XFL the way I see it, for March 10 - 11
For what it's worth, I've been doing quite well in XFL this inaugural season. I'm just looking for value where I can find it, and taking it. The tough part is justifying the picks at length with facts and stats, so I'm not even going to try. However, the easy part is that there are no preconceived notions or emotional attachments here as does invariably occur each NFL season.
So, at the risk of awakening my own personal posting jinx-type hell, here is what I'm looking at for this weekend.
***LA -3 (at Birm): My top pick. I'd done well by going against LA early in the season. They simply were overvalued, week after week, due to being a big market favorite and having a few recognizable names on their roster. Now while I'm still not enamored with LA Extreme QB Tommy (interception in waiting) Maddox, I do think that the team is beginning to get hot on offense just as the lines begin to correct themselves for a backward swing. Rode 'em to victory last week against a greatly inferior NY/NJ team, and I'll ride 'em again this week in much the same fashion. IMHO, Birm is only about a field-goal better than NY/NJ is.(Bolts SHOULD have lost to NY/NJ as it took an incredibly horrible call from the officials to hand them that one!)
**San Fran vs NY/NJ: Under 32.5 : Gotta like the under in just about any game that NY/NJ plays. They are just simply incapable of playing offense. Luckily for them, they can play a little defense on occasion. San Fran is a good, well rounded team and should be able to control the tempo. I think the number of 32.5 is about 2 points too high. Also, if the line on the side was at SF -6 or below, the Demons would have been my Best Bet. At -7 and up, it's just too much for me to give in THIS league.
2-Team, 6-pt Tease,
*San Fran -1
*Memphis +1/2
My lean on San Fran is explained above. Memphis is topping my Most Improved list here in week 6. Much like the inept offensive run that the now NFL Champion Baltimore Ravens went through this past season, it seemed that Memphis wouldn't score another touchdown there for a couple weeks. Enter third string QB Drunkenmiller. WHERE were they hiding this guy!? All of a sudden this team is playing well and may be on the rise. Beating LA on the road was no small task and seems to have been a springboard. They played Orlando right down to the wire last week and seem to be playing with much more confidence with Drunkenmiller in there guiding the offense.
I'm going to be away this weekend, so I may or may not be able to catch the games. At any rate, Good Luck to all.
ps. I consider the Orl/LV game too close to call. Good "O" against good "D" in that one. Two of the best teams in the league, I really like LV's "D", but Orl may be too much for them. I'm not giving the points, and not taking the few alloted due to Orl's explosiveness. (well, what passes for "explosiveness" in this league that is) As I've been doing this year, any other game that LV GETS points, I'm all over it!
For what it's worth, I've been doing quite well in XFL this inaugural season. I'm just looking for value where I can find it, and taking it. The tough part is justifying the picks at length with facts and stats, so I'm not even going to try. However, the easy part is that there are no preconceived notions or emotional attachments here as does invariably occur each NFL season.
So, at the risk of awakening my own personal posting jinx-type hell, here is what I'm looking at for this weekend.
***LA -3 (at Birm): My top pick. I'd done well by going against LA early in the season. They simply were overvalued, week after week, due to being a big market favorite and having a few recognizable names on their roster. Now while I'm still not enamored with LA Extreme QB Tommy (interception in waiting) Maddox, I do think that the team is beginning to get hot on offense just as the lines begin to correct themselves for a backward swing. Rode 'em to victory last week against a greatly inferior NY/NJ team, and I'll ride 'em again this week in much the same fashion. IMHO, Birm is only about a field-goal better than NY/NJ is.(Bolts SHOULD have lost to NY/NJ as it took an incredibly horrible call from the officials to hand them that one!)
**San Fran vs NY/NJ: Under 32.5 : Gotta like the under in just about any game that NY/NJ plays. They are just simply incapable of playing offense. Luckily for them, they can play a little defense on occasion. San Fran is a good, well rounded team and should be able to control the tempo. I think the number of 32.5 is about 2 points too high. Also, if the line on the side was at SF -6 or below, the Demons would have been my Best Bet. At -7 and up, it's just too much for me to give in THIS league.
2-Team, 6-pt Tease,
*San Fran -1
*Memphis +1/2
My lean on San Fran is explained above. Memphis is topping my Most Improved list here in week 6. Much like the inept offensive run that the now NFL Champion Baltimore Ravens went through this past season, it seemed that Memphis wouldn't score another touchdown there for a couple weeks. Enter third string QB Drunkenmiller. WHERE were they hiding this guy!? All of a sudden this team is playing well and may be on the rise. Beating LA on the road was no small task and seems to have been a springboard. They played Orlando right down to the wire last week and seem to be playing with much more confidence with Drunkenmiller in there guiding the offense.
I'm going to be away this weekend, so I may or may not be able to catch the games. At any rate, Good Luck to all.
ps. I consider the Orl/LV game too close to call. Good "O" against good "D" in that one. Two of the best teams in the league, I really like LV's "D", but Orl may be too much for them. I'm not giving the points, and not taking the few alloted due to Orl's explosiveness. (well, what passes for "explosiveness" in this league that is) As I've been doing this year, any other game that LV GETS points, I'm all over it!
