Iowa State vs. Miami (FL) prediction, odds: 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl picks, college football bets from proven model

The 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl will take place on Saturday and it will pit the No. 18 Iowa State Cyclones against the No. 13 Miami Hurricanes. Both teams are coming down from having their College Football Playoff hopes dashed late in the season, with Miami losing to Syracuse as a 12-point favorite to miss the ACC Championship Game and Iowa State losing to Arizona State in the Big 12 Championship. So how will these two teams rebound in a high-profile ranked matchup outside the CFP?

Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. The Hurricanes are favored by 3.5 points in the latest Iowa State vs. Miami odds, while the over/under is 60.5 points, per SportsLine consensus. 

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The model has simulated Iowa State vs. Miami 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under on the point total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in nearly 60% of simulations!

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