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Last Playoff Appearance:Oklahoma 2002 Detroit 1994 Playoff Records:Oklahoma 11-9 (1-1 World Bowl) Detroit 16-10 (2-1 World Bowl)
Head to Head: Detroit is 2-0 vs Oklahoma in the post season. Oklahoma beat Detroit 17-10 Week 10 of 2001
Injuries:Oklahoma 3 probable, 1 questionable Detroit 5 probable
Prediction:Oklahoma 24 Detroit 16
Detroit is a hard team to figure out as the Wheels went 4-0 vs playoff teams (San Jose, Honolulu, Memphis, and Orlando) but 4 of their 5 losses were to sub .500 teams. Oklahoma lost 4 times to playoff teams, but this is just a singular game and all of the above means nothing. I think Oklahoma's tougher division will have them "playoff ready" and they'll take care of business. ______________________________________________________________________________
Memphis Showboats (9-6-1) @ San Jose SaberCats (12-4)
Point Spread: San Jose -7
Memphis: Offense 4th Defense 11th San Jose Offense 1st Defense 2nd
Last Playoff Appearance:Memphis 2002 San Jose 2002 Playoff Records:Memphis 30-14 (5-0 World Bowl) San Jose 6-13 (1-0 World Bowl)
Head to Head: Memphis is 2-0 vs San Jose in the post season. Memphis beat San Jose 20-14 Week 4 of 2002.
Injuries:Memphis 7 probable, 4 questionable, 1 doubtful, 1 Out San Jose 15 probable, 2 questionable, 1 doubtful, 1 Out
Prediction:San Jose 11 Memphis 10
This is a true battle of attrition as both teams are very banged up, with 32 of 105 players on the injury report (Memphis carries 52 players, San Jose 53). It's hard to pick San Jose with all of their injuries but if anyone can navigate this mess, it's Smirt. I think the SaberCats will do just enough to get the win, thanks to a 2 point conversion on their lone TD. __________________________________________________________________________
As much as I'd love to see Slick get his first USFL playoff win, the stats won't let me pick that to happen. They say Portland is better on both sides of the ball and that usually means a win in MFN but not always.
This is a division game and a Birmingham win would not surprise me, but I like to stick with the trends. The trend in this series lately is New Orleans has won 8 straight against the Stallions. _________________________________________________________________________________
New Jersey Generals (9-7) @ Orlando Renegades (12-4)
I don't have high hopes of advancing very far this season as I never quite know what I'll get from my team from game to game. We are 2-5 vs playoff teams with 1 win being a gift Week 16 win over Philadelphia who benched their QB with the #1 seed wrapped up. The other win was against Orlando though. ________________________________________________________________________________
Last Playoff Appearance:Oklahoma 2002 Houston 2002 Playoff Records:Oklahoma 12-9 (1-1 World Bowl) Houston 37-13 (8-0 World Bowl)
Head to Head: These teams have split their 2 post season games, with Oklahoma beating Houston last season. They also split this season with Houston winning 22-13 Week 3 and Oklahoma winning in Week 10, 30-23.
Both teams are on long winning streaks, Houston has won 6 in a row while Oklahoma has won 5 in a row so something has to give. Tony Dean is long gone but I still lean toward Houston in the playoffs given their history, as the Gamblers have won 74% of their 50 playoff games. ____________________________________________________________________________
Another battle of attrition for San Jose but now their lone QB is questionable with a leg injury. Carmichael will fight through it because he has to, and I expect this game to be a defensive dogfight. I wouldn't be at all surprised if San Jose were to win, but if they do, will they have a QB who can't stand on 2 legs?
Last Playoff Appearance:New Jersey 2002 Philadelphia 2002 Playoff Records:New Jersey 42-21 (4-6 World Bowl) Philadelphia 1-6
Head to Head: New Jersey is 1-0 vs Philadelphia in the post season. They split this regular season with Philadelphia winning in Week 14, 22-17 while New Jersey won 20-14 the last week of the season when Philadelphia rested their QB.
Injuries:New Jersey 6 probable, 1 doubtful Philadelphia 1 probable
Prediction:Philadelphia 24 New Jersey 19
The team stats suggest New Jersey is equal to or better than Philadelphia, but the W-L records and on field head to head suggest otherwise. That means the Generals aren't doing everything to maximize opportunities, as their net zero turnover margin would suggest. The Generals are also the Raiders of the USFL, leading the league in penalties. In this game I expect those trends to continue as the Bell convert in the red zone while the Generals settle for 3's. __________________________________________________________________________________
New Orleans VooDoo (13-4) @ Pittsburgh Maulers (15-2)
This pick is just a hunch, as all of the recent Pittsburgh success was under previous ownership, save for the Wildcard win so I'm not sure what to make of this game.
Am I allowed to predict Houston games now that Cjfred works in the league office? I would think so since I've always predicted my own games. My habit is mostly to pick Houston until they're eliminated and if it ain't broke... _______________________________________________________________________________
National Conference Championship
New Orleans VooDoo (14-4) @ Philadelphia Bell (15-2)
This is a coin flip game and my coin landed on pick New Orleans because they won earlier this season. Sometimes my picks are just simple like that, especially when there is no clear advantage to either side and no gut feeling.
