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Week 4 Opens With Conference Clashes as Models Back Iowa–Rutgers Under and Michigan Heads to Nebraska

Betting projections tilt toward the Iowa–Rutgers Under, reflecting how defense and context are defining Week 4 storylines.

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Overview

  • Iowa visits Rutgers on Friday at 8 p.m. ET on FOX with the Hawkeyes a slight favorite and a total near 45.5, and both ESPN’s Pamela Maldonado and SportsLine’s model highlight the Under as the value play.
  • SportsLine notes its 10,000-simulation model hits the Iowa–Rutgers Under about 56% of the time, and CBS Sports cites expert preference for the home underdog against a traditionally stout Hawkeyes defense.
  • No. 20 Michigan plays at Nebraska on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS, with Sherrone Moore serving the second game of a school-imposed suspension and Biff Poggi again acting as interim head coach.
  • Nebraska enters on a two-game, 127-7 run behind QB Dylan Raiola’s 586 yards, six TDs and no interceptions, while sportsbook lines still list Michigan as a narrow favorite and the SportsLine model projects the Wolverines to cover in 64% of simulations.
  • Elsewhere, ranked conference games include No. 16 Utah vs. No. 17 Texas Tech on FOX and No. 9 Illinois at No. 19 Indiana on NBC/Peacock, the latter marking the schools’ first Top 25 meeting since 1950, with broad streaming access via Fubo and Paramount+.