After last week's simply sensational 6-1 session (thanks to some sage use of the skull from a pigskin savant on the Left Coast), Hlastradamus is putting on his pointy thinking cap and coming up with seven more gems for Saturday.
1. Connecticut -2 vs. Rutgers: Be nice to Rutgers on your way up, UConn, because you'll be seeing them on your way down next season.
2. South Florida -5 vs. Cincinnati: South Florida is still a very good team after two straight tough losses on the road. This will be a game to remove frustration against a Cincinnati club that peaked.
3. Iowa State +14.5 vs. Kansas State: The Cyclones have shown Hlastradamus something the last two weeks in easily covering against perhaps the Big 12's two best teams in Oklahoma and MIssouri. This is a lot of points at home against a K-State team that is good, but not great.
4. Notre Dame -3 vs. Navy: We're taking seven home teams this week. This is the only one with a 43-game winning streak against its opponent.
5. Oklahoma State +3 vs. Texas: The Cowboys have been pretty tall in the saddle ever since Coach Mike Gundy went cuckoo several weeks ago. They're playing for a Big 12 South title and not telling anyone about it. Until today.
6. Colorado +4 vs. Missouri: This feels like a possible long walk on a short pier, but the Buffaloes are coming along nicely under Dan Hawkins.
7. Boston College -6.5 vs. Florida State: Hlastradamus knows BC doesn't belong in the BCS title game. He also knows the Eagles' comeuppance will come at Clemson in two weeks, not Saturday night at home in an ABC game against a nothing-special Florida State foe.