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Kinnick Stadium will be jumping on Saturday night when the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes come to town. The Iowa Hawkeyes faithful have been anticipating this game all season and neither team has disappointed with both heading into the game with 4-0 records.

The Buckeyes began the season at No. 1 and so far have done nothing to show they don't deserve the top spot. Troy Smith has backed up the Heisman talk by completing 66 percent of his passes for 884 yards with eight touchdowns and two interceptions. With a pair of receivers like Ted Ginn Jr. and Anthony Gonzalez you would think Smith would have an open man, if not two, every time he drops back to pass.

Iowa quarterback Drew Tate may not have the hype surrounding him that Smith has, but he's quietly put up some pretty good numbers early in the season. Tate has completed 62.4 percent of his passes for 687 yards with seven touchdowns and two interceptions so far. Tate has spread the ball around with the bulk of his passes finding either running back Albert Young or wideouts Dominique Douglas and Scott Chandler.

Both teams may be sporting perfect records, but a quick glance at each team's schedule shows that the Buckeyes have had a much tougher road to 4-0. Ohio State has already had to play two ranked schools in Texas and Penn State. Iowa on the other hand will be facing a ranked opponent for the first time this Saturday and started out the season with a walk in the park versus I-AA Montana.

Despite their tougher schedule Ohio State had been a bettors dream so far this season, while Iowa has been more of a nightmare. The Buckeyes are a perfect 4-0 ATS this season and thanks to their defense, which has allowed only eight points per game, they're also 0-4 over/under. Iowa, with their easier schedule, has not been kind to bettors with a 0-3 mark ATS. The Hawkeyes have held their opponents to 11 points per game this season and are 0-3 over/under.

One thing that does favor Iowa is the recent history between these two teams. The last three contests between these three schools have all gone to the home team. Ohio State torched Iowa 31-6 as a nine-point favorite last season thanks to a pair of touchdowns passes and two touchdown runs from Smith. A year earlier with Smith backing up Buckeyes' QB Justin Zwick, the Hawkeyes ripped the Buckeyes 33-7 as a 1.5-point favorite. Smith did come on late in that game to thrown Ohio State's lone touchdown.

In this season's rematch the Buckeyes are a 6.5-point road favorite, while the total was set at 43. The game kicks off at 8 pm EDT on Saturday night on ABC.

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