Rolling into Week 5 of the college football season, the Big Ten standings are loaded. Several teams remain undefeated either overall, in conference play, or both as Saturday’s contests are unveiled. In one of the best games on the slate, #5 Ohio State and #14 Iowa do battle at 3:30 p.m. on CBS.
The Buckeyes are coming off a 42-point output in a win over Illinois, whereas the Hawkeyes needed every bit of production possible to take down #18 Michigan by a final of 20-19. Regardless of whether scoring is at a premium in this one, there figure to be multiple standout players who find their way into the end zone. Who could it be on Saturday?
Below, we'll highlight our best Ohio State vs. Iowa TD scorer picks for PrizePicks in college football Week 5, including three players who could reach the end zone on Saturday.
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#5 Ohio State vs. #14 Iowa Anytime TD Scorer Picks – Saturday, October 3
The Ohio State offense is easily one of the nation’s best. According to Game on Paper, it ranks in the 99th percentile in passing success rate and the 98th percentile in yards per dropback with QB Julian Sayin at the helm.
Iowa’s attack isn’t nearly as potent, although it does set itself up well by ranking 26th in average starting field position (own 34) and avoiding long third downs (6.47-yard average is 41st). Who may be able to add to their respective club’s scoring total on Saturday?
Anytime TDs on PrizePicks include rushing, receiving, recoveries, and returns. PrizePicks often list Anytime TDs as Demons and Goblins, meaning users can only select "More." For standard projections, users can select “More” or “Less.”
Demons are tougher to win but are the only way to get higher payouts. Meanwhile, Goblins are lower than a standard projection, but they are easier to win, so there’s a lower payout.
Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith vs. Iowa: 0.5 Anytime TDs (Goblin)
- Smith is coming off a game in which he set career-high marks in receptions (11), receiving yards (205), and TDs (4).
- The superstar wideout is producing more yards per team pass attempt than any first-round WR in the last decade.
- Via Game on Paper, Smith’s 42.04 total receiving EPA trails only Rutgers standout KJ Duff among collegiate WRs.
- Iowa’s defense, while dangerous, sits in just the 49th percentile in havoc rate. That could allow Sayin ample time to find his stud wideout.
- The Hawkeyes cede 7.1 yards per pass and 12.7 per completion entering Week 5.
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Ohio State RB Bo Jackson vs. Iowa: 0.5 Anytime TDs (Goblin)
- Jackson has racked up an average of 5.9 yards per touch and has gotten the ball double-digit times in each game this season.
- The second-year man is tough to bring down as a rusher. Per Pro Football Focus, he nets 4.44 yards after contact per attempt and has forced 17 missed tackles.
- According to College Football Data, Jackson’s 22.9% usage rate is first among all OSU skill-position players.
- Ohio State has one of the best situational rushing attacks in the nation. Via Fourth and Short, OSU’s power success rate (late-down runs with 2 or fewer yards to go or a goal-line attempt) is 78.3%.
- Iowa’s front seven might just be pushed around in this one. The Hawkeyes rank in the seventh percentile in line yards on defense.
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Iowa RB Kamari Moulton vs. Ohio State: 1.5 Anytime TDs (Demon)
- Moulton averages a staggering 7.3 yards per carry, including a career-high 4.59 yards after contact per try.
- The dynamic halfback has helped Iowa secure the third-best rush explosiveness predicted points added (1.34) in the country.
- Moulton carries a 42.7% rushing usage rate, as well as a 28.4% standard-down usage clip.
- Ohio State gives up 1.18 second-level yards per rush, which ranks 115th nationally.
- A critical area to attack for Moulton could be rushing to the right. The Hawkeyes generate 0.209 EPA/run and 7.10 YPC on such plays, with OSU ceding 0.345 EPA/play and 5.30 YPC.
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A wide variety of players could sniff pay dirt on Saturday when two of the Big Ten’s best programs square off. Might that include the trio of Smith, Jackson, and Moulton?
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