Wisconsin vs Iowa Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 31, 2026)

Wisconsin Badgers logo

Wisconsin5-2 · 4-3 ATS
FINAL0 – 30
Iowa Hawkeyes logo

Iowa5-2 · 4-3 ATSNo. 21 AP

College Football · Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET · Kinnick Stadium

Final score by quarter

Team 1 2 3 4 T
Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0
Iowa 10 10 10 0 30

How the bets settled

MoneylineIowa wonClosed at -135
SpreadIowa coveredIowa -2.5, by 27.5
TotalUnder 36.530 scored, 6.5 under

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Iowa shut out Wisconsin 30-0 on Halloween, building a 10-point edge in each of the first three quarters and closing it out with a scoreless fourth. The game was effectively decided by halftime, and Iowa kept control after the break.

Hank Brown led Iowa with 20-of-24 passing for 222 yards and two touchdowns, Xavier Williams added 78 rushing yards on 20 carries, and Tony Diaz caught four passes for 75 yards and a score. The team stats explain the gap: Iowa had 20 first downs to Wisconsin’s 9, outgained the Badgers 362-235, rushed for 140 yards to 52, converted 8 of 15 third downs and held the ball for 36:21. Wisconsin turned it over three times and hurt itself with penalties.

For bettors, Iowa covered the closing 2.5-point spread by 27.5, and the game finished under the 36.5 total by 6.5.

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Against the spread, start to finish

IowaWisconsin
The score margin against the closing spread (Iowa -2.5). Blue: Iowa covering. Orange: Wisconsin covering.
+2.5Largest WIS cover
10%WIS covering
+27.5Largest IOWA cover
90%IOWA covering

Win probability

IowaWisconsin
Blue: Iowa favored. Orange: Wisconsin favored. ESPN’s in-game win probability, start to finish.

Top performers

Wisconsin

  • Passing YardsRyan Hopkins8/13, 93 YDS, 1 INT
  • Rushing YardsAbu Sama III6 CAR, 23 YDS
  • Receiving YardsJaylon Domingeaux6 REC, 86 YDS
  • SacksSebastian Cheeks1
  • TacklesCooper Catalano16

Iowa

  • Passing YardsHank Brown20/24, 222 YDS, 2 TD
  • Rushing YardsXavier Williams20 CAR, 78 YDS
  • Receiving YardsTony Diaz4 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD
  • SacksCam Buffington1
  • TacklesCam Buffington8

Team stats

WisconsinIowa
235Total yards362
183Passing yards222
52Rushing yards140
9First downs20
4-13Third downs8-15
3Turnovers1
8-70Penalties2-10
23:39Possession36:21

Box score

Wisconsin Badgers

Passing

Player C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT QBR
Ryan Hopkins 8/13 93 7.2 0 1 88.5
Colton Joseph 5/14 90 6.4 0 0 16.9
Total 13/27 183 6.8 0 1 —

Rushing

Player CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
Abu Sama III 6 23 3.8 0 11
Darrion Dupree 5 22 4.4 0 13
Bryan Jackson II 5 6 1.2 0 3
Colton Joseph 7 6 0.9 0 6
Ryan Hopkins 1 -5 -5.0 0 0
Total 24 52 2.2 0 13

Receiving

Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG
Jaylon Domingeaux 6 86 14.3 0 41
Tyrell Henry 2 54 27.0 0 57
Chris Brooks Jr. 2 25 12.5 0 18
Eugene Hilton Jr. 1 10 10.0 0 10
Ryan Schwendeman 1 6 6.0 0 6
Jacob Harris 1 2 2.0 0 2
Total 13 183 14.1 0 57

Defense

Player TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD QB HUR TD
Cooper Catalano 16 5 0 1.5 0 0 0
Mason Posa 13 6 0 0.5 1 0 0
Matthew Jung 12 9 0 1 0 0 0
Sebastian Cheeks 5 4 1 1 0 1 0
Junior Poyser 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Javan Robinson 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Aaron Witt 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Tyreese Fearbry 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Marvin Burks Jr. 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Charles Perkins 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jai’mier Scott 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Micheal Garner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nolan Vils 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cairo Skanes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Justus Boone 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Malachi Coleman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Thomas Heiberger 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jon Jon Kamara 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Eric Fletcher Jr. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Matthew Traynor 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mason Lane 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hammond Russell IV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bryce West 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Landon Gauthier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
James Roe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Liam Danitz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 81 41 1 5 1 1 0

Iowa Hawkeyes

Passing

Player C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT QBR
Hank Brown 20/24 222 9.3 2 0 96.7
Total 20/24 222 9.3 2 0 —

