Week 15 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 15 AFL Matchup: Tampa Bay Storm @ Orlando Predators
Date: Friday, June 15th, 8:00 ET
Arena Football Week 15 Odds: Tampa Bay -5 (96)
The War on I-4 is always expected to be a great game, but already once this year, the Storm have blown the Predators to bits, and we aren’t expecting anything less this time around either. The Orlando offense has just been putrid, and the defense hasn’t been all that much better. Tampa Bay is going to be returning with QB Nick Hill to the Jungle, and Hill was the Orlando quarterback for the last two seasons. You can bet that he is going to want to put points on the board in bunches in this one, and if he can his team to 50, Tampa Bay should easily cover.
AFL Week 15 Pick: Tampa Bay Storm -5
Week 15 AFL Matchup: Philadelphia Soul @ Jacksonville Sharks
Date: Saturday, June 16th, 7:00 ET
Arena Football Week 15 Odds: Philadelphia -9 (113)
Are the Sharks going to be able to get out of their own way in this game? It’s tough to think that Philadelphia is going to be able to lay nine on the road, but the team has just blown everyone out of the water for the most part to this point in the season, especially while playing outside of the City of Brotherly Love. There’s no reason to believe that QB Dan Raudabaugh, one of the most efficient signal callers in the league right now, can’t figure out how to beat a Jacksonville team that just looks lost at the moment.
AFL Week 15 Pick: Philadelphia Soul -9
Week 15 AFL Matchup: Milwaukee Mustangs @ Pittsburgh Power
Date: Saturday, June 16th, 7:30 ET
Arena Football Week 15 Odds: Milwaukee -3.5 (116)
The Mustangs know that they are on life support for their season, and this is a great spot in which to back them. Pittsburgh might have three wins this year, but two of those have come in a situation in which they were playing against teams that were in labor dispute situations. (And the other came against Orlando!) Milwaukee is as good of a team as there is in the league believe it or not, but the team has fallen upon hard times and a rough schedule. This, fortunately, is a massive reprieve and one that we should take advantage of.
AFL Week 15 Pick: Milwaukee Mustangs -3.5
Week 15 AFL Matchup: New Orleans VooDoo @ Cleveland Gladiators
Date: Saturday, June 16th, 7:30 ET
Arena Football Week 15 Odds: Cleveland -6.5 (104)
The worst line of the week for sure. Cleveland is coming off of a game that it had to forfeit because the club put on a labor dispute and staged a walkout on its franchise. Now, the fans surely aren’t going to be showing up for a game like this one, even though it is a very important game in the grand scheme of things here in the playoff race in the National Conference. That being said, New Orleans is still a team that is whole, and it is still good enough to win the Southern Division. Go with the Doo on the road to pull off the upset, as they should be favored in this game, probably by a comfortable touchdown. We think that Cleveland is officially about to become a wreck of a team.
AFL Week 15 Pick: New Orleans VooDoo +6.5
Week 15 AFL Matchup: Georgia Force @ Chicago Rush
Date: Saturday, June 16th, 8:00 ET
Arena Football Week 15 Odds: Chicago -12 (104)
Georgia kicked the crap out of the Rush the first time that these two teams played against each other, but we just don’t know if that is going to be the case this time around. Chicago is one of the best home teams in the league, and there is no reason to think that that won’t show when push comes to shove. We still think that the Force are one of the most overrated teams in the league, and we think that they are going to struggle offensively against what should be a spirited Chicago defense.
AFL Week 15 Pick: Chicago Rush -12
Week 15 AFL Matchup: Iowa Barnstormers @ San Antonio Talons
Date: Saturday, June 16th, 8:00 ET
Arena Football Week 15 Odds: San Antonio -5.5 (108)
The oddsmakers realize that San Antonio isn’t nearly as good of a team as its record indicates. This is the first time this year that the Talons are going to be playing against the Barnstormers in this divisional rivalry, and it should be a good game. Iowa’s season though, is basically over, as running the table probably won’t be enough to get it in the playoffs. That being said, we’ll lay the points with the Talons and hope that QB Aaron Garcia can generate yet another great game in front of the hometown fans at the Alamodome.
AFL Week 15 Pick: San Antonio Talons -5.5
Week 15 AFL Matchup: Utah Blaze @ Spokane Shock
Date: Saturday, June 16th, 10:00 ET
Arena Football Week 15 Odds: Spokane -3.5 (131)
This is the highest total that we have ever seen in the AFL at 131, and it is quite justified, knowing that QB Tommy Grady already has 101 touchdown passes for the year, and Spokane’s offense is all of a sudden showing a real spark. We think that this is where the rubber is going to meet the road for the Shock, as they have a slew of tough games ahead. Utah is a good enough team to pull off this upset for sure, even going against one of the better teams that the league has to offer.
AFL Week 15 Pick: Utah Blaze +3.5
Week 15 AFL Matchup: San Jose SaberCats @ Kansas City Command
Date: Sunday, June 17th, 3:00 ET
Arena Football Week 15 Odds: San Jose -12 (103)
The Command have been a giant pile of dog poo for most of the season, and with QB Brian Jones calling the shots, it hasn’t gotten any better of late. That being said, the SaberCats have had a history of putzing around more or less against some of the worst teams in the league, and that could turn out to be the case this time around as well. Sure, Kansas City will end up suffering defeat, but from our standpoint, losing by 10 in a game that stays somewhat interesting the whole way is good enough for us.
AFL Week 15 Pick: Kansas City Command +12
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