World Bowl XXV

Portland Storm (17-1) vs New Jersey Generals (17-1)

Point Spread: New Jersey -2

Portland: Offense 2nd Defense 2nd
New Jersey: Offense 1st Defense 2nd

Playoff Records: Portland 20-13 New Jersey 34-17
World Bowl Records: Portland (3-1) Won: XVI, XVIII, XX...Lost: XXIV New Jersey (3-5) Won: VIII, X, XXIV...Lost: VI, IX, XI, XII, XXIII

Head to Head: New Jersey is 1-0 vs Portland in the World Bowl, winning W.B. XXIV last season. New Jersey is 4-3 vs Portland in the regular season. New Jersey won in 1978, 1986, 1990, and 1998 (Week 10 this season, 44-24). Portland won in 1974, 1982, and 1994.

Injuries: Portland 3 probable 1 doubtful New Jersey 2 probable 3 questionable 1 I.R.

Prediction: New Jersey 24 Portland 20

While my World Bowl history isn't great, we broke the curse last season and this year I'm looking to break a personal curse. I've never won 2 titles in a row despite having many chances to do so across MFN. For that reason alone I should probably pick Portland, never mind they have revenge on their mind from last year's loss and they have just as good of an offense and defense as my Generals.

I'm picking my team based on recent history. We beat them in the World Bowl last season and 44-24 this season during Week 10. We also beat them in the preseason this year, although that means nothing. I just hope I'm not jinxing myself.

Bumping this up ahead of last season's WB preview which jumped to the top of the list when I edited a small detail.