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June 4th, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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The Arena Football League heads into its tenth week of play this week, and here at Cappers Info, we are your official home for Arena Football picks to help boost your bankroll.

Jacksonville Sharks (+6) @ Chicago Rush
Friday, June 4th
8:00 ET, Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL

Jacksonville Notes: Unfortunately for the Sharks, their month long winning streak came to a close last weekend with a 67-57 loss at Spokane. Still, this is the league's top defense, allowing just 49.4 points per game and less than 265 yards of offense. On the other side of the football, HC Les Moss would much rather forget about the fact that his QB Aaron Garcia has tossed 12 INT this year, but with 48 touchdown passes, the veteran is on a clip to throw for almost 100 on the season. WR Jomo Wilson is having a fantastic season of all-purpose yardage, as he leads the team in receptions (66), receiving yards (771), receiving touchdowns (17), kick returns (35), kick return yardage (441), total yards from scrimmage (1,214), and total touchdowns (21). After a stint on the IR, K Paul Edinger is back, and his 86.4 percent conversion rate on extra points is amongst the top kickers in the league.

Chicago Notes: The Rush have suddenly strung together two straight road wins after losing two straight prior to that. This is just the second time that the team will be playing at home since April 23rd, which also happens to be the last time that it won a game in Allstate Arena. QB Russ Michna has thrown eight picks this year and has lost a countless number of fumbles, but his 67.1 percent completion ratio and 41 TD passes is keeping the Chicago offense moving just enough to win games. The hero last week was KR Chris Martin, who scored on a kickoff return to put the Rush ahead of the Gladiators once and for all in the 52-48 victory. Martin has one of the AFL best 16 picks that the Rush have on the season. Three of those 16 INTs have come back for touchdowns, also the best in the league. Keep a close eye on the receiving duo of Samie Parker and Nichiren Flowers. They have combined to catch 109 passes for 1,634 yards, and 25 touchdowns, making them one of the best pairs in the league at that position.

The Final Word: Chicago has a solid team, but we don't believe that its schedule warrants writing home about, especially considering that the victory in Cleveland last week could've just as easily gone the other way. The Sharks play some great, hard-nosed defense, and we love teams like that in this league. The road hasn't been the kindest to Jacksonville this year, but it is becoming more and more clear with every passing week that this team is a contender in every sense of the word. A road win in Chicago would go a long way towards sending a huge message to the rest of the league, and we think that that is precisely what is happening on Friday night.

Prediction: Jacksonville 51 – Chicago 43

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