Iowa vs Kentucky Game Matchup

Saturday, December 31st 2022 (12:00 PM EST)
Iowa -3.0 (31.5) (-130) Open: -3.0 | 31.5
Iowa 21 - Kentucky: 0 (TransPerfect Music City Bowl)

Hawkeyes (8 - 5) (8 - 5 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 28 - 18 (21 - 23 on Road)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Rain Predicted
Bowl Game Opt OutsOur Line: -0 (SP+ -0)
PPG only: IOWA: 25 - UK: 19 (44)
IOWA Win prob: 56% | Cover: 47%
IOWA Travel: 450 miles, 1 hrs behind

Wildcats (7 - 6) (8 - 5 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 21 - 22 (22 - 18 @ Home)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
Bowls
Off Players
Def Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Iowa's 2022 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sat 9/3	Iowa vs South Dakota State	-11.0	42.5	W 7 - 3
Sat 9/10	Iowa vs Iowa State	-3.5	39.0	L 7 - 10
Sat 9/17	Iowa vs Nevada	-24.0	39.0	W 27 - 0
Sat 9/24	Iowa at Rutgers	-7.5	34.5	W 27 - 10
Sat 10/1	Iowa vs Michigan	+10.5	42.0	L 14 - 27
Sat 10/8	Iowa at Illinois	+3.5	36.5	L 6 - 9
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/22	Iowa at Ohio State	+29.5	50.0	L 10 - 54
Sat 10/29	Iowa vs Northwestern	-11.5	37.0	W 33 - 13
Sat 11/5	Iowa at Purdue	+3.5	39.5	W 24 - 3
Sat 11/12	Iowa vs Wisconsin	-1.0	35.5	W 24 - 10
Sat 11/19	Iowa at Minnesota	+2.0	31.5	W 13 - 10
Fri 11/25	Iowa vs Nebraska	-10.5	38.0	L 17 - 24
Sat 12/31	Iowa vs Kentucky	-3.0	31.5	W 21 - 0

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Kentucky's 2022 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sat 9/3	Kentucky vs Miami (OH)	-15.0	55.0	W 37 - 13
Sat 9/10	Kentucky at Florida	+6.0	53.0	W 26 - 16
Sat 9/17	Kentucky vs Youngstown State	-30.0	49.5	W 31 - 0
Sat 9/24	Kentucky vs Northern Illinois	-27.0	52.5	W 31 - 23
Sat 10/1	Kentucky at Ole Miss	+6.5	55.0	L 19 - 22
Sat 10/8	Kentucky vs South Carolina	-4.0	45.0	L 14 - 24
Sat 10/15	Kentucky vs Mississippi State	+3.5	50.5	W 27 - 17
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/29	Kentucky at Tennessee	+10.5	62.5	L 6 - 44
Sat 11/5	Kentucky at Missouri	+1.0	40.0	W 21 - 17
Sat 11/12	Kentucky vs Vanderbilt	-17.0	45.5	L 21 - 24
Sat 11/19	Kentucky vs Georgia	+22.5	47.5	L 6 - 16
Sat 11/26	Kentucky vs Louisville	-3.5	42.5	W 26 - 13
Sat 12/31	Kentucky vs Iowa	+3.0	31.5	L 0 - 21

IOWA's OC vs UK's DC UK's OC vs IOWA's DC

Important Stats (2021)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
IOWA	.06	37%	27.7	39%	2.66	0	35%	0	3	.08	38%	17.8	39%	37%	3.91	0	0	0
UK	.26	50%	20.6	52%	3.57	0	49%	0	4.88	.16	44%	22.1	42%	47%	3.61	0	0	0

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
IOWA		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
UK		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2021

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
IOWA Offense	14	27.7	20.8	37.2%	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	52%	48%	39%	35%	17%	.06
UK Defense	13	22.1	17.6	44.4%	3.61	0	-	-	-	-	-	46%	53%	42%	47%	18%	.16

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
IOWA Defense	14	17.8	22.8	37.7%	3.91	0	-	-	-	-	-	48%	52%	39%	37%	16%	.08
UK Offense	13	20.6	21.9	50.4%	4.88	0	0	0	0	0	0	55%	45%	52%	49%	15%	.26

Additional Stats 2021

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Iowa	14	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.4
Kentucky	13	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27.7

Run Game Stats (2022)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
IOWA Offense	14	52%	39%	0	0	0	0	.04	2.66	70%	12%	0.91
UK Defense	13	46%	42%	-	-	-	-	.06	3.03	76%	11%	0.84

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
IOWA Defense	14	48%	39%	-	-	-	-	.03	2.75	72%	8%	0.79
UK Offense	13	55%	52%	0	0	0	0	.23	3.57	78%	9%	0.93

Pass Game Stats (2022)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
IOWA Offense	14	48%	35%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	1.6	34%	28%	.2	5%	1.9
UK Defense	13	53%	47%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	.27	1.4	32%	29%	.2	6%	1.9

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
IOWA Defense	14	52%	37%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	.15	1.6	34%	29%	.27	8%	2
UK Offense	13	45%	49%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	1.5	27%	39%	.44	6%	1.8

