Iowa comes in with a stingy defense that allows only 11.6 ppg and 277 ypg which has helped six of its seven games stay Under the total. Northwestern, meanwhile, is only scoring 12 ppg this season and the Wildcats have played well defensively and have kept four of their six games Under the total. The last three meetings have been won by Northwestern, the last two by scores of 14-10 and 17-10. Take the Under.

The Wildcats were unable to slow down powerful Ohio State, but they have had no trouble slowing down Iowa's deliberate offense in recent meetings. Northwestern has won three straight in the series and held Iowa to exactly 10 points in each of the past two. In a tough-luck season that has featured one win, the Wildcats should have a shot at their second victory Saturday.