Rushing

Player CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
Xavier Williams 20 78 3.9 0 13
L.J. Phillips Jr. 9 27 3.0 0 7
Tony Diaz 1 20 20.0 0 20
Hank Brown 4 11 2.8 0 15
DJ Vonnahme 2 10 5.0 1 8
Braeden Jackson 2 1 0.5 0 1
Evan James 1 0 0.0 0 0
Team 3 -7 -2.3 0 0
Total 42 140 3.3 1 20

Receiving

Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG
Tony Diaz 4 75 18.8 1 45
DJ Vonnahme 5 54 10.8 1 45
Reece Vander Zee 5 51 10.2 0 16
Xavier Williams 2 23 11.5 0 23
Dayton Howard 1 17 17.0 0 17
L.J. Phillips Jr. 2 8 4.0 0 5
Braeden Jackson 1 -6 -6.0 0 0
Total 20 222 11.1 2 45

Defense

Player TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD QB HUR TD
Cam Buffington 8 3 1 1.5 0 1 0
Jayden Montgomery 6 2 0.5 1.5 0 0 0
Deshaun Lee 5 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jaylen Watson 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Zach Lutmer 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jacob Wallace 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kahmari Brown 3 2 0.5 0.5 0 0 0
Landyn Van Kekerix 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Preston Ries 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kenneth Merrieweather 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Drew Campbell 2 0 0 0.5 0 0 0
Brice Stevenson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luke Gaffney 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Xavier Styles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Darion Jones 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Will Hubert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joseph Anderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Devan Kennedy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bryce Hawthorne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carson Cooney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 49 23 2 4 0 2 0

Attendance 69,250

Recap: Hank Brown throws for 222 yards and two touchdowns as Iowa shuts out No. 25 Wisconsin 30-0 (ESPN)

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Betting trends

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Wisconsin vs Iowa pre-game preview

The market lists Iowa as a -134 moneyline favorite and -2.5 spread favorite with a 36.5 total; the opener was Iowa -4.5 with a 39.5 total. The last meeting went Iowa’s way 37-0 on Oct. 11, 2025, and Wisconsin is 0-3 in the last three head-to-heads.

Wisconsin is 5-2 straight up and 4-3 against the spread this season, with a 6-4 straight-up and 4-3 ATS mark over its last 10, and it beat USC 24-7 on Oct. 24. Iowa is also 5-2 straight up and 4-3 against the spread this season, is 7-3 straight up and 5-3 ATS over its last 10, and lost 10-13 at Minnesota on Oct. 24.

The useful angle is defense: Wisconsin allows 15.3 points (12th) and 281.4 total yards (13th), while Iowa allows 14.3 points (7th) and 277.9 total yards (11th), and Iowa’s rushing defense is 5th at 82.9 yards allowed. On props, Abu Sama III has cleared 4.5 receiving yards in 6 of 6, and Tony Diaz has cleared 3.5 rushing yards in 5 of 5.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 5 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

Wisconsin Badgers

Colton Joseph QB181.9 pass yds · 1.4 TD per game
Date Opp CMP/ATT YDS TD INT RUSH
10/24 vs USC 12/14 58 1 0 32
10/17 @ UCLA 6/16 66 0 0 71
10/3 vs MSU 9/20 145 3 0 141
9/26 @ PSU 18/38 235 2 3 39
9/19 vs EMU 23/33 362 3 1 46
Splits Season Road 2025 vs IOWA
Pass yds 179.4 (7) 172.7 (3) 218.7 (12) –
Pass TD 1.6 (7) 1.0 (3) 1.8 (12) –

Abu Sama III RB66.8 rush yds · 1.5 rec per game
Date Opp ATT YDS TD REC REC YDS
10/24 vs USC 17 71 0 2 7
10/17 @ UCLA 6 34 0 – –
9/26 @ PSU 5 34 0 1 11
9/12 vs WIU 8 107 1 1 5
9/6 @ ND 15 49 0 – –
Splits Season Road 2025 vs IOWA
Rush yds 59.0 (5) 39.0 (3) 61.0 (12) 47.0 (1)
47
Rec 1.3 (3) 1.0 (1) 1.7 (3) 2.0 (1)
2

Tyrell Henry WR3.7 rec · 46.0 yds per game
Date Opp TGT REC YDS TD
10/24 vs USC – 1 0 0
10/17 @ UCLA – 1 4 0
10/3 vs MSU – 2 32 0
9/26 @ PSU – 2 14 0
9/19 vs EMU – 14 160 1
Splits Season Road 2025 vs IOWA
Rec 4.0 (7) 2.3 (3) 1.3 (4) 1.0 (1)
1
Rec yds 49.0 (7) 20.0 (3) 7.3 (4) 16.0 (1)
16
Vinny Anthony II WR3.1 rec · 39.1 yds per game
Splits Season Road 2025 vs IOWA
Rec – – 3.1 (10) 3.0 (1)
3
Rec yds – – 39.1 (10) 16.0 (1)
16

