Music City Bowl Clash: Iowa vs. Missouri Preview & Best Bets

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00:00The Music City Bowl in Nashville, and a really compelling matchup between Iowa and Missouri.

00:09The Tigers, a two and a half point favorite against the Hawkeyes, nine win Missouri, eight

00:15win Iowa.

00:16Iowa, one of a very few programs around the country that has won at least eight games

00:20each of the last nine college football seasons.

00:23Lee, see guys, you look at this game, your early thoughts for the Music City Bowl in

00:27Nashville.

00:28I'll tell you that right now, because again, I can't take any other bet but that right

00:32now.

00:33I don't believe in either team, even though Iowa, a little more physical in terms of the

00:37interior line, averaging 199 rushing yards per game.

00:41Flip side, Missouri's got the speed.

00:43Brady Cook, their quarterback is going to play Nate Noel, Theo Weiss, all their star

00:47skill players are playing in this matchup.

00:50But again, when they've stepped up against more physical teams, they get pushed around

00:54in terms of the interior.

00:55I can't bet a particular side.

00:58I would lean to Missouri just from the speed perspective because I don't believe in Brendan

01:02Sullivan, the Iowa quarterback, but that's a tough ask.

01:05I lean to the under 40 and a half.

01:07That being said, hot take.

01:09If I had to veto one bowl, this would be it.

01:11I don't even want to watch it.

01:13But it's the only game on that, on that map, at 2.30 p.m.

01:17Nah, it's a great landscape, Music City Bowl.

01:20Give me two other teams.

01:21I don't like Iowa, I don't like Missouri.

01:24They're killing the Music City Bowl, I'll say it.

01:27I'll kill the whole segment.

01:28I agree.

01:29College football guy.

01:30I'm interested here to see, you know, Drink has the win over Ohio State in a bowl game,

01:35and Drink, I actually enjoyed, it was almost a little wrestling-esque, like, kind of like

01:41a heel.

01:42He's like, ah, we're still in the playoffs.

01:43It's like, Drink, no you're not, dude, you're in the top 25.

01:46Like, I want him to win this game and be like, how about us now?

01:49And it's like, brother, are you serious?

01:52I also think, I mean, Caleb, rarely does Iowa have an offensive opt-out where you're like,

01:57Caleb Johnson had one of the best seasons at the running back position in all of college

02:00football.

02:01If not for Ashton Jenthy, maybe wins the Dope Walker.

02:04So I think that potentially could loom a little larger heading into the game.

02:08And KJ was mainly their offense.

02:12Over 40% of their over yardage and point production this year, as was evident in the final regular

02:18season game for the Hawkeyes against Nebraska.

02:21But a lot of that defensive talent, like the unanimous All-American in Jay Higgins, going

02:26to play, or at least scheduled to play in the Music City on Monday afternoon.

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