Week 8 Preview

Birmingham at Ohio

Should be a great game, Ohio lost an important game to NY and also league leading sacker Michael Josiah in a tough defeat to the Knights. Birmingham continue to climb and after a 0-4 start have won their last 3 games, they have made some good trades and the team are coming together despite a lot of injuries. Should be very close but Ohio get the advantage as they are at home.

Ohio by 3

Raleigh-Durham at New York

Skyhawks unlucky not to be 5-2 at the halfway mark, have played some very good teams but now face 3 straight away games and despite playing well in recent weeks badly need the wins as they are dropping. New York won a close game over Ohio, they still arent playing well however and this game should be a very close one.

New York by 1

Orlando at Sacramento

These two teams used to meet regularly in the playoffs, now theyre both propping up their respective divisions, both teams have played well, Orlando can roll up the yards but dont seem to win on the road, Sacramentos HB BJ Askew has gone very quiet the last few weeks and the Surge need him to get back on track.

Sacramento by 7

Amsterdam at Mexico

Tough game for both teams, Amsterdam are 6-1 but Mexico are 3-4 and have won their last two games against good opponents but are surprisingly just 2-2 at home. Amsterdam should win this one but the Aztecs are getting it together.

Amsterdam by 3

San Antonio at Montreal

How the mighty have fallen, a 3-4 record at this point in the season is very bad for Montreal, they face the Riders who thrashed them 31-7 just two weeks ago, however Montreal are at home and you can be sure there will be some changes to their squad after another defeat this week, HB Quentin Griffin looked poor starting in place of Corey Walker. The game should be much closer than the previous matchup but Montreal badly need the win as a loss nearly puts them out of the playoff picture with so many tiebreaks against them.

San Antonio by 7

Barcelona at Frankfurt

Barcelona are one of the most improved teams this year, they should be 5-2 but allowed a last second touchdown to London. They now face a tough Frankfurt side who actually havent played to their best yet but are still 5-1-1. The Dragons are a surprising 2-0 on the road and could put up a fight in Frankfurt.

Frankfurt by 7

Rhein at Berlin

Will anyone turn up for this ? Both teams cant run the ball at all, the passing attacks are poor and neither team have won a game, surely this wont be a tie ?!

Berlin by 7

Scotland at London

Should be a classic ! London have won their last 2 games and drawn another after a 0-4 start and are playing well on both sides of the ball now. Scotland lost a close game to Austria but now face a tough London side away. Normally teams records dont matter in this rivalry but Scotland we think still has the edge but it could be very close.

Scotland by 3

Austria at Paris

On paper Austria should win this easily, Paris won their first game of the season despite just 8 first downs, their OL is a mess and they need a new offensive scheme as the current one isnt working at all. Austria shouldnt take Paris for granted though which is easy to do after coming off a huge win against their arch rivals.

Austria by 10