Matchup · 2026
Ottumwa at Des Moines Lincoln
This season
Final
Ottumwa 8 · Des Moines Lincoln 29
Our line before the week
PKpush
Total
51.0under
If they played today
Des Moines Lincoln at home
Des Moines Lincoln -7.0o/u 49.5
Ottumwa 21 · Des Moines Lincoln 28
72%
Ottumwa at home
Des Moines Lincoln -5.0o/u 49.5
Des Moines Lincoln 27 · Ottumwa 22
66%
Neutral site
Des Moines Lincoln -6.0o/u 49.5
Ottumwa 22 · Des Moines Lincoln 28
69%
| Site | Line | Total | Win prob | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines Lincoln at home | Des Moines Lincoln -7.0 | 49.5 | 72% | Ottumwa 21 · Des Moines Lincoln 28 |
| Ottumwa at home | Des Moines Lincoln -5.0 | 49.5 | 66% | Des Moines Lincoln 27 · Ottumwa 22 |
| Neutral site | Des Moines Lincoln -6.0 | 49.5 | 69% | Ottumwa 22 · Des Moines Lincoln 28 |
Computed from today's ratings, which already include the result above — so this is what the line would be if they met again now, not a forecast of the game that was played.
Line movement
Opened
Des Moines Lincoln -2.5
Sep 5 · o/u 51.0
Closed
PK
last capture before kickoff · o/u 51.0
Moves
2
Line move
-2.0
toward Ottumwa · o/u 0.0
Sep 5 Des Moines Lincoln -2.5 / 51.0Sep 12 PK / 49.5Sep 13 PK / 51.0
Our line, captured three mornings a week; a point is added when the line or total moves half a point or more.
Series history
16–10
Ottumwa leads
26
Meetings · 1971–2026
6–4
Last 10 · Ottumwa
1
Des Moines Lincoln streak
Biggest wins
Ottumwa
66-7 · 2004+59
55-0 · 2001+55
54-0 · 2002+54
Des Moines Lincoln
53-7 · 1974+46
46-8 · 1971+38
42-7 · 2016+35
Runs & venue
Longest streak: Ottumwa 9 straight, 1996–2004
Home team: 16-10
Playoff meetings: 0
Average margin: 28.2 · decided by 7 or less: 4
By decade · avg margin, Des Moines Lincoln view
| 2020s | 1-3 | -11.0 |
| 2010s | 3-1 | +20.5 |
| 2000s | 3-7 | -26.3 |
| 1990s | 0-4 | -33.0 |
| 1970s | 3-1 | +23.0 |
| Season | Result | Model line |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sep 18 | Des Moines Lincoln 29-8 at Des Moines Lincoln | PK — |
| 2025 Sep 19 | Ottumwa 21-14 at Ottumwa | Ottumwa -15.0 no cover |
| 2024 Sep 13 | Ottumwa 62-21 at Ottumwa | Ottumwa -21.5 covered |
| 2023 Sep 7 | Ottumwa 29-12 at Des Moines Lincoln | PK — |
| 2017 Sep 8 | Des Moines Lincoln 51-19 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 2016 Sep 9 | Des Moines Lincoln 42-7 at Des Moines Lincoln | — — |
| 2011 Oct 7 | Des Moines Lincoln 49-31 at Des Moines Lincoln | — — |
| 2010 Oct 8 | Ottumwa 37-34 at Des Moines Lincoln | — — |
| 2009 Oct 2 | Ottumwa 24-12 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 2008 Oct 3 | Ottumwa 45-27 at Des Moines Lincoln | — — |
| 2007 Oct 19 | Des Moines Lincoln 20-14 at Des Moines Lincoln | — — |
| 2006 Oct 20 | Des Moines Lincoln 24-20 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 2005 Oct 7 | Des Moines Lincoln 21-7 at Des Moines Lincoln | — — |
| 2004 Oct 8 | Ottumwa 66-7 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 2003 Oct 10 | Ottumwa 62-21 at Des Moines Lincoln | — — |
| 2002 Oct 11 | Ottumwa 54-0 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 2001 Sep 28 | Ottumwa 55-0 at Des Moines Lincoln | — — |
| 2000 Sep 29 | Ottumwa 55-7 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1999 Oct 1 | Ottumwa 31-6 at Des Moines Lincoln | — — |
| 1998 Oct 2 | Ottumwa 45-0 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1997 Oct 24 | Ottumwa 26-18 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1996 Oct 25 | Ottumwa 69-15 at Des Moines Lincoln | — — |
| 1974 Nov 1 | Des Moines Lincoln 53-7 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1973 Nov 2 | Des Moines Lincoln 28-8 at Des Moines Lincoln | — — |
| 1972 Nov 3 | Ottumwa 26-14 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1971 Nov 5 | Des Moines Lincoln 46-8 at Des Moines Lincoln | — — |
Every recorded meeting in Brent Moore's all-time archive. Model lines appear for seasons whose archive pages have been built (2021 on, plus any older season you have opened).