The Wyoming Cowboys are spotted plenty of points here in the season opener at Iowa, and I think they look good to keep this a closer game than the spread would suggest.

Wyoming started last season strong, going 7-2 before dropping four of their last five games. They have the benefit of returning Josh Allen under center. He threw for 3,203 yards with 28 touchdowns and 15 interceptions last season. The Hawkeyes on the other hand have lost last season's starting QB C.J. Beathard to San Francisco in the NFL, and they have four guys battling for the starting QB job. Reports suggest that Nathan Stanley will get the job, but he completed just 5-of-9 passes last season in a back-up role.

Note that Iowa ranked just 95th in scoring offense with 24.9 points per game last season, but it had decent success thanks to its defense. It's hard to cover double-digit spreads with a poor offense though, and I'm confident that taking the points is the way to go in this matchup.

My CFB Game of the Week is a 10* play on Wyoming Cowboys.