Arena Football Preview - Week Four
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03/20/2007 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Here are this week's Arena Football League match-ups for Week Four.
THURSDAY, MARCH 22
COLORADO CRUSH (2-1) AT PHILADELPHIA SOUL (2-0), 7:00 P.M. ET
FIRST meeting between teams when one is undefeated...CRUSH: Won all four contests vs. Soul, including last three by an average of 16 points...6-4 in last 10 road games...QB JOHN DUTTON has averaged 258 passing yards and 6 TDs per game all-time against Soul. Is tied for 3rd in AFL with 77 comp. Has 4 TDs and 0 INTs in fourth quarter...WR DAMIAN HARRELL averages 8 receptions for 110 yards and 3 TDs all-time against Soul. Harrells 9 receiving TDs tie for 3rd in AFL...WR WILLIE QUINNIES 5 TDs and 21 receptions rank 3rd in AFL among rookies...Defense 2nd in AFL in rushing TDs per game (1)...Defense ranks 3rd in passing yards allowed (241.0)...Defense ranks 3rd in yards per play (5.3)...Defense ranks 4th in total yards allowed (259.7)...Ranks 4th in points per game (46.0)...DB RASHAD FLOYD leads AFL in tackles with 32.5. Leads AFL in MFG return average (30.0). Second in AFL in passes defensed with 5. Averages 8 tackles, 2 passes defensed and 1 INT all-time against Soul...K JASON BALL one of four kickers with 100% accuracy on PATs and most attempts among those four (19-19) ...SOUL: Going for first 3-0 start in franchise history... Offense ranks 4th in red zone percentage (88.9)...QB TONY GRAZIANI ranks 3rd in AFL in passing with 129.2 rating. Has averaged 244 passing yards and 4 TDs per game in 5 career games against Crush...Soul rank third in total defense (255.0)...Soul tie for 2nd in AFL (Orlando) with +4 turnover margin. Four fumble takeaways tie for League lead (Chicago, Grand Rapids)...Defense ranks 1st in passing yards per play (5.4) ...Ranks 3rd in total yards per game (255.0) and rushing yards (6.0). OL/DL DWAYNE MISSOURI tied for 4th in AFL with 2.0 sacks...With an INT against Colorado DB EDDIE MOTEN can tie second- longest streak in AFL history with 6 consecutive games with an INT. Moten currently has 8 INTs during his 5-game streak. Tied for 3rd in AFL with 2 INTs. Only one of three to return INT for TD in 2007 (Alfonzo, Chicago & Riley, Grand Rapids). Registered 9.5 tackles, 5 passes defensed and 1 INT in 2 career meetings against Crush...WR LARRY BRACKINS leads AFL in special teams tackles with 6.5.
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Rockets try to extend their winning streak to four games when they welcome the Indiana Pacers tonight to the Toyota Center. Houston is No. 5 in the Western Conference playoff race, seven games ahead of the sixt
<< Norfolk first to clinch playoff berth
Springfield, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With four weeks remaining in the 2006-07
regular season, the Norfolk Admirals have become the first team to clinch a
berth in the 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs.
For the Admirals, it is their seventh consecutive
<< Wizards hope to continue their winning ways against Portland
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Wizards go for their third straight
victory, as they visit the struggling Portland Trail Blazers tonight at the
Rose Garden.
Washington is in first place in the Southeast Division, one game ahead of the
se
<< Suns try again to clinch Pacific title against Timberwolves
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Suns and the Minnesota Timberwolves both try
and halt two-game losing streaks, as they square off tonight at US Airways
Center.
A win for the Suns would give them their third straight Pacific Division
crown. P
<< Blackhawks visit fellow Central bottom-feeder Blue Jackets
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of teams fighting to stay out of the basement in the
Central Division get together tonight in Columbus, as the Blue Jackets welcome
the Chicago Blackhawks to Nationwide Arena.
The Blue Jackets and Blackhawks are cur
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - AFL nationally televised action begins early this week when the Colorado Crush travel to Philadelphia to take on the Soul on Thursday, March 22 at 7 p.m. ET at the Wachovia Center on ESPN2. ESPN's renowned multim
White named full-time women's hoops coach at UMKC >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The University of Missouri-Kansas City has
taken the interim tag away from Candace White and named her the full-time
women's basketball coach.
White spent two seasons as an assistant for the Kangaro
Martin not on preliminary Food City entry list >>
Bristol, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Current Nextel Cup Series points leader Mark
Martin is keeping to his preseason racing schedule that has him sitting out
the Food City 500 this Sunday.
Despite posting four consecutive top-10s in the
Utah hosts the Warriors >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Golden State Warriors try to continue their push
towards their first playoff berth since 1994, as they visit the slumping Utah
Jazz tonight at EnegySolutions Arena.
Golden State is No. 8 in the Western Conference and l
Clippers continue road trip in the Windy City >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Clippers play the fifth of a six-game road
trip when they visit the Chicago Bulls tonight at the United Center.
The Clippers are one game behind the Golden State Warriors for the eighth and
final playoff be
MySportsbook.com favors Bears, Bengals, Chargers and Colts to remain perfect
LAS VEGAS , Sept. 28 - Two big match-ups of undefeated teams have fans salivating at the Week Four schedule in the NFL. The Chicago Bears stifling defense looks to provide a less than hospitable welcome to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in a battle of two 3-0 teams in the NFC conference. In the AFC, the San Diego Chargers (2-0) head to Maryland to face the surprising Baltimore Ravens (3-0) as both try to keep pace atop the conference standings. Betting Lines makers at MySportsbook.com, online sportsbook and casino, have set the Bears as 3.5 point favorites while the Chargers are a 2.5 point bet.
Of the three remaining undefeated teams, only one, New Orleans, enters this week's game as an underdog. Despite an emotional and resounding win over Atlanta on Monday night, the Saints are a 7.5 point underdog against the struggling Carolina Panthers. Indianapolis looks to stay perfect when they face the New York Jets as a 9 point road favorite while the Cincinnati Bengals are a 6 point favorite at home to the New England Patriots.
Six teams enter the week still looking for their first win, with a seventh, Tampa Bay, on a bye week. The prospect of dropping another game would not bode well for a potential playoff run. Since 1990, just three teams -- the 1992 Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills -- have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn a postseason berth. And only the Chargers managed to accomplish the feat after starting 0-4.
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Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence
Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.
Work left to do:
Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.
Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.
DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...
West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.
Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.
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