Check out odds, insights and more in our betting preview for the Kentucky Wildcats vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Citrus Bowl college football matchup on January 1, 2022.
The Citrus Bowl will see the Kentucky Wildcats play the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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Odds for Kentucky vs. Iowa
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Over/Under Insights
- Kentucky has combined with its opponents to score more than 44 points in nine of 12 games this season.
- So far this season, 46.2% of Iowa's games (6/13) have had more combined points than Saturday's over/under of 44.
- The combined points per game average of the two teams, 57.2, is 13.2 points more than Saturday's over/under.
- This contest's total is 2.7 points greater than the 41.3 these two squads combine to allow per game this season.
- The Wildcats and their opponents have scored an average of 52.9 points per game in 2021, 8.9 more than Saturday's total.
- The 44 over/under in this game is one point higher than the 43 average total in Hawkeyes games this season.
Kentucky Stats and Trends
- Against the spread, Kentucky is 8-4-0 this year.
- The Wildcats are 4-2 ATS when favored by 2.5 points or more this season.
- Kentucky has hit the over in 58.3% of its opportunities this year (seven times in 12 games with a set point total).
- This year, the Wildcats average 14.1 more points per game (33.3) than the Hawkeyes give up (19.2).
- Kentucky is 6-3 against the spread and 8-1 overall this season when the team notches more than 19.2 points.
- The Wildcats collect 103.3 more yards per game (430.2) than the Hawkeyes allow per matchup (326.9).
- In games that Kentucky piles up more than 326.9 yards, the team is 6-3 against the spread and 8-1 overall.
- The Wildcats have 20 giveaways this season, while the Hawkeyes have 29 takeaways .
- Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for Kentucky at SISportsbook.
Iowa Stats and Trends
- In Iowa's 13 games this season, it has seven wins against the spread.
- The Hawkeyes have been underdogs by 2.5 points or more three times this season and covered the spread once.
- Iowa's games this season have gone over the total in six out of 13 opportunities (46.2%).
- The Hawkeyes rack up 23.9 points per game, comparable to the 22.1 the Wildcats surrender.
- Iowa is 7-2 against the spread and 9-0 overall when the team scores more than 22.1 points.
- The Hawkeyes rack up 297.5 yards per game, 39.6 fewer yards than the 337.1 the Wildcats allow.
- In games that Iowa amasses more than 337.1 yards, the team is 3-1 against the spread and 4-0 overall.
- This year the Hawkeyes have turned the ball over 16 times, seven more than the Wildcats' takeaways (9).
- Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.