Iowa's Power Ratings
Iowa's Power Rating: #NR
Iowa's Offense Rating: #NR
Iowa's Defense Rating: #NR
2022 Talent Rating: #36
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Iowa's 2022 Expected Record: -
Iowa's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 12.7 #26
Iowa's Offense SP+ Rating: 16.0 #118
Iowa's Defense SP+ Rating: 5.1 #2

Iowa's SP+ Ratings
Iowa's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 12.7 #26
Iowa's Offense SP+ Rating: 16.0 #118
Iowa's Defense SP+ Rating: 5.1 #2

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 638.99

Power Ratings Matchup
Iowa: Kentucky:

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Iowa: 12.7 Kentucky: 13.0

Kentucky's Power Ratings
Kentucky's Power Rating: #NR
Kentucky's Offense Rating: #NR
Kentucky's Defense Rating: #NR
2022 Talent Rating: #27
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
Kentucky's 2022 Expected Record: -

Kentucky's SP+ Ratings
Kentucky's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 13.0 #25
Kentucky's Offense SP+ Rating: 23.2 #91
Kentucky's Defense SP+ Rating: 9.9 #6

Average Talent
Average SEC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 638.99

Iowa Scoring
Offense: 27.7 PPG
Offense on Road: 20.8
Defense: 17.8 PPG
Defense on Road: 22.8

Iowa's 2022 Record
Record: 8 - 5
Record vs Spread: 8 - 5 - 0
Record on Road: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 1 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 1 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
Iowa 25
Kentucky 19

Projected Total Points: 44

Kentucky Scoring
Offense: 20.6 PPG
Offense at Home: 21.9
Defense: 22.1 PPG
Defense at Home: 17.6

Kentucky's 2022 Record
Record: 7 - 6
Record vs Spread: 8 - 5 - 0
Record at home: 5 - 3
Record vs Spread at home: 5 - 3 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 5 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 2 - 0 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Winner	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2022	12/31	Kentucky	0	Iowa	21	Iowa	Iowa -3.0	Iowa	31.5	Under
2021	01/01	Kentucky	20	Iowa	17	Kentucky	Kentucky -3	Push	43.5	Under

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Kentucky	1	0	0 Overs
Iowa	1	1	2 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	1 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 0	0 - 1
Road Teams	1 - 1	1 - 0	1 - 0	0 - 0

Iowa Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2022	City Bowl	Iowa vs Kentucky	-3.0	31.5	W 21 - 0
2021	Citrus Bowl	Iowa vs Kentucky	+3.0	43.5	L 17 - 20
2019	Holiday Bowl	Iowa vs USC	+1.5	54.5	W 49 - 24
2018	Outback Bowl	Iowa vs Mississippi State	+7.0	40.0	W 27 - 22
2017	Pinstripe Bowl	Iowa vs Boston College	-2.0	45.5	W 27 - 20
2016	Outback Bowl	Iowa vs Florida	+2.0	41.0	L 3 - 30

Kentucky Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2022	City Bowl	Kentucky vs Iowa	+3.0	31.5	L 0 - 21
2021	Citrus Bowl	Kentucky vs Iowa	-3.0	43.5	W 20 - 17
2020	Gator Bowl	Kentucky vs NC State	-3.0	50.5	W 23 - 21
2019	N/A	Kentucky vs Virginia Tech	+2.0	47.0	W 37 - 30
2018	Citrus Bowl	Kentucky vs Penn State	+4.5	47.5	W 27 - 24
2017	N/A	Kentucky vs Northwestern	+7.5	50.5	L 23 - 24
2016	N/A	Kentucky vs Georgia Tech	+5.0	61.0	L 18 - 33

(#NR) Iowa Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: 12.7 #26
Offense SP+ Rating: 16.0 #118
Defense SP+ Rating: 5.1 #2
Talent Rating: #36
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Expected Record: -

Iowa has played in 7 Bowls in the last 5 years (4 - 3)
Iowa has played in 21 Bowls since 2000 (10 - 11)

Iowa Ratings Matchup Kentucky

Power #NR

#NR

Off #NR

#NR

Def #NR

#NR

Talent #36

#27

SP+ #26

#25

SP+ Off #118

#91

SP+ Def #2

Rematch from Week 1
Iowa 3.0 (31.5)
Iowa won at Kentucky this year (21-0)

Previous Matchups
Iowa beat Kentucky in 2022 (21-0)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Nissan Stadium
Conditions: Rain
Temp: 59° - Wind: 11 mph
Rain: 0.012

Team Information
Injuries: IOWA | UK
Depth Chart: IOWA | UK
Rosters: IOWA | UK

(#NR) Kentucky Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: 13.0 #25
Offense SP+ Rating: 23.2 #91
Defense SP+ Rating: 9.9 #6
Talent Rating: #27
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
Expected Record: -

Kentucky has played in 7 Bowls in the last 5 years (4 - 3)
Kentucky has played in 13 Bowls since 2000 (7 - 6)

Iowa's OC

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Kentucky's OC

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Iowa's DC

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Kentucky's DC

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD