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Wrestling Preview: No. 1 Penn State vs No. 2 Iowa
The marquee twin of the Massive Ten convention wrestling season is upon us!
Final yr, the Nittany Lions went on the street and took on Michigan on a Friday, Michigan State on Sunday, after which Iowa the subsequent Friday. It kinda labored out properly for Cael Sanderson’s crew; and the chances are that this yr’s powerful stretch, completely the identical besides at residence, could have the same consequence.
Nothing is assured on this planet of sports activities, although, and the Hawkeyes are all the time a tricky outing. This yr, I take a look at the matchups and there are six bouts the place I actually wouldn’t be shocked if both wrestler received; this bodes properly in PSU’s favor, although, since even when these are break up evenly, the three to 1 benefit in digital gimmes (even with a near-assured six factors from Spencer Lee) ought to swing the twin meet to the Lions.
Does that imply I’m predicting these six to be break up? Lol no. I’m a homer humble PSU blogger, in spite of everything.
As in final yr’s Penn State-Iowa twin preview, I’ve gone through and ranked them by way of the place I view the upset potential; actually, I might justify almost any matchups within the 5 by way of 9 spots, so fill these in in your prediction card as you see match.
And as all the time, understand that it doesn’t matter what occurs on the BJC on Friday night time—this twin meet, being a fantastic group, isn’t the aim. What occurs in March, in Tulsa, as a fantastic program, is.
How To Watch
What: #1 Penn State vs #2 Iowa*
The place: Bryce Jordan Heart, College Park, PA
When: Friday, January 27, 8:30 pm EST
Audio: Free (through GoPSUSports)
Video: Massive Ten Community
Lineup
| #1 Penn State | WT | #2 Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Penn State | WT | #2 Iowa |
| Gary Steen (Fr., Hermitage, PA) | 125 | #1 – Spencer Lee (Sr., Murrysville, PA) |
| #1 – Roman Bravo-Younger (Sr., Tucson, AZ) | 133 | #17 – Brody Teske (Jr., Duncombe, IA) |
| #4 – Beau Bartlett (Jr., Tempe, AZ) | 141 | #2 – Actual Woods (Sr., Albuquerque, NM) |
| #13 – Shayne Van Ness (Fr., Somerville, NJ) | 149 | #7 – Max Murin (Sr., Ebensburg, PA) |
| #9 – Levi Haines (Fr., Arendtsville, PA) OR Terrell Barraclough (So., Kaysville, UT) |
157 | #15 – Cobe Siebrecht (So., Fr., LIsbon, IA) |
| #5 – Alex Facundo (Fr., Essexville, MI) | 165 | #13 – Patrick Kennedy (So., Kasson Montorville, MN) |
| #1 – Carter Starocci (Jr., Erie, PA) | 174 | #16 – Nelson Manufacturers (Jr., Iowa Metropolis, IA) |
| #1 – Aaron Brooks (Sr., Hagerstown, MD) | 184 | #12 – Abe Assad (Jr., Carol Stream, IL) |
| #4 – Max Dean (Sr., Lowell, MI) | 197 | #7 – Jacob Warner (Sr., Tolono, IL) |
| #2 – Greg Kerkvliet (So., Grove Heights, MN) | 285 | #3 – Tony Cassioppi (Sr., Roscoe, IL) |
125 LBS
Upset potential rating: 1
Spencer Lee shouldn’t be shedding this bout. The upset will probably be if Steen doesn’t get pinned.
Prediction: Lee by fall
Rating: PSU 0, Iowa 6
133 LBS
Upset potential rating: 3
Austin DeSanto is gone, which signifies that the one curious factor about this bout is whether or not Teske, a former PSUer, decides to attempt to wrestle or to not lose by bonus. I count on that, for the second Friday in a row, it’ll be the latter.
Prediction: RBY by choice
Rating: PSU 3, Iowa 6
141 LBS
Upset potential rating: 8
Wrestlestat really predicts Beau to win right here. It’s not out of the realm of risk, however Woods, a switch from Stanford, is an excellent wrestler. How Bartlett fares will decide whether or not he’s a title contender, or simply an All-American candidate.
Prediction: Woods by choice
Rating: PSU 3, Iowa 9
149 LBS
Upset potential rating: 10
It ought to come as no shock that my probably upset is a bout I really predicted to be an upset. I believe Shayne shocks some people.
Prediction: Van Ness by choice
Rating: PSU 6, Iowa 9
157 LBS
Upset potential rating: 9
The rationale I’ve this as upset potential is as a result of I’m not satisfied that Levi Haines will the the wrestler at this weight. If it’s him, I put it at 5; if it’s not, then I’d put Bearclaw, who wouldn’t be favored, at 9 and to win this one. Regardless, with the mass of gimmes, I left this at 9 to be conservative.
Prediction: Haines by choice
Rating: PSU 9, Iowa 9
165 LBS
Upset potential rating: 7
Many PSU followers noticed Alex Facundo’s rating within the mid-teens as principally unexplainable, and after his upset of Cam Amine final week, the voters all however agreed. He’s a high 5 man now, and as such, numerically favored to win this bout.
Prediction: Facundo by choice
Rating: PSU 12, Iowa 9
174 LBS
Upset potential rating: 2
Starocci is our heel this yr, principally a troll on the mat, and I’m undecided I might love him extra. He’ll be going for the pin or the tech, and can accept 4.
Prediction: Carter by main choice
Rating: PSU 16, Iowa 9
184 LBS
Upset potential rating: 4
After a six level transfer handed Aaron his first lack of the season, he’s appeared sharper. That continues tonight, with a snug bout forward of him.
Prediction: AB by main choice
Rating: PSU 19, Iowa 9
197 LBS
Upset potential rating: 6
Very like how I don’t perceive how wrestlestat is predicting Bartlett beats Woods, I don’t perceive how they’re predicting Max Dean loses to Warner. Stranger issues have occurred, after all, however I hold listening to these screams that ended the bout final yr in Carver Hawkeye once I take into consideration that twin, and I extremely doubt stranger issues will occur beneath the lights of the BJC.
Prediction: Dean by choice
Rating: PSU 22, Iowa 9
285 LBS
Upset potential rating: 5
Iowa followers suppose Cass has an actual shot on this matchup. I assume he does, however I wouldn’t wager on it—except PSU’s WWE NIL grappler is beneath the climate once more.
Prediction: Kerk by choice
Rating: PSU 25, Iowa 9
Total rating prediction: Penn State 25, Iowa 9
*The Penn State athletic division, in its official capability, makes use of Intermat Match Rankings in all its match literature; I’m utilizing Intermat’s Twin Meet rankings as a result of this occurs to be a twin. Penn State is #1 in each rankings; Iowa is #2 in each rankings.