Iowa vs Vanderbilt Betting Tips – Pavia To Lead Commodores To ReliaQuest Bowl Win

Leigh Copson

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Last updated: Tue 16 Dec 2025 13:27

Leigh Copson 16 Dec 2025

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Vanderbilt to face Iowa in the ReliaQuest Bowl
Commodores had a successful 10-win season
Iowa enters with an 8-4 regular-season record

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Iowa vs Vanderbilt Betting Tips

Key Numbers – 11 Wins In 13 For Vanderbilt?
First Head-To-Head Meeting
Iowa Went 8-4 During Regular Season
Vanderbilt Recorded 10-Win Regular Season Campaign

Vanderbilt are tipped to wrap up the season with a ReliaQuest Bowl win.

Commodores head coach Clark Lea will have few issues getting his players up for this game, and Diego Pavia’s confirmation that he will play is huge for them.

Key Numbers – 11 Wins In 13 For Vanderbilt?

Vanderbilt have won 10 of their 12 games
Vanderbilt covered in 9 of their 10 victories
Iowa are 0-4 against ranked teams this season
The Over has cashed in 7 of Vanderbilt’s last 9 games

First Head-To-Head Meeting

This will be the first time that these two schools have played each other

Iowa Went 8-4 During Regular Season

Iowa ensured a bowl invite by winning eight of their 12 games during the regular season.

The Hawkeyes kicked off the campaign by winning two of three non-conference games, before opening their Big Ten slate with a 38-28 victory at Rutgers.

They fell 20-15 to Indiana a week later, but rebounded with three consecutive victories as they backed up a 37-0 win at Wisconsin with home wins over Penn State, 25-24, and Minnesota 41-3.

Iowa’s hopes of a surprise Big Ten appearance were ended in the first half of November though, as they lost 18-16 to Oregon and 26-21 at USC.

The Hawkeyes did finish the regular season on a positive note though, following up a 20-17 at home to Michigan State with a 40-16 success in Nebraska.

Vanderbilt Recorded 10-Win Regular Season Campaign

Vanderbilt missed out on a place in the college football playoffs, but still enjoyed a highly successful season as they won 10 games.

The Commodores opened the season with back-to-back non-conference wins, before kicking off their SEC schedule with a 31-7 upset of South Carolina on the road.

They then won a couple more non-conference games before suffering their first defeat of the season, a 30-14 loss at Alabama.

Vanderbilt rebounded with wins over two ranked teams, beating LSU 31-24 and Missouri 17-10, only to then suffer a costly 34-31 defeat on the road at Texas.

The Commodores did at least end the regular season with a couple of impressive wins, following up a 45-17 win over Kentucky with a 45-24 success at Tennessee.

Verdict

ReliaQuest Bowl - Iowa v Vanderbilt

Vandy missed out on the playoffs and Pavia missed out on the Heisman Trophy.

However, this has still been a tremendous season for the Commodores, and we are backing them to end it on a high.

Vanderbilt -4.5

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