{"id":75717,"date":"2023-04-28T17:52:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T17:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/?p=75717"},"modified":"2023-04-28T17:52:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T17:52:13","slug":"usfl-picks-week-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/04\/28\/usfl-picks-week-3\/","title":{"rendered":"USFL Picks Week 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How\u2019s your <a href=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/04\/17\/usfl-2023\/\">USFL Pool<\/a> working out? We were perfect with our <a href=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/04\/21\/usfl-picks-week-2\/\">Week 2 picks<\/a> to improve to <strong>7-1<\/strong> <strong>(.875)<\/strong> on the season. The Week 3 slate of USFL games includes a showdown of the top two teams in each division. Let\u2019s get to the picks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Orleans Breakers (2-0) at Birmingham Stallions (2-0) | APR 29 | 12:30 p.m. | USA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The weekend kicks off with this key matchup of unbeatens in the South Division. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/mcleod-bethel-thompson-player-stats\">QB Mcleod Bethel-Thompson<\/a> (554 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs) is the league\u2019s top passer so far, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/sage-surratt-player\">TE Sage Surratt<\/a> (16\/206\/1TD) the USFL\u2019s top pass catcher entering Week 3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/wes-hills-player-stats\">RB Wes Hills<\/a> is coming off a big game, having rushed 18 times for 110 and 3 TDs against Houston in Week 2. That said, the Breakers&#8217; defense is middling in most aspects, with no player having recorded more than 1 sack or TO this season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, BHAM <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/alex-mcgough-player-stats\">QB Alex McGough<\/a> (369 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INTs) has the league\u2019s highest pass completion percentage (71.8%) to go along with 83 yards rushing and 1 TD on the ground, while former NFL\u2019er, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/jace-sternberger-player-stats\">TE Jace Sternberger<\/a> (10\/189\/2TDs), ranks as the second-leading receiver in the