Speaking of moving around, Pavia and Vanderbilt are a run-based team that thrives off run zone concepts, read options, and short-yardage situations. Iowa has not won a bowl game since 2022 and is hungry. This seems like a game won in the trenches. I like Iowa +5.5 at -115 odds down to +4.5.

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