesota offense
85thof 13845.9%Iowa Offense vs Minnesota DefenseMinnesota · 6 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.16#37
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#75-0.01
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.017#76
272 plays
EPA/Play
#43-0.058
allowed · 288 plays
-0.038#83
143 plays
EPA/Pass
#35-0.125
allowed · 129 plays
0.078#48
129 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#71-0.003
allowed · 159 plays
48.9%#45
272 plays
Success Rate
#5744.4%
allowed · 288 plays
44.8%#78
Pass Success Rate
#2538.9%
allowed
53.5%#13
Rush Success Rate
#5445.7%
allowed
51.1%#55
Available Yards %
#1633.4%
allowed
68.6#33
Net Field Position
#675.6
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.079#40
218 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#37-0.068
allowed
6.5#40
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#407.5
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Iowa Defense vs Minnesota OffenseIowa · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.14#37
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#93-0.09
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.037#59
allowed · 287 plays
EPA/Play
#125-0.122
310 plays
0.251#134
allowed · 127 plays
EPA/Pass
#101-0.074
180 plays
-0.266#3
allowed · 160 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#131-0.190
130 plays
40.8%#16
allowed · 287 plays
Success Rate
#10044.5%
310 plays
40.7%#40
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#6246.1%
35.1%#3
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#12742.3%
31.5%#10
allowed
Available Yards %
#8545.9%
76.2#2
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#365.1
-0.042#55
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#121-0.109
233 plays
7.5#44
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#476.6
2026 · Situational EPAIowa · 5 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.012
298 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.107
312 plays
-0.055
302 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.058
288 plays
-0.037
41 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
-0.063
66 plays
-0.047
44 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.310
46 plays · small sample
-0.159
72 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.185
83 plays
-0.254
89 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.122
68 plays