Hlastradamus: Somehow, the Hawkeyes will cover

It's no coincidence 'prophet” and 'profit” sound alike.

Hlastradamus reintroduced himself to you last week by going 4-1 against college football point-spreads. The only surprise, of course, is that he got one wrong.

Dumb Northwestern!

There were some close calls, and the profit - er, the prophet - was on the right side of them. When you have Wisconsin and 4.5 points and the Badgers lose by 4, you're lucky. But when Hlastradamus does it, it's wisdom on top of brilliance.

This week, he incorporates the Iowa teams.

Iowa -17 vs. Ball State

. The seer knows the Hawkeyes have only won one of their last nine regular-season nonconference games by more than 14 points. But this isn't the 2012 team. And if Iowa is as good as it could be, it has to beat any and all MAC teams soundly at home.

Kansas State -11.5

at Iowa State. North Dakota State rushed for 302 yards last week at Iowa State. Kansas State rushed for 226 yards last year against the Cyclones. It's a connect-the-dots deal.

Michigan State +13

at Oregon. C'mon! The Big Ten champs are 13-point dogs? The team that beat Stanford in the Rose Bowl? Hlastradamus will take MSU and 13 any time against anybody, although this game will be his only chance.

Michigan +4

at Notre Dame. Michigan wasn't very good last year. This isn't last year. It never is.

Akron +14

at Penn State. The Nittany Lions played last week in Ireland. You feel the effects of a return home from overseas for at least a few days. Akron's Zips were in Akron last week. Which means they're ready to play somewhere else. You would be too if you were in Akron. Hlastradamus kids Akron. If that city is good enough for LeBron James, it's good enough for ... well, let's not get carried away here.