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Iowa vs Washington prediction
Hypothetical matchup, 2026 season
IOWA 63% win37% WASH
25Projected
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20ProjectedNeutral site
Iowa Hawkeyes
Record 5–2 · #44 in ratings
Neutral site
Washington Huskies
Record 4–3 · #77 in ratings
Home / away venueNeutral site
Normal (50)
Turnover and penalty data arrives with the next daily update, so this starts at normal.
- Power index
- 69 vs 45
- Projected
- IOWA favored
- Differential
- 4.8 pts
Team A conference
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Team B conference
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10,000 simulated games at a neutral site, luck set to normal. These teams aren't scheduled to play this season.
For entertainment purposes only. These are simulated outcomes, not predictions to bet on.
- Projected spread
- Iowa by 4.8
- Projected total
- 44.9
- Decided by 8 or fewer
- 42.3%
- Went to overtime
- 3.9%
- Iowa wins by 21+
- 14.3%
- Washington wins by 21+
- 4.4%
- Median score
- 24–20
- Model expectation
- 24.7–19.7
Every final margin
Each bar is a 3-point range. Bars on the right are Iowa wins, bars on the left are Washington wins. Hover a bar for its share of games.
Most common scores
- Washington 24, Iowa 2071 games
- Iowa 20, Washington 1769 games
- Iowa 27, Washington 1766 games
- Iowa 24, Washington 1765 games
- Iowa 24, Washington 1061 games
- Washington 20, Iowa 1759 games
Where the edges are
Iowa offense vs Washington defenseOffense -2.0Defense -0.9Edge Washington: its defense is 1.1 points better than Iowa's offense.
Washington offense vs Iowa defenseOffense +0.1Defense +6.2Edge Iowa: its defense is 6.1 points better than Washington's offense.
| Stat | Iowa | Washington | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected points per play, offense | 0.13 | 0.14 | Higher is better |
| Expected points per play allowed | 0.03 | -0.00 | Lower is better |
| Offensive success rate | 44.5% | 43.5% | Higher is better |
| Success rate allowed | 35.2% | 39.7% | Lower is better |
| Points per game | 28.0 | 27.9 | Raw, not adjusted |
| Points allowed per game | 14.3 | 22.7 | Raw, not adjusted |
How the simulation works
Every team gets an offense and defense rating from this season's scores, adjusted for who they played: scoring 40 against a top defense counts for more than 40 against a weak one. Blowouts count as at most a 35-point win.
Each simulated game gives both teams about 10 possessions. Every possession ends in a touchdown, a field goal or nothing, with odds set by how the offense and defense match up, plus a little game-day randomness. Ties go to overtime.
Running it 10,000 times and counting the wins gives the win probability. Ratings use 2,508 completed games and update every morning.