The third-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes will take on the Western Illinois Leathernecks at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa is 2-0, while Western Illinois is playing its first game of the season. The Hawkeyes are favored by 31.5 points in the latest Iowa vs. Western Illinois odds from William Hill, and the Over-Under is set at 153. Before you make any Western Illinois vs. Iowa picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

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