Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction & Picks - NCAA

Prediction published on 10/22/26, 3:30 PM  by Matt Lowrimore | Modified on 10/22/26 at 3:30 PM in NCAA Picks

A massive Week 8 College Football slate is scheduled for Saturday, one of which will feature a Big Ten matchup between the #15-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes and the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Let’s take a look at the match statistics and predictions for this game between the Hawkeyes and the Golden Gophers.

Iowa enters this game with a record of 5-1 and 2-1 in the Big Ten. The Hawkeyes are coming off their bye week and most recently beat Washington by a score of 41-24 in Week 6. In this game, Iowa had 465 yards of offense, while allowing 317 yards. In previous years, Iowa has been a team that has little to no offense, but this year feels different, as they have been able to score somewhat consistently. Keeping that in mind, the Hawkeyes should have some success against a team they have dominated for many years.

As for Minnesota, they enter this game with a record of 4-2 and 2-1 in the Big Ten. The Golden Gophers are coming off their bye week and most recently lost to Purdue by a score of 41-13. Minnesota’s offense played poorly in this game and has yet to score more than 28 points in any of their conference games.