Hlastradamus Odds Pod

Hlastradamus Odds Pod episodes:

• 05.04.2020

  Michael Jordan, the NBA and ‘The Last Dance’ from 2 different perspectives

  “The Last Dance,” the Michael Jordan documentary on ESPN every Sunday night for five weeks got me thinking I’d like to talk about this. You can listen to Jordan talk and “The Last Dance” talk any place. But I wanted to...

  
• 12.20.2019

  Iowa-USC, Iowa State-Notre Dame and more bowl picks against the spread

  It's bowl season! On this year's final episode of the Hlastradamus Odds Pod, Mike Hlas and Tim Sullivan make their picks against the spread for Iowa-USC and Iowa State-Notre Dame. How many confidence points should you assign the Holiday and...

  
• 11.27.2019

  Rivalry Week picks and locks

  It’s rivalary week in college football, which gives the Hlastradamus Odds Pod plenty of intriguing games to pick. Listen as The Gazette’s Mike Hlas and Tim Sullivan pick Iowa-Nebraska, Minnesota-Wisconsin, Ohio State-Michigan, and Iowa State-Kansas State against the spread. As always, locks...

  
• 11.22.2019

  Does Iowa have "a lot to play for" against Illinois?

  No longer in the Big Ten West, does Iowa really have "a lot to play for" this week against Illinois, as coaches and sportswriters like to say? Mike Hlas and Tim Sullivan discuss as they make their picks against the...

  
• 11.15.2019

  Will Iowa and Iowa State cover vs. ranked opponents?

  Iowa and Iowa State are both favored at home this week vs. ranked opponents. The 20th-ranked Hawkeyes host No. 8 Minnesota while the Cyclones take on No. 19 Texas. Will either (or both) cover? Mike Hlas and Tim Sullivan make...

  
• 11.08.2019

  Picking Iowa-Wisconsin, LSU-Alabama, Penn State-Minnesota, Iowa State-Oklahoma ...

  It's a BIG week of college football, with two battles of unbeatens and big games for the state of Iowa's FBS programs. Mike Hlas and Tim Sullivan make their picks against the spread for Iowa-Wisconsin, LSU-Alabama, Penn State-Minnesota and Iowa...

  
• 11.01.2019

  How are we doing so far?

  With Iowa and Iowa State both off this week, the Hlastradamus Odds Pod has a chance to reset. Mike Hlas and Tim Sullivan look back at their picks so far this season -- the good, the bad and the ugly....

  
• 10.24.2019

  Iowa-Northwestern, Iowa State-Oklahoma State and Pauly Shore

  Iowa hasn't lost four in a row to Northwestern since 1932 and is a 10.5-point favorite this week as it tries to snap its current losing streak to the Wildcats. Will the Hawkeyes cover on the road? Mike Hlas and...

  
• 10.17.2019

  Best available futures + Week 8 college football picks

  Mike Hlas and Tim Sullivan are looking to the future on this week's Hlastradamus Odds Pod. Which futures -- in any sport -- are we watching at ELITE Sportsbook? Plus, as always, picks against the spread for Week 8 of...

  
• 10.11.2019

  This Iowa-Penn State game has everything

  This game has everything. Alternate uniforms, pregame flyover, striped crowd, Ricky Stanzi, America Needs Farmers ... it's Iowa vs. Penn State in prime time on ABC. Mike Hlas and Tim Sullivan make their picks against the spread for that game...

  
• 10.04.2019

  Iowa-Michigan memories and picks

  Considering the historical competitiveness and stakes, Michigan might be Iowa's best football rivalry. The Gazette's Mike Hlas and co-host Tim Sullivan share their memories of Hawkeyes-Wolverines games of the past and make their picks against the spread for Saturday's game...

  
• 09.27.2019

  Our favorite future Iowa and Iowa State lines

  College football players and coaches would never get caught saying they're looking ahead. But we here at the Hlastradamus Odds Pod can do just that. What lines stick out over the final 3/4 of the Iowa and Iowa State schedules?...

  
• 09.20.2019

  Cy-Hawk aftermath and Big Ten picks

  Iowa may have won last week's Cy-Hawk game, but the Hawkeyes didn't cover the game day line. Mike Hlas and Tim Sullivan discuss the oddities of that game on the latest Hlastradamus Odds Pod. Iowa is off this week, but...

  
• 09.13.2019

  Cy-Hawk picks and superstitions

  Cy-Hawk week comes with superstitions. Mike Hlas and Tim Sullivan discuss theirs on the latest Hlastradamus Odds Pod. Then it's on to picks, leading off of course with Iowa-Iowa State, followed by a handful of other college football games and our...

  
• 09.06.2019

  Iowa (mostly) covers vs. Miami + Week 2 college football picks

  Mike Hlas and Tim Sullivan discuss Iowa covering (if you bet early enough) against Miami (Ohio) and Iowa State's close call against UNI last Saturday. Then it's on to Week 2 and the notable lines, locks and other picks for...

  
• 08.30.2019

  Hlastradamus Odds Pod: The debut

  Welcome to the debut episode of the Hlastradamus Odds Pod, The Gazette's sports betting podcast with Mike Hlas and Tim Sullivan. Every Friday we'll discuss the college football games of the week, including Iowa and Iowa State, and make our...