Hlastradamus is your Prophet Center - and here comes more winners

The Mighty Mighty Hlastradamus is fresh off his fourth winning week against the spread in the last five. It was another modest 3-2, but those 3-2s add up. You know, to 6-4 and 9-6, and ... where's my calculator?

Feeling so good about himself, the Prophet is expanding from the usual five games to seven this week. Either that, or he's feeling bloated. It wouldn't be the first time.

1. Iowa -18.5 vs. Indiana. A stunner, no? Everyone walks on eggshells about Iowa, especially when the Hawkeyes haven't come close to beating a team by that margin since Week 2, and have yet to do it at home.

Poppycock. The Clairvoyant sees a rout. While Mike Hlas is picking 23-10, Hawkeyes, in Saturday's Gazette, the Man with the Crystal Ball sees Hoosier Hysteria of the bad kind.

2. Wisconsin -7 vs. Purdue. Oddly, teams Iowa has vanquished have quickly picked themselves up and taken care of business in their following games. Iowa State, Arizona, Michigan, Penn State -- none have wallowed in despair. The Badgers, who were idle last week, should outmuscle plucky Purdue.

3. Colorado +5 vs. Missouri. Mizzou is Mizzerable lately.

4. Oklahoma State +9.5 vs. Texas. The Prophet knows this is risky business, but T. Boone

Pickens has a plan to trip up the Longhorns. It involves sprinkling lots of tens and twenties between the Texas dressing room and the playing field, and that's all that can be said about it at the moment.

5. Northwestern -17.5 vs. Penn State. It's a lot of points. Of course, so is what Indiana is getting vs. Iowa. You have to be flexible in this racket.

6. USC -3 at Oregon. The Trojans only lose to ordinary teams, not good ones like the Ducks.

7. Michigan -7 at Illinois. The Fighting Illini aren't. Fighting, that is.