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CFB : ATS Matchup

IOWA (8 - 4) vs. MISSISSIPPI ST (8 - 4)
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Week 16 Tuesday, 1/1/2019 12:00 PM
OUTBACK BOWL - Raymond James Stadium - Tampa, FL
Board OpenLatest
269IOWA44.540.5
270MISSISSIPPI ST-6-7
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
IOWA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games8-4+0.27-47-431.515.7389.7(5.5)1.317.47.3290.8(4.6)2.0
Road Games3-2+13-15-042.623.6408.4(5.7)1.423.013.0325.4(4.9)2.8
Last 3 Games2-1-2.81-22-134.719.7384.0(5.9)1.014.04.3312.3(4.3)2.3
Grass Games0-2-20-12-030.017.0371.5(4.7)1.534.019.0373.0(5.9)2.0
IOWA - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)31.515.720.833:0339-162(4.2)18-3158.6%228(7.2)70-390(5.5)(12.4)
Opponents Defensive Avg.28.114.221.531:1439-170(4.3)20-3361.5%242(7.4)72-412(5.7)(14.7)
Offense Road Games42.623.621.832:5337-144(3.9)20-3555.4%264(7.5)72-408(5.7)(9.6)
Defense (All Games)17.47.316.626:5733-104(3.2)18-3158.4%187(6.1)64-291(4.6)(16.7)
Opponents Offensive Avg.26.512.620.129:5137-171(4.6)18-3159.7%214(6.9)68-384(5.6)(14.5)
Defense Road Games23.013.018.027:0733-104(3.2)19-3457.4%221(6.5)67-325(4.9)(14.1)

MISSISSIPPI ST - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games8-4-3.68-42-929.116.0402.0(6.3)0.812.06.0268.4(4.1)1.5
Road Games2-3-32-30-515.29.6317.6(5.2)1.416.88.8249.2(4)1.6
Last 3 Games2-1+12-11-229.012.7354.7(5.8)0.711.09.0237.7(3.7)2.7
Grass Games7-3-0.67-32-731.116.8408.5(6.4)0.810.66.2270.8(4.1)1.6
MISSISSIPPI ST - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)29.116.020.030:4839-226(5.8)13-2451.9%176(7.2)64-402(6.3)(13.8)
Opponents Defensive Avg.27.914.720.130:4237-161(4.3)18-3156.5%232(7.5)68-393(5.8)(14.1)
Offense Road Games15.29.615.830:0237-199(5.4)11-2447.1%119(4.9)61-318(5.2)(20.9)
Defense (All Games)12.06.016.729:1234-104(3)17-3154.2%164(5.4)65-268(4.1)(22.4)
Opponents Offensive Avg.29.115.521.130:1539-174(4.4)18-3058.4%227(7.5)70-402(5.8)(13.8)
Defense Road Games16.88.817.229:5840-126(3.2)13-2354.8%123(5.3)63-249(4)(14.8)
Average power rating of opponents played: IOWA 34.1,  MISSISSIPPI ST 39.5
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
IOWA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
11/3/2018@ PURDUE36-38L2T52O37-11821-32-275131-10123-32-3332
11/10/2018NORTHWESTERN10-14L-11.5L45.5U22-6427-41-269246-18415-30-1222
11/17/2018@ ILLINOIS63-0W-16W59.5O37-20314-23-197143-14912-30-824
11/23/2018NEBRASKA31-28W-8.5L52O45-26617-28-153033-14026-38-2601
1/1/2019*MISSISSIPPI ST            

MISSISSIPPI ST - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
11/3/2018LOUISIANA TECH45-3W-23W48.5U36-28917-29-243032-14014-31-981
11/10/2018@ ALABAMA0-24L22L51U30-4411-20-125145-14217-27-1632
11/17/2018ARKANSAS52-6W-22W48.5O47-28712-18-188135-6919-34-1503
11/22/2018@ OLE MISS35-3W-11.5W60U51-30911-18-111029-3713-25-1523
1/1/2019*IOWA            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
IOWA: Losing running back Akrum Wadley and star center James Daniels is a tough blow, but Iowa can usually be counted on to run the ball effectively. And in quarterback Nate Stanley, the Hawkeyes have arguably the best pure passer in the Big Ten West. Stanley suffered from up-and-down play a year ago, but this whole team's ceiling will rise considerably if he can achieve greater consistency. This year, the other side of the ball will be the bigger question mark for an Iowa team that usually defends really well. The Hawkeyes lost their entire linebacking corps in addition to All-American corner Josh Jackson, who memorably grabbed three interceptions in Iowa's blowout win over Ohio State. But even given the uncertainty at a few key positions, the Hawkeyes are a decent value play in the Big Ten with the sixth-best odds to win the conference.
MISSISSIPPI ST: The Bulldogs lost coach Dan Mullen to Florida, but they bring back 17 starters'none more important than quarterback Nick Fitzgerald. There was some Heisman buzz around the dual-threat QB early last season; a hard-to-watch injury ended his season against in-state rival Ole Miss. With Aeris Williams rumbling in the backfield, defenses will have a tough time keeping State honest. On defense, new coordinator Bob Shoop leads an improving unit. As always in the West, the schedule is a gauntlet, but new head coach Joe Moorhead, who was offensive coordinator at Penn State, knows a thing or two about life in an elite division.
PREVIEW
Outback Bowl: Defensive powers Iowa, Mississippi State meet
 