Iowa Hawkeyes

Mark Gronowski QB141.4 pass yds · 0.8 TD per game
Splits Season Home 2025 vs WIS
Pass yds – – 133.9 (13) 107.0 (1)
107
Pass TD – – 0.8 (13) 0.0 (1)
0

Kamari Moulton RB88.6 rush yds · 2.2 rec per game
Date Opp ATT YDS TD REC REC YDS
10/24 @ MINN 10 22 0 – –
10/10 @ WASH 26 208 2 1 -2
10/3 vs OSU 11 27 0 – –
9/26 @ MICH 13 44 0 2 2
9/12 vs ISU 15 57 0 6 31
Splits Season Home 2025 vs WIS
Rush yds 90.2 (6) 89.0 (3) 79.8 (11) 96.0 (1)
96
Rec 3.0 (3) 6.0 (1) 2.0 (8) 3.0 (1)
3
Tony Diaz WR4.1 rec · 55.1 yds per game
Date Opp TGT REC YDS TD
10/24 @ MINN – 1 57 0
10/10 @ WASH – 3 23 0
10/3 vs OSU – 5 59 0
9/26 @ MICH – 3 46 0
9/19 vs UNI – 2 22 0
Splits Season Home 2025 vs WIS
Rec 4.1 (7) 5.5 (4) – –
Rec yds 55.1 (7) 65.0 (4) – –

DJ Vonnahme TE3.9 rec · 50.8 yds per game
Date Opp TGT REC YDS TD
10/24 @ MINN – 6 31 0
10/10 @ WASH – 2 44 2
10/3 vs OSU – 6 64 0
9/26 @ MICH – 4 44 0
9/12 vs ISU – 2 25 0
Splits Season Home 2025 vs WIS
Rec 4.0 (6) 4.0 (3) 2.9 (10) 3.0 (1)
3
Rec yds 41.7 (6) 43.7 (3) 43.4 (10) 13.0 (1)
13

Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Wisconsin 5-2 4-3 3-4 4-0 1-2
Iowa 5-2 4-3 2-5 3-1 2-1

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Wisconsin vs Iowa head-to-head

Wisconsin are 0-3 in the last 3 meetings. Last time: Wisconsin lost 0-37 on October 11, 2025.

Date Venue Wisconsin result ATS O/U
Oct 11, 25 Wisconsin home L 0-37 – –
Nov 2, 24 Iowa home L 10-42 – –
Oct 14, 23 Wisconsin home L 6-15 – –

Recent form

Wisconsin Badgers: last 10 (6-4, 4-3 ATS, O/U 3-4)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 24, 26 vs USC W 24-7 W +1.5 U 50.5
Oct 17, 26 @ UCLA L 7-17 L +1.5 U 42.5
Oct 3, 26 vs MSU W 31-3 W -8.5 U 43.5
Sep 26, 26 @ PSU W 24-20 W +9.5 O 43.5
Sep 19, 26 vs EMU W 54-10 W -23.5 O 43.5
Sep 12, 26 vs WIU W 36-9 L -43.5 U 53.5
Sep 6, 26 @ ND L 13-41 L +21 O 45.5
Nov 29, 25 @ MINN L 7-17 – –
Nov 22, 25 vs ILL W 27-10 – –
Nov 15, 25 @ IU L 7-31 – –

Iowa Hawkeyes: last 10 (7-3, 5-3 ATS, O/U 3-5)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 24, 26 @ MINN L 10-13 L -7.5 U 40.5
Oct 9, 26 @ WASH W 41-24 W +3 O 41.5
Oct 3, 26 vs OSU L 14-31 L +14.5 U 46.5
Sep 26, 26 @ MICH W 20-19 W +4.5 U 39.5
Sep 19, 26 vs UNI W 55-0 W -37.5 O 48.5
Sep 12, 26 vs ISU W 16-13 L -14 U 42.5
Sep 5, 26 vs NIU W 40-0 W -31.5 U 44.5
Nov 28, 25 @ NEB W 40-16 W -5.5 O 38.5
Nov 22, 25 vs MSU W 20-17 – –
Nov 15, 25 @ USC L 21-26 – –

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 12:01 PM ET.

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Wisconsin defense Iowa defense
Points allowed per game 17.1 (19th of 136) 12.5 (3rd of 136)
Passing yards allowed per game 188.4 (35th of 136) 193.5 (40th of 136)
Rushing yards allowed per game 103.1 (22nd of 136) 79 (4th of 136)
Total yards allowed per game 291.5 (16th of 136) 272.5 (8th of 136)

Venue and weather

Kinnick Stadium · Iowa City, IAOutdoor
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Wisconsin vs Iowa odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Iowa spread -4.5 -2.5 +2
Total 39.5 36.5 -3
Wisconsin moneyline +154 +114 +7.4% win chance
Iowa moneyline -185 -135 -7.5% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Iowa spread -2.5 → -2.5
Total 36.5 → 35.5
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