posted May 30, 2008 at 19:29 in Other Articles

Saturday evenings match-up between the (10-2) Dallas Desperados and (7-5) Cleveland Gladiators gives AFL bettors the opportunity to take part in a crucial National Conference clash that holds enormous playoff ramifications. The Desperados crushed offshore sportsbooks taking action in last week’s game as they went on to win straight-up as 1.5-point road underdogs after being bought down from the opener of (+4). The Desperados turned the heat up in the second half on both sides of the ball after the teams went into the break tied at 28 apiece. Dallas’ defense forced a pair of Orlando safeties in successive possessions that allowed the Desperados to break the game wide open outscoring the Preds 25-6 in the third quarter. When the dust cleared, Dallas outscored Orlando 39-13 in the second half and rolled to the 67-41 road win and cover. The ATS win was the first in Dallas’ L/5 games, and they’ve cost AFL bettors in six of their last eight overall. They come into this Week 13 match-up 5-1 SU and 3-3 ATS on the road. As for the Gladiators, they a tough one in a non-covering online betting battle with the Tampa Bay Storm last week. The ATS loss was just their first in their last four overall games, and they currently stand 6-5-1 ATS on the year. Three of their final four regular season contests will come within the comfy confines of their own arena where they’re a solid 4-1 SU and 3-1-1 ATS.

The Dallas Desperados find themselves on top of the National Conference’s Eastern Division after Philadelphia shockingly lost to Kansas City at home last week. As for Cleveland, they currently sit third in the Eastern Division three games in back of the Desperados. This AFL Week 14 match-up between the Desperados and Gladiators will be the fifth time these franchises have met. They last met back in Week 6 of this season when Dallas held the Glads off by a 58-51 final count, but failed to cover the lofty 12-point spread. Dallas is yet to cover the spread against the Gladiators regardless of their home city going 0-4 ATS, but the series is tied at two games apiece with each club securing victories on its home field.

Oddsmakers installed the Desperados 3-points better than the hosting Gladiators with the ‘total’ set at 105.5. BetUS.com offers all the Week 14 Arena Football lines, which includes this crucial National Conference clash.

You’d be hard pressed to find a team that travels better than the Dallas Desperados, who coming into tonight’s road clash with Cleveland is 17-5 SU and 19-3 ATS the L/3 seasons. They’re also a fantastic 8-2 SU and ATS when the pointspread is in the –3 to +3 range the L/3 seasons. However, Cleveland has already knocked off New York, Philadelphia, and Orlando as home underdogs this season, and come into tonight’s game a money-making 6-3 ATS as an underdog in ‘08. This game will be televised live on FSN Ohio, so plop down in front of the tube and take in what should be another fantastic Eastern division confrontation.

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