AFL Playoffs Betting: Chicago Rush vs. Milwaukee Iron Outlook: August 7th 2010
The AFL betting Playoffs continue on Saturday, August 7th at 8pm ET with the final two matchups of the Divisional Round. The fans at the U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee will be pumped and ready to see their own Milwaukee Iron (11-5, 10-6 ATS) take on the visiting Chicago Rush (10-6, 8-7-1 ATS) who are coming off a bye week. The Iron ended their regular season by defeating Cleveland 54-47 as two-point underdogs to enter the playoffs on a four game SU & ATS winning streak.
The Rush finished up their season with a SU record of (10-6), but finished on the plus side for AFL bettors racking up an 8-7-1 ATS mark. They were a 5-3 team both at home and on the road; they’re 1-2 SU & ATS in their L/3 outings. The Rush offense was led by QB Russ Michna who was fantastic throwing for 3862 yards to go along with a fabulous TD/INT ratio of 70/11. Unfortunately, he went down with a season ending injury in Week 16 at home vs. Dallas. Backup JJ Raterink has taken his place since; he’s completed 63.7 percent of his passes for 767 yards to go along with a TD/INT ratio of 14/2. Chicago’s offense scored an average of 56.6 PPG and gained an average 305.8 YPG, but defensively the Rush allowed 54.6 PPG and a whopping 315 YPG.
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Milwaukee has been one of the more consistent squads this season (11-5, 10-6 ATS). They were almost perfect at home winning seven of their eight games, while posting a 6-2 ATS mark. They come into the playoffs with the #2 seed in the National Conference. QB Chris Greisen was the star of the team and the leader of the offense throwing for an astonishing 5139 yards along with an unbelievable TD/INT ratio of 107/11. He’s the leader of the AFL’s highest scoring team ever coming in at 1043 points on the year!
In the pair of AFL betting match-ups between these division rivals this season, the home team won each game. The first game in Milwaukee the Iron took care of business whipping the Rush 71-48 as 1.5-point underdogs, while the Rush stormed back from a 35-14 deficit in the second meeting in Chicago to win by a 63-56 final tally as nine-point underdogs.
The Iron currently sit as 7.5-point home favorites with a game ‘total’ set at 114 for tonight’s AFL Playoff betting tussle.
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