posted June 13, 2008 at 19:18 EST in Other Articles

AFL betting commences as the league enters its 16th week of action, and online sports bettors get to sink their teeth into a critical intra-conference clash as the (10-4) Chicago Rush head to the Gwinnett Center to take on Chris Greisen and the (9-5) Georgia Force. The Rush has already clinched the Central Division crown, but can clinch the #1 overall seed and homefield advantage until the ArenaBowl with a victory. The Force can win their second division title in team history with a ‘W’ in Week 16, but can also clinch a playoff birth in several other scenarios.

Chicago dropped the ball for AFL bettors in a big way its last time out when it fell at the Quicken Loans Arena to the Cleveland Gladiators, 65-44, as 4.5-point dogs. The loss was their second in three weeks, but the third consecutive time they’ve failed to cover the spread. They got some bad news this week when DB DeJuan Alfonzo was ruled out for the season with a torn bicep muscle. The Rush is just 2-4-1 ATS on the road this season and is only 1-5-1 since 2005 against teams in the Southern Division.

The Force has been rolling for six weeks, going 6-0 SU and 5-1 ATS during that stretch. They took advantage of losses by both New Orleans and Orlando to move to 9-5 and within one game of clinching up the South behind the strength of their receiving corps, which features three 1,000-yard performers. Over bettors have been rewarded by the Georgia offense lately, evidenced by it cashing in seven of their L/10 match-ups. After a disappointing ending with a loss in last year’s National Conference title game, Georgia will be looking for blood as they march towards ArenaBowl XXII.

This will only be the 3rd match-up between these two teams in the franchise histories. The games have split results, as Georgia won 55-20 in 2006 and Chicago won 70-62 in 2002. Home teams are 2-0 SU and ATS in this series.

Oddsmakers tagged the Force as 2.5-point home favorites at the open. The ‘total’ now sits at a lofty 107.5. BetUS.com offers all the Week 16 Arena Football lines your heart desires, so be sure to login and get your wagers down in what should be a heated intra-divisional clash between two of the elite teams in the Arena Football League!

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