Iowa State plays at No. 21 Iowa on Saturday, September 12 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC, with the game streaming on Peacock. It is the 73rd Cy-Hawk game, both teams are 1-0, and the Hawkeyes are two touchdown favorites at Kinnick Stadium.
| Kickoff | Saturday, September 12, 7:30 p.m. ET |
| TV | NBC (stream on Peacock) |
| Venue | Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City |
| Records | Iowa State 1-0, No. 21 Iowa 1-0 |
| Line | Iowa -14.5, total 40.5 |
| Our pick | Iowa 24, Iowa State 13 |
What Time Is Iowa State vs. Iowa and What Channel?
7:30 p.m. ET on NBC from Iowa City, the Big Ten’s primetime broadcast window. Peacock carries the stream.
The Cy-Hawk Game
Iowa State has won three of the last four in the series, including 16-13 in Ames last year, but this is new coach Jimmy Rogers’ first Cy-Hawk game and his first trip to Kinnick. The Cyclones opened with a 38-10 win over Southeast Missouri State. Iowa, in Kirk Ferentz’s 28th season, shut out Northern Illinois 40-0.
The total of 40.5 tells you what to expect: the under has hit in seven of the last ten meetings, and both defenses looked the part in Week 1. Iowa is 10-2 against the spread over its last 12 games, which is why a rivalry game carries a two touchdown line.
The Bottom Line
7:30 p.m. ET Saturday on NBC. A low scoring, field position game in which Iowa’s home edge and Iowa State’s coaching transition tilt it toward the Hawkeyes.