The annual standoff between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Nebraska Cornhuskers returns on Friday on CBS. No. 17 Iowa is already heading to the Big Ten Championship game on Dec. 2 but will be motivated on Friday to keep its rivals from being bowl-eligible for the first time since 2016. The Cornhuskers got the upset win last season in the Battle for the Heroes Trophy in Iowa City.

Kickoff is at noon ET at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE on Friday. The Cornhuskers are 2.5-point favorites in the latest Nebraska vs. Iowa odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 24.5. Nebraska is the -146 favorite on the money line. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page.) Friday's game can be seen live on CBS and streamed live on Paramount+, which you can get for free for the first week.

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