Two hard-nosed, defensive-minded teams will collide in the Outback Bowl on New Year's Day at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., in a Big Ten-SEC matchup between No. 18 Mississippi State and Iowa.

If the defenses play as they did during the regular season, the team that reaches 20 points might just win the game.

Mississippi State (8-4) ranks No. 1 nationally in scoring defense and No. 3 in total defense.

And the good news for the Bulldogs is that their defense will remain intact for the Outback. Three potential first-round picks in the 2019 NFL Draft -- defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, defensive end Montez Sweat and safety Johnathan Abram -- opted to play rather than skip the game to prepare for their pro careers.

Simmons, a potential top-10 pick, never thought twice about skipping out on his teammates.

"We're ready to take the field one more time," he said. "Just being able to take the field one more time is going to be the best feeling ever, especially with some of those guys who I know are fixing to go off and pursue their dream."

Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald wasn't surprised to see his teammates on the other side of the ball stick around for one last college game.

"I like to think that we're a really close-knit kind of brotherhood around here," Fitzgerald said. "I don't think anyone would want to be like, 'Hey, good luck. We're out,' kind of thing."

Fitzgerald, the SEC's career leader in rushing yards by a quarterback, will be tasked with trying to move the ball against Iowa's stingy defense. The Hawkeyes rank No. 2 in the Big Ten and No. 6 nationally in rushing defense, and the Bulldogs have the SEC's No. 2 rushing offense.

Iowa (8-4) also is No. 7 in the country in total defense and No. 11 in scoring defense.

Mississippi State's run-oriented offense should be bolstered by the presence of running back Kylin Hill, who missed two games with a lower-body injury. He rushed for 691 yards and averaged 6.6 yards per carry this season when healthy.

"To get him healthy for the bowl game, I'm excited for him and for us," Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead said.

In other words, it's strength vs. strength as Mississippi State's offensive line tries to whip Iowa's defensive front.

"More than anything, it's going to be a physical game," Moorhead said. "You have to be great with fundamentals and technique."

Not many teams moved the ball with success this season against Mississippi State's defense. Iowa's No. 77-ranked offense was plagued by inconsistency and could run into trouble.

"They have some really talented guys," Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said of Mississippi State's defense. "They play well collectively. You look at their stats and it's been steady. Not many teams have run the ball well on them. They do a good job of taking that away and they get you in third-and-longs.

"Their third-down defense and offense percentages are both pretty healthy and they're good in the red zone on both sides."

Iowa tight end Noah Fant, a projected first-round NFL Draft pick, decided to forgo the bowl, but the Hawkeyes still have Mackey Award-winning tight end T.J. Hockenson, one of their primary weapons, who is considering whether to enter the draft or return for his redshirt junior season in 2019.

Quarterback Nate Stanley has had his moments, including a six-touchdown game, but he doesn't have many reliable targets other than Hockenson and wide receiver Nick Easley.

Iowa likes to run the ball (junior college transfer Mekhi Sargent emerged as the leading ball carrier during the final two games of the year) and use two tight-end formations. Even with Fant gone, the Hawkeyes plan to stick with that plan of attack.

"We'll change our personnel groups a little bit, certainly," Ferentz said. "The percentages will change, but we will still have two tight ends on the field, that won't come out of our playbook, but it might alter our percentages a little bit."

Mississippi State is making its first Outback Bowl appearance and Iowa its sixth in Ferentz's 19 years. The Hawkeyes have lost their last two visits, including a 30-3 blowout defeat against Florida on Jan. 1, 2017.

"The thing that stands out to me, two years ago, was we had a couple critical plays that we couldn't make," Ferentz said. "I think if we make those it was a whole different game. I think the score is totally unrepresentative of the game, but we didn't make the critical plays and Florida did, so we lose."


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