Top-25 Big Ten matchup features Michigan hosting Iowa

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No. 17 Iowa (3-0) at No. 18 Michigan (3-0), Sept. 26 at 3:30 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Michigan by 4.5. Against the spread: Michigan 2-1, Iowa 2-1.

How to watch: CBS

Key stats

Michigan Offense

Overall: 323.3 yards per game (118th in FBS)

Passing: 175.7 yards per game (109th)

Rushing: 147.7 yards per game (90th)

Scoring: 27.3 points per game (91st)

Michigan Defense

Overall: 220 yards per game (10th in FBS)

Passing: 123.7 yards per game (8th)

Rushing: 96.3 yards per game (30th)

Scoring: 13 points per game (21st)

Iowa Offense

Overall: 477 yards per game (30th in FBS)

Passing: 209 yards per game (90th)

Rushing: 268 yards per game (10th)

Scoring: 37 points per game (47th)

Iowa Defense

Overall: 176.7 yards per game (1st in FBS)

Passing: 110.7 yards per game (5th)

Rushing: 66 yards per game (11th)

Scoring: 4.3 points per game (1st)

Iowa ranks 91st in third down percentage, converting 37.8% of the time. Michigan ranks 35th on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 30.2%.

Michigan ranks 104th in the FBS with a -2 turnover margin, compared to Iowa's 23rd-ranked +3 margin.

Michigan ranks 113th in the FBS with 71.3 penalty yards per game.

Michigan ranks 106th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 28:15, compared to Iowa's 40th-ranked average of 31:56.

Team leaders

Michigan

Passing: Bryce Underwood, 504 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, 62.5 completion percentage

Rushing: Underwood, 156 yards on 33 carries, 2 TDs

Receiving: J.J. Buchanan, 266 yards on 15 catches, 2 TDs

Iowa

Passing: Hank Brown, 473 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs, 72.6 completion percentage

Rushing: Kamari Moulton, 240 yards on 26 carries, 2 TDs

Receiving: Tony Diaz, 201 yards on 17 catches, 1 TD

Last game

Michigan won 52-17 over UTEP on Sept. 19. Underwood threw for 223 yards on 19-of-25 attempts (76.0%) with two touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball six times for 22 yards. Savion Hiter had 62 rushing yards on 11 carries and two touchdowns. Andrew Marsh had 10 receptions for 105 yards and one touchdown.

Iowa beat Northern Iowa 55-0 on Sept. 19. Brown led Iowa with 153 yards on 12-of-12 passing (100.0%) for two touchdowns and no interceptions. Xavier Williams carried the ball six times for 151 yards and scored three touchdowns, adding two receptions for 16 yards. Nathan McNeil had three receptions for 37 yards. He also had 12 carries for 111 yards and two touchdowns.

Next game

Michigan plays at Minnesota on Oct. 3. Iowa hosts No. 7 Ohio State on Oct. 3.