The 2010 AFL betting Playoffs have been entertaining up to now, but on Saturday, August 14th at 7:30pm ET, the War on I-4 continues in Tampa, Florida; when the Orlando Predators (9-8, 10-7 ATS) make their way into the St. Pete Times Forum to take on their “hated rivals” the Tampa Bay Storm (12-5, 8-9 ATS).

This match-up is sure to be the highlight of the Playoffs thus far. The War on I-4 has been the nickname for this rivalry dating all the way back to the original Arena Football League with the Predators leading the all-time series with a 23-22 advantage. They have also met in the playoffs five times and the ArenaBowl with each team winning once.

Orlando’s offense was amazing in the first round scoring an awesome 73 points. Starting QB Nick Hill was the leader of the scoring attack racking up 246 yards through the air to go with a TD/INT ratio of 6/0. The main star of the Predators offense was WR Bobby Sippio who was supposed to be suspended for the game, but was able to play and he didn’t disappoint. He hauled in nine receptions for 113 yards, four TD receptions and two rushing TD’s including the game winning catch with 8.7 seconds left. Dion Byrum also added an INT on defense for the Predators in their impressive win over the #1 seeded Jacksonville Sharks.

The Storm had several contributions on offense in their blow out win over the Tulsa Talons. QB Brett Dietz threw for 263 yards along with a TD/INT of 7/0. WR’s Sedrick Robinson and Tyrone Timmons combined to haul in 13 receptions, 147 yards and five touchdowns. RB Eric Ortiz added two rushing TD’s and returned a kickoff for a score. Erick McIntosh had two INT’s on defense for the Storm.

In the two previous AFL betting match-ups this season, the road team won each game. The second meeting was held in Tampa Bay in both clubs regular season finales. The Predators defeated the Storm 75-60 as 7.5-point underdogs, while the Storm took the first game in Orlando as 1.5-point underdogs.

The host Storm currently sits as 7.5-point home favorites with the game ‘total’ set at 109.5.

The AFL betting Playoffs are upon us and it is sure to be exciting for indoor football fans everywhere! The Divisional Round’s first matchup is Friday, August 6^th at 8pm ET; the game will be telecasted live on the NFL Network. It features the hungry Orlando Predators (8-8, 9-7 ATS) who will invade Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena to take on the Jacksonville Sharks (12-4, 9-7 ATS). Both teams fared very well in their regular season finales as the Predators beat up on Tampa Bay 75-60 as double-digit road underdogs, while Jacksonville ousted Spokane 64-49 as 6.5-point favorites to put an end to the Shock’s 11-game winning streak.

The Predators finished up the season with a .500 SU record (8-8), but finished in the green for AFL bettors compiling a 9-7 ATS mark. They were a .500 team both at home and on the road; they’re 2-1 SU & ATS their L/3 games. Offensively, the Preds scored an average of 54.1 PPG and gained an average of 290.4 YPG, but the defense has been atrocious allowing 52.8 PPG and a whopping 303.5 YPG. If they have a shot of pulling the upset in the “Shark Tank”, Orlando is going to have to step it up on the defensive side of the ball.

Jacksonville has been one of the better squads all season long (12-4, 9-7 ATS). They were dominant at home winning seven of their eight overall games while posting a 5-3 ATS tally. They were the best team coming out of the American Conference regular season, and enter the playoffs as the #1 seed. QB Aaron Garcia was the ringleader of the Sharks offensive attack throwing for 3471 yards to go along with a TD/INT ratio of 79/16. Defensively, HC Tony Moss’ outfit ranked amongst the best in the league allowing a shade over 50 PPG.

In these division rivals pair of AFL betting match-ups this season, the home team won each game. The first meeting was held in Jacksonville where the Sharks took care of business winning 57-31 as 4.5-point chalk, while the Predators took the second game in Orlando with ease 70-48 as 4.5-point underdogs.

The Jacksonville Sharks and Orlando Predators will meet for the first time in Jacksonville’s history on Friday night’s NFL Network telecast.

The Sharks are making their home debut after splitting road games at Oklahoma City and Alabama to start the season. They had a heck of an offense going for two weeks until the Vipers decided to shorten the field on them the entire second half, kicking five straight onside kicks and coincidentally going on a 35-0 run to ice the game. QB Aaron Garcia is normally fantastic in those situations and was most likely just having a tough time against a stingy defense on the road.

DBs Kenny McEntyre and Damon Mason couldn’t help the Preds defense at all against Bossier City last week, as Orlando only stopped the Battle Wings one time and conceded 74 points. Orlando’s defensive line got absolutely no pressure on QB Raymond Philyaw and probably won’t fare much better against a Jacksonville OL that has looked respectable in its opening games. Rookie QB Nick Hill did complete a slew of passes and had some moments where he looked great under center, but he is still a rookie and has moments where he plays like it and overthrows wide open receivers.

The Sharks are the team to go with in this Friday night fight, as a two score victory appears to be in the cards.