Iowa is coming into this game with a 6-1 record this season and they are in the driver seat of the Big 10 West this year after beating Wisconsin in their last game. Wisconsin is the only other team in the West with 1 conference loss and Iowa has the tiebreaker so they are going to be very focused on running the table and going to the Big 10 Championship. Iowa has struggled on offense this season but it has not really mattered much since their defense is one of the best in the country. They cause a lot of turnovers in their games and do not allow many points which has led to all 6 of their wins coming by 6 points or more. They are going up against a Minnesota team that is only 1-2 in conference games this season as they have struggled in the Big 10 and their offense has also been very bad in their games. Their only win in the Big 10 this season came in a 3 point win against Nebraska while their 2 losses were in a late collapse against Northwestern and a complete destruction by Michigan. Minnesota does not have a great defense this year either as they have allowed at least 24 points in each of their last 4 games and have allowed at least 31 points in their last 3 games against power 5 opponents. Iowa has also dominated Minnesota recently as they have won their last 8 straight games against them and the last time Minnesota even won a game in Iowa City was back in 1999 with none of those losses since then being within 3 points. Iowa is going to win this game with good defense and they will cover the spread here.