Week 12 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 12 AFL Matchup: Spokane Shock @ Iowa Barnstormers
Date: Friday, May 25th, 8:00 ET
Arena Football Week 12 Odds: Iowa -1.5 (111)
The Barnstormers screwed us over last week, but it wasn’t their fault. QB JJ Raterink got hurt on the first play of the game, and the team was really just a waste once that happened. Now, Raterink is back in the fold, and he should be able to get the job done against the Shock. This is a game that Iowa has to win in order to stay alive in the playoff race in the National Conference, and we think that it is going to be able to beat Spokane, who probably needs the game just as bad.
AFL Week 12 Pick: Iowa Barnstormers -1.5
Week 12 AFL Matchup: Jacksonville Sharks @ Orlando Predators
Date: Friday, May 25th, 8:00 ET
Arena Football Week 12 Odds: Jacksonville -4.5 (92)
Boy, is this ironic! The Sharks are going to be starting QB Collin Drafts under center, while the Predators are going to be starting QB Chris Leak. Just one issue. Leak started the year as the starting QB for Jacksonville, while Drafts was the starting QB for Orlando. This is a big game in the Southern Division. The Sharks aren’t all that great, and they are having some major quarterback problems right now. We think that Leak, who showed some promise last week, will be able to get the job done against his old team to pull off the upset.
AFL Week 12 Pick: Orlando Predators +4.5
Week 12 AFL Matchup: Milwaukee Mustangs @ Tampa Bay Storm
Date: Saturday, May 26th, 7:30 ET
Arena Football Week 12 Odds: Milwaukee -2.5 (108)
The oddsmakers have badly screwed this game up. The Storm are 0-5 on the road this year, and they have been blown out of the water in back to back road games. However, at home, this is a totally different story. Tampa Bay is 5-0 at home, and it is going against a Milwaukee team that just continually finds ways to lose games. QB Steve Wasil knows that he is under the gun for Tampa Bay, knowing that QB Nick Hill could be back with the team soon after getting released by the Green Bay Packers. This should be an easy upset for the hosts.
AFL Week 12 Pick: Tampa Bay Storm +2.5
Week 12 AFL Matchup: Georgia Force @ Kansas City Command
Date: Saturday, May 26th, 8:00 ET
Arena Football Week 12 Odds: Georgia -7 (89)
Goodness help us in this game. The Command came up with their first win of the season last week against Pittsburgh, and this might be a game that is winnable as well. Georgia might be on top of the Southern Division, but there are a lot of issues at the quarterback position, as the Force are on their third quarterback this year with QB Kevin Eakin calling the shots. Another upset on the cards? It’s definitely a possibility.
AFL Week 12 Pick: Kansas City Command +7
Week 12 AFL Matchup: Arizona Rattlers @ New Orleans VooDoo
Date: Saturday, May 26th, 8:00 ET
Arena Football Week 12 Odds: Arizona -9 (119)
The Rattlers are going to be under the gun in this one. They have to come across the country to the Big Easy, and that comes right after a ton of huge conference games. The VooDoo came back from down 20 points last week to take care of the Predators, and they have a shot to get back to .500 this week if they can pull off the upset. We don’t know if they will get the job done, but we do know that QB Kurt Rocco is going to be able to keep up with one of the best offenses in the league. Take the points.
AFL Week 12 Pick: New Orleans VooDoo +9
Week 12 AFL Matchup: San Antonio Talons @ Utah Blaze
Date: Saturday, May 26th, 9:00 ET
Arena Football Week 12 Odds: Utah -2.5 (127)
The Blaze have been absolutely atrocious defensively this year, including allowing 86 points to the Rattlers last week. The team needs to get back in the win column to stick around, and the offense is good enough to beat anyone in the league. QB Tommy Grady has 80 TD passes already this year, easily the best mark in the league. We still think that the Talons are winning with smoke and mirrors, as they had just 181 yards last week and really had terrible offensive numbers in spite of the fact that they crushed the SaberCats by four scores. This week is payback.
AFL Week 12 Pick: Utah Blaze -2.5
Week 12 AFL Matchup: Chicago Rush @ San Jose SaberCats
Date: Saturday, May 26th, 10:30 ET
Arena Football Week 12 Odds: San Jose -10 (122)
There is definitely something wrong with the Rush right now, and they have played some awful ball on the road this year. On the West Coast, they have already been crushed by Arizona and Utah by massive margins of defeat. This is the first time in three weeks that QB Russ Michna is going to be playing for the Rush, but we don’t think that it is going to make all that much of a difference. San Jose is the better team and the better team by a heck of a lot. This is going to be the week that the SaberCats get back on track after getting romped in San Antonio last week.
AFL Week 12 Pick: San Jose SaberCats -10
Week 12 AFL Matchup: Philadelphia Soul @ Cleveland Gladiators
Date: Sunday, May 27th, 4:00 ET
Arena Football Week 12 Odds: Philadelphia -6 (111)
The Cleveland defense has been out of this world over the course of the last few weeks, but there hasn’t been a challenge like this one in quite some time. The Gladiators were able to go on the road and beat the Soul in the City of Brotherly Love the first time around, and finishing off the season sweep would go a long way towards getting this team into the playoffs. We just don’t trust QB John Dutton though, who is one of the most inconsistent quarterbacks in this league. Go with the Soul to get back on track after getting crushed in Spokane last week. Remember that Philly is easily the best road team in the league this year at 5-0.
AFL Week 12 Pick: Philadelphia Soul -6
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