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July, 05 2008 7:00pm EST
ATS: Philadelphia Soul -9.5 (-110)
LOSS for -3 unit(s)
New York Dragons at Philadelphia Soul
PHILADELPHIA – The Soul defeated the Dragons in each of their two regular season meetings. The average margin of victory was 25 points and yet this line is sitting right around a ten. There is indeed solid value with Philadelphia at home. Keep in mind that one of the problems for an underdog in a rivalry match-up like this is that they sometimes let the emotions get the best of them. The Dragons have a knack for taking advantage of opportunities for cheap shots and then paying the price in terms of critical penalties. Of course this has an impact on momentum on both sides of the ball and it’s a big part of the reason that the Soul can “get into the heads” of the Dragons and once again dominate this match-up. In terms of the specific match-ups here, even though the Dragons offensive line improved some during the season it is still an area of concern in these playoffs. That concern gets magnified now that they are on the road facing a very powerful Philadelphia pass rush. Even though Dragons QB Aaron Garcia is a solid veteran QB he will most likely not have time here to get the ball downfield to his receivers. This will quickly put the Dragons into “playing-from-behind” mode and they will not be able to keep up with the high-powered offense of the Soul. This was true during the regular season and it will prove true again in these playoffs. The Soul are very solid at the QB position and they can pick apart an overaggressive Dragons defense. During the regular season, New York's defense was really more opportunistic than good! Against the talented offense of the Soul, those opportunities for New York's defense to “make something happen” simply will not be there. That's why the Soul are worth laying the big points here as Philly should roll and win this one in a home rout. The Dragons are off of an upset by a double digit margin last week but they now come back as a double digit dog in the divisional round…and it is with good reason! It’s tough to win two straight on the road in the playoffs and, as proven before, when the Dragons lose to the Soul they don’t just lose, they lose BIG! Another big loss for New York here and Philadelphia wins in Blowout of the Year fashion!
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San Jose Saber Cats @ Philadelphia Soul Sunday July 27, 2008 3:00 pm
Fast Eddie Sports plays are based on statistical analysis and team's pyschological factor's, which has made us one of the TOP Handicapper's over the past years. ... read more
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San Jose Saber Cats @ Philadelphia Soul Sunday July 27, 2008 3:00 pm
We'll go against the "betting public" (to the extent there is a betting public in AFL) here, and take defending champion SJ (and the points), as "Cats" have "been there" and won before, last year in fact. Whenever you can get a defending champ in a league ... read more
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San Jose Saber Cats @ Philadelphia Soul Sunday July 27, 2008 3:00 pm
2 Unit Play. #401 Take San Jose over Philadelphia (Sunday 3:00 pm ABC) This is a dream match-up for the Arena Football League and it features two of the most explosive teams in the league. This teams are evenly matched and in no way should the Soul be laying more then a field goal. ... read more
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Grand Rapids Rampage @ San Jose Saber Cats Saturday July 12, 2008 3:30 pm
#424 Take Under 120 in Grand Rapids @ San Jose (3:30 pm ESPN) Playoff Game of the Year. We used the over with San Jose last week and were extremely lucky to win that game with 55 points being scored in the fourth quarter and three downs in the last minute. That game can in a blowout ... read more
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Cleveland Gladiators @ Philadelphia Soul Saturday July 12, 2008 1:00 pm
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Cleveland Gladiators @ Georgia Force Monday July 7, 2008 8:00 pm
GEORGIA FORCE – The Cleveland Gladiators got the home win to open up the playoffs last week but now they have to travel to The Arena at Gwinnett Center to match-up with the Georgia Force on Monday night in a National Conference playoff game. Cleveland did sneak out the win ... read more
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Cleveland Gladiators @ Georgia Force Monday July 7, 2008 8:00 pm
Georgia has been as hot during the second half of the season (7-1 last 8 games, with only loss by 6 in meaningless final game at SJ, having already been locked into playoff position by then.In their last 4 games as home faves TY, Georgia was 1-2-1 ATS, with an average MOV of ... read more
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Cleveland Gladiators @ Georgia Force Monday July 7, 2008 8:00 pm
4 Unit Play. #437 Take Cleveland +7 over Georgia (Monday 8:00 pm ESPN 2) I have been saying for quite some time that this is a three team race to the crown and Georgia is the only division that is left out of the equation. They did not deserve the No. 2 but lucked out playing in ... read more
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New York Dragons @ Philadelphia Soul Saturday July 5, 2008 7:00 pm
After road teams went 3-1 SU and 4-0 ATS in first round, we tread easy here, for just one unit, and then only at -9.5 or less. Also tease Philly down to -2.5 or less with Chicago also teased down to -2.5 or less, and Georgia teased down to -1 or less, for a 3 team 7 point ... read more
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New York Dragons @ Philadelphia Soul Saturday July 5, 2008 7:00 pm
PHILADELPHIA – The Soul defeated the Dragons in each of their two regular season meetings. The average margin of victory was 25 points and yet this line is sitting right around a ten. There is indeed solid value with Philadelphia at home. Keep in mind that one of the problems ... read more
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