No. 1 vs No. 2 square off in Week 8 in Arena FB

Football Betting Lines

04/18/2007 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The undefeated Dallas Desperados (7-0) have won all three of their road games by an average of 29 points while scoring just over 65 points per game. While the offense is scoring at this point-per- minute pace on the road, the Desperados defense will have its hands full when they travel to Philips Arena on Saturday, April 21, at 7 p.m. ET (FSN Southwest - Live, FSN South - Live, SIRIUS Radio Channel 119) to face the Georgia Force (6-1).

Georgias offense averages 64 points per game at home which promises fans a shootout in Atlanta for National Conference supremacy.

The Desperados, ranked No. 1 in the Schutt Sports Poll for the seventh consecutive week, are 2-1 all-time in the regular season against the No. 2 ranked Force, with all contests coming on Georgias home turf. This will be the seventh time the top two teams in the Schutt Sports Poll have met in the regular season since 2004, with the record knotted at 3-3.

Dallas has won 10 of its last 11 road games with QB CLINT DOLEZEL (1,913 YDs, 44 TDs) under the helm. The Desperados hope to become the fourth team in AFL history to begin its season with an 8-0 record.

Force QB CHRIS GREISEN (2,228 YDs, 54 TDs) and WR CHRIS JACKSON (68 REC, 915 YDs, 21 TDs) lead Georgias charge to tie Dallas for the best record in the AFL and the top ranking in the National Conference. This game matches Georgias second-ranked scoring offense (63.0 ppg.) against Dallas second- ranked scoring defense (43.7 ppg.)

The No. 11 ranked Columbus Destroyers (3-3), led by QB MATT NAGY (1,388 YDs, 33 TDs), welcome the Philadelphia Soul (4-2) to Nationwide Arena for an Eastern Division showcase on Russell Athletic ESPN Arena Football Monday this Monday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN360.com.

Second-year QB JUSTON WOOD (242 YDs, 6 TDs) is expected to get his first AFL start in place of injured QB TONY GRAZIANI (1,352 YDs, 28 TDs) as the Soul look to bounce back from two consecutive losses while the Destroyers hope to climb to 4-3 for the first time since 2001.

Columbus swept Philadelphia, No. 5 in 2006 and has won three straight contests in the series by an average of 12 points.

The San Jose SaberCats (3-3) host the Los Angeles Avengers (3-3) in a standoff for second place in the Western Division on Saturday, April 21, at 10:30 p.m. ET (Prime Ticket - Delay, Sunday, 4/22 at 1:30 a.m. ET, FSN Bay Area -Delay, Sunday, 4/22 at 3 a.m. ET).

The No. 9 SaberCats, led by QB MARK GRIEB (1,968 YDs, 39 TDs), look to sweep the Avengers for the first time since the 2004 season. San Jose defeated the Avengers, 66-58, in the season opener at the Staples Center. San Jose is 5-2 all-time at home against Los Angeles and are striving for their third consecutive home victory.

The Avengers, led by QB SONNY CUMBIE (1,633 YDs, 29 TDs) and ranked No. 12, are looking for their third road victory of the season (1-7 in 2006).

The Kansas City Brigade (4-2) travel to Nashville to face the Kats (3-4) in a Central Division battle for second place on Saturday, April 21, at 8 p.m. ET (AFL NET). The Brigade are 1-0 all-time against the Kats, winning last season in Nashville, 58-52.

Kansas City, No. 6, is led on offense by QB RAYMOND PHILYAW (1,656 YDs, 27 TDs), the fourth-ranked passer in the AFL (119.8 rating) and WR/DB CHARLES FREDERICK (42 REC, 544 REC. YDs, 81 RUSH YDs, 16 TDs). Frederick leads all rookies in rushing yards, rushing TDs (8), first downs (37), and all-purpose yards (971).

The Kats are led by rookie QB JEFF SMOKER (1,502 YDs, 15 TDs) who is 3-2 as a starter and leads all rookie quarterbacks in passing (113.7 rating). Nashville is led on defense by DB AHMAD HAWKINS, who leads the League in interceptions with seven. The Brigade are currently on a franchise-best three-game winning streak while Nashville is going for consecutive victories for the second time this season.

This weeks games also include: New York at Orlando on Friday (SIRIUS Radio Channel 119); Arizona at Utah on Friday (KJZZ - UPN - Live); Las Vegas at Colorado on Friday (AFL NET); Chicago at Grand Rapids on Saturday (CSN - Chicago - Live); New Orleans at Austin on Saturday (CST - Live, AFL NET).

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Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.

The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.

MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds.

A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.

A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.

Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.

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Big Ten Conference odds

Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa

Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.

Should be in:

Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?

Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.

Work left to do:

Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.

Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.

Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.

Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.

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