Week 14 of the 2012 AFL season is upon us, and here at Cappers Info, we are taking a look at all of the games that are on the AFL betting lines and making our Arena Football predictions for the week ahead!
Week 14 AFL Matchup: Pittsburgh Power @ Cleveland Gladiators
Date: Friday, June 8th, 8:00 ET
Arena Football Week 14 Odds: Cleveland -10.5 (98)
The threat is there for a strike in the AFL this week, and the last time that we heard about this, the Power were able to pull off an upset against Orlando on the road. However, the guarantee has been issued that Pittsburgh isn’t going to strike, and Cleveland has a ton of players that are openly pro-Union. In the end, that’s all the information that we are going to need to want to back the Power over the Gladiators, as we really don’t know what time of shape the hosts are going to be in when push comes to shove.
AFL Week 14 Pick: Pittsburgh Power +10.5
Week 14 AFL Matchup: Philadelphia Soul @ Milwaukee Mustangs
Date: Friday, June 8th, 8:00 ET
Arena Football Week 14 Odds: Philadelphia -6 (126)
More AFL strike talk… The Soul could be in the hands of the union, but so too, could the Mustangs. That being said, we tend to think that Philadelphia is going to be the team that actually shows up with its players, and though Milwaukee is going to be wearing the first ever throwback uniforms in the history of the AFL, we think that it is going to be whooped. In the event that there isn’t a strike, it is clear to us that we should be backing the Soul, as the Mustangs are just overrated at this point after beating up San Jose right here at the Bradley Center.
AFL Week 14 Pick: Philadelphia Soul -6
Week 14 AFL Matchup: Orlando Predators @ San Jose SaberCats
Date: Friday, June 8th, 10:30 ET
Arena Football Week 14 Odds: San Jose -17.5 (115)
The Predators could be in a ton of mess right now. They are just a wreck of a team when they are playing with a full team, and now, they could be in the midst of yet another strike. If there is one team on Friday night that we know isn’t going to be striking, it is San Jose. The SaberCats are the real deal, and they have the best owner in the league in John Fry. QB Mark Grieb isn’t giving up on this league, and he isn’t giving up on this team, virtually the only club that he has ever known in the AFL. Orlando was catching 24.5 last week, and the team never really had a shot in the second half of covering that spread after falling behind by 45 points. We’ve got to go with the SaberCats.
AFL Week 14 Pick: San Jose SaberCats -17.5
Week 14 AFL Matchup: Jacksonville Sharks @ Georgia Force
Date: Saturday, June 9th, 7:00 ET
Arena Football Week 14 Odds: Jacksonville-1 (98)
This is a big time game in the Southern Division, and we really aren’t too keen of either of these teams. The Force just don’t feel like they are going to make the playoffs, but the Sharks have seemingly been winning games with smoke, mirrors, an easy schedule. The question is whether the schedule is really still this easy by coming to the Gwinnett Center. We think that the answer to that one is an overwhelming “Yes.”
AFL Week 14 Pick: Jacksonville Sharks -1
Week 14 AFL Matchup: San Antonio Talons @ New Orleans VooDoo
Date: Saturday, June 9th, 8:00 ET
Arena Football Week 14 Odds: San Antonio -2 (108)
The VooDoo are really starting to round into a contender in the Southern Division. San Antonio isn’t necessarily as good as this winning streak suggests. This is another team that we think is just not all that good, and we think that it is going to show in this one. The Graveyard is a tough place to go play football, and the Talons are going to figure that out the hard way on Saturday night.
AFL Week 14 Pick: New Orleans VooDoo +2
Week 14 AFL Matchup: Chicago Rush @ Utah Blaze
Date: Saturday, June 9th, 9:00 ET
Arena Football Week 14 Odds: Pick ‘Em (129)
Chicago figured out how to get the job done against Spokane last week, but this is going to be a tough task as well on the road against the Blaze. What we know about Utah is that it is going to score a heck of a lot of points. QB Tommy Grady needs six scores to get to 100 TDs for the season, and for just 12 games, that’s a remarkable accomplishment. Chicago might not be quite good enough on offense to win this game.
AFL Week 14 Pick: Utah Blaze Pick ‘Em
Week 14 AFL Matchup: Iowa Barnstormers @ Arizona Rattlers
Date: Saturday, June 9th, 10:00 ET
Arena Football Week 14 Odds: Arizona -16 (117)
Didn’t the oddsmakers learn last week when the Rattlers only beat the Power by 10? Iowa is a heck of a lot better team than Pittsburgh was, and the Barnstormers know that they are going to need to string together a heck of a lot of wins to get into the playoffs. Iowa has the goods to win this game outright, believe it or not. This would be a nice moneyline shot on the Barnstormers, but obviously, the safer play is taking the points. It’s hard to believe that the Rats can win this game by more than two scores on a regular basis.
AFL Week 14 Pick: Iowa Barnstormers +16
Week 14 AFL Matchup: Kansas City Command @ Spokane Shock
Date: Saturday, June 9th, 10:00 ET
Arena Football Week 14 Odds: Spokane -16 (101)
QB Brian Jones is the man that is going to be leading the Command into this one, and we just don’t think that he is good enough, knowing that he is the fourth signal caller to give it a shot on this lousy team. Spokane is playing well right now, and though it was beaten last week in the Windy City, it should get back in the win column this week in very easy fashion. It’s hard laying this many points, but on the road, the Command just don’t stand a chance.
AFL Week 14 Pick: Spokane Shock -16
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