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How America is picking the Iowa Hawkeyes-Kentucky Wildcats Citrus Bowl
The apparent consensus: It will be close and it won’t be high-scoring.

Dec. 31, 2021 12:34 pm, Updated: Dec. 31, 2021 1:08 pm
Iowa defensive back Dane Belton (4) shows his ball-catching skill at the Hawkeyes’ Tuesday practice at West Orange High School in Winter Park, Fla. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
Oh, the conflicted, tortured prognosticators.
No one has a handle on the Citrus Bowl. It’s as if one of the teams (Kentucky) is a mere 3-point favorite. Here are some picks:
Chip Patterson, CBSsports.net: Kentucky -3
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Rob Howe, SI.com: Iowa, 24-20
Elizabeth Keen, SI.com: Kentucky, 24-13
Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press: Kentucky, 20-16
Chad Leistikow, Des Moines Register: Kentucky 27, Iowa 17
Christopher Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal: Iowa +3
Pete Fiutak, College Football News: Kentucky 23, Iowa 17
Tom Kakert, Rivals.com: Iowa 20, Kentucky 17
Daily Iowan: Four of the seven panelists pick Kentucky to win
Kevin McGuire, Athlon Sports: Kentucky 26, Iowa 20
Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun: Iowa +3
KSL.com (Salt Lake City): Three of the five panelists pick Kentucky to win
Matt Bonesteel and Neil Greenberg, Washington Post: Both pick Iowa +3
MLive.com: Three of the five panelists pick Kentucky -3
Brett Ludwiczak, Land Grant Holy Land: Kentucky, 23-14
Bill Bender, The Sporting News: Kentucky, 24-20
Travis Devlin, Lake Geneva Regional News: Iowa to win
Pat Forde, SI.com: Kentucky, 22-17
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