Iowa vs. Missouri Transperfect Music City Bowl | College Football Picks, Best Bets

After a weekend of NFL action, the bowl season continues on Monday with a lone contest between the SEC and Big Ten. The 19th-ranked Missouri Tigers square off with the Iowa Hawkeyes in Nashville as the two play in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl. This game serves as an appetizer to the New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day feast of bowl games!

We’ve got you covered with our favorite plays from Monday’s showdown.

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Iowa vs. Missouri Preview

• Location: Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee | Music City Bowl Matchup Page
• Time: Monday at 2:30 pm | Where to Watch: ESPN
• Spread: Missouri (-3) | Moneyline: Iowa (+125)/Missouri (-150) | Total: 40.5

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Iowa vs. Missouri Opt-Outs

Iowa: Rusty Vanwetzinga, FB (transfer portal); James Resar, QB (transfer portal); Cade McNamara, QB (transfer portal); Johnny Pascuzzi, TE (transfer portal); Jeffrey Bowie, DL (transfer portal); Kaleb Brown, WR (transfer portal); Leshon Williams, RB (transfer portal); Kaleb Johnson, RB (NFL Draft); Jermari Harris, CB (NFL Draft)

Missouri: Brody Boehm, K (transfer portal); Jack Kautz, LS (transfer portal); Orion Phillips, P (transfer portal); Boyton Cheney, CB (transfer portal); Luther Burden, WR (NFL Draft); Armand Membou (NFL Draft); Chuck Hicks, LB

Iowa vs. Missouri Best Bets ATS: Iowa +3

The SportsGrid model has a pair of five-star plays in this matchup. The model loves the Iowa Hawkeyes in this game, taking the Hawkeyes to cover the spread and win the game outright over the Missouri Tigers. In addition, the model has a five-star play on the total. Iowa games tend to be turgid affairs that feature the punter more than explosive plays from skill players, but the model has this game going over the low total of 40.5 points and reaching 44. 

Iowa vs. Missouri Best Alt./Props

No player props are available for this contest on Sunday morning, but you can bet on exciting, interesting alternative lines and prop bets. A few favorites include Iowa winning this game outright with odds of +125 on the moneyline. In addition, you can take Iowa to go over the posted team total of 18.5 points. You could even take the Hawkeyes to go over the alternate team total of 20.5 at +124. A final fun pick would be for both teams to score 15 points or more with odds of +118.