Iowa football at Rutgers TV, live stream, point spread, predictions

Iowa (2-1) and Rutgers (3-0) battle in a Big Ten opener Saturday night at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, N.J.

Here are our predictions, plus viewing information and complete pregame coverage.

Iowa at Rutgers predictions

Line — Iowa -7.5

Mike Hlas — I needed directions to Rutgers the last time I was in Jersey. “Piscataway?” I asked a guy. “Attaway,” he pointed. Iowa 18, Rutgers 6

John Steppe — One more lightning delay last week, and maybe I would’ve seen sunrise from the Kinnick press box. Iowa 16, Rutgers 7

Jeff Johnson — Didn’t make it until the actual end of last week’s Iowa-Nevada game. Fell asleep around midnight. And I’m more than OK with that. Iowa 20, Rutgers 10

Rob Gray — The Hawkeyes rank 124th nationally in scoring offense at 13.7 points per game. The Scarlet Knights are a more respectable 56th — but that ranking is inflated by a 66-7 shellacking of Wagner. Take that out, and Rutgers averages just 19 points in narrow wins over Temple and Boston College. Iowa punts less and scores more, leaving Piscataway with a coveted win in the New York City metropolitan area media market. Iowa 17, Rutgers 13

Beth Malicki — The Hannan family of Marion stayed until the end of that epically long Iowa game. This family of six tackles everything with gusto, including amusement parks where they insist on being the first ones inside and the last to leave. They go HARD in a way that kind of scares me but mostly inspires. Iowa 17, Rutgers 13

Todd Brommelkamp — The football equivalent of the phrase “A face only a mother could love.” Iowa 16, Rutgers 9

How to watch Iowa football at Rutgers

Kickoff time: 6:10 p.m. (CT)

TV: FS1

Live stream: FoxSports.com

TV announcers: Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (color)

Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network, including 100.7 FM, 600 AM (Cedar Rapids) and 800 AM (Iowa City)

Listen online: HawkeyeSports.com

Iowa at Rutgers pregame coverage

ANALYSIS

» 3 keys for Iowa football against Rutgers

» Recovery ‘even more’ critical for Iowa football after 7-hour game

» 5 Rutgers players to watch against Iowa

FEATURES

» Iowa’s Logan Lee leads with maturity, becomes ‘more productive player’

» Punting battle between Iowa’s Tory Taylor, Rutgers’ Adam Korsak could be ‘story you can tell in 10 years’

HLAS

» Fun Facts: Iowa-Rutgers, Sheryl Lee Ralph edition

» Iowa’s Quinn Schulte cut his football teeth with Dad’s Xavier prep power