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We caught a glimpse of the United Football League conference championship games with the teams facing each other in the final weekend of the regular season. It’s probably not a good idea to use those results as a barometer for your UFL bets this weekend, though. The UFL futures odds favorite Birmingham Stallions closed the season with a 20-19 win over Michigan and will host the Panthers on Saturday in the USFL Conference title game. Both regular season games were tight with Birmingham also prevailing 20-13 in Week 2. The favorite in every game during the season, the Stallions hit the board laying 5-points on the UFL betting line. If the number holds it would be the smallest spread in any of the three games.
In the XFL Conference the St. Louis Battlehawks are in a similar position as Birmingham. STL completed its season sweep of San Antonio winning the Week 10 matchup 13-12, though the Hawks failed to cover the 2.5-point UFL spread. The win also kept the Battlehawks perfect at home going 5-0 during the regular season. They earned home field advantage with the win and another could have them playing in front of their home crowd for the UFL Championship, though it’s premature to think that far ahead. St. Louis opened as a 3-point favorite on the UFL betting line, which if it holds would be the largest spread in any of the three games between the clubs.
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UFL Conference Championship Schedule and Odds
USFL Conference
Michigan Panthers at Birmingham Stallions (-5, 43), Sat., June 8 / 3 p.m. ET / ABC
XFL Conference
San Antonio Brahmas at St. Louis Battlehawks (-3, 44.5), Sun., June 9 / 7 p.m. ET / FOX
UFL Conference Championship Games Parlay Picks
A Week 10 loss by the Roughnecks not only cost me a winning UFL picks and parlay ticket, it solidified Houston as the worst team in the league. A 2-point favorite on the UFL betting line, Houston was upset 19-12 and finished the year 1-9. I was successful on my other picks backing Michigan +8 against Birmingham and betting OVER 46.5 in the Arlington-DC contest. Overall it was successful regular season with wins in approximately 60 percent of the individual games and three parlay successes. It’s now time to translate that into the postseason.
Michigan Panthers +5
St. Louis Battlehawks -3
San Antonio / St. Louis UNDER 44.5
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They lost just once during the season, but the last month was a trying time for Birmingham. Somehow they managed to win three of their final four games doing so by a total of 12 points. And their only loss occurred in Week 9 when they scored a season-low in their 18-9 loss to San Antonio. And during that stretch the Stallions were 0-4 as a UFL pick against the spread.
Using a five-game winning streak to challenge for the top spot in the USFL Conference, the Panthers also emerged as a solid challenger to Birmingham’s dominance. In fact, Michigan had advantages all over the Week 10 stat sheet gaining 100 more yards while holding the Stallions to 3 for 11 on third down. Four different players each rushed for more than 25 yards and the Panthers totaled 135 yards on 23 carries. QB Danny Etling accounted for more than 200 total yards and two scores and the Panthers had a 10-point second half edge. Still it wasn’t enough losing a 10-point second half lead then watching a potential game-winning Jake Bates field goal miss the mark. The UFL point spread has come down but I still think it’s too high.
The return of A.J. McCarron didn’t lift the offense like St. Louis expected. He did do enough to get a victory for his club, though. And with a game under his belt I expect McCarron and the Battlehawks to have more success than they did in Week 10. They are playing the No. 1 ranked defense in the league with the Brahmas surrendering just 256.7 yards and 15.3 points per game. Despite missing three games, McCarron tossed 15 scoring passes and finished fourth in passing yards. St. Louis averaged 26 points during the regular season finishing second to Birmingham
I trust the Brahmas defense more than I trust their offense at this point and they will have a hard time scoring. Over the second half of the season they failed to score more than 20 points in any game and still won three of them. They also cashed the UNDER on the UFL betting line in seven straight games. A healthier McCarron and home field advantage has me backing St. Louis and the UNDER as my UFL best bets.
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