Pick Rattlers +6½ vs Rush
Game Time: 05/26/2007 10:00 PM
By: Mike Rose | who2beton.com
This has not been a good season for Arizona. But the Rattlers simply have the Chicago Rush's number, and tonight that number is Arizona +6½ points.
It hasn’t been the nicest of campaigns for the Rattlers in 2007. Injuries and bad play have hampered their success throughout the entire season, and they own a 3-9 straight up mark because of it.
That being said, this is a classic situation where one team just owns another and it doesn’t matter how much better the other team is when they meet up. Now I’m not calling for the outright upset here, but I do believe the Snakes and Hall of Fame QB Sherdrick Bonner will give the Chicago Rush all that they can handle.
The Rush lost their second game of the season last week at home to Nashville which had many fans and analysts around the league screaming "I told you so!" in the process. This is because it was the first game they played without OS Bobbi Sippio and they were only able to score a measly 27 points. People see the Rush as a one-man show, but I still believe that to be incorrect regardless of last week’s outcome. They just came out flat for the game, and it got the best of them in the second half.
Foolishly, Chicago has 'rushed' Sippio back into the starting lineup to get them back on the winning path. However, Chicago now stands 0-6 straight up all-time against the Rattlers, and that includes an 0-5 straight up mark in the US Airways Arena. Arizona has stood up to some of the top competition at home this season, which includes 4-point losses to both Georgia and Utah and a TD loss to San Jose. Two of those teams remain in my top 5 in the power poll and Utah was at one point #4 before dropping five games in a row.
With the Rattlers' dominance over the Chicago franchise and the fact that they play much better ball at home, I’m expecting them to keep it close the entire way through with this one being undecided until the final minute of play.
Free Pick: Rattlers +6½
Game Time: 05/26/2007 10:00 PM
By: Mike Rose | who2beton.com
This has not been a good season for Arizona. But the Rattlers simply have the Chicago Rush's number, and tonight that number is Arizona +6½ points.
It hasn’t been the nicest of campaigns for the Rattlers in 2007. Injuries and bad play have hampered their success throughout the entire season, and they own a 3-9 straight up mark because of it.
That being said, this is a classic situation where one team just owns another and it doesn’t matter how much better the other team is when they meet up. Now I’m not calling for the outright upset here, but I do believe the Snakes and Hall of Fame QB Sherdrick Bonner will give the Chicago Rush all that they can handle.
The Rush lost their second game of the season last week at home to Nashville which had many fans and analysts around the league screaming "I told you so!" in the process. This is because it was the first game they played without OS Bobbi Sippio and they were only able to score a measly 27 points. People see the Rush as a one-man show, but I still believe that to be incorrect regardless of last week’s outcome. They just came out flat for the game, and it got the best of them in the second half.
Foolishly, Chicago has 'rushed' Sippio back into the starting lineup to get them back on the winning path. However, Chicago now stands 0-6 straight up all-time against the Rattlers, and that includes an 0-5 straight up mark in the US Airways Arena. Arizona has stood up to some of the top competition at home this season, which includes 4-point losses to both Georgia and Utah and a TD loss to San Jose. Two of those teams remain in my top 5 in the power poll and Utah was at one point #4 before dropping five games in a row.
With the Rattlers' dominance over the Chicago franchise and the fact that they play much better ball at home, I’m expecting them to keep it close the entire way through with this one being undecided until the final minute of play.
Free Pick: Rattlers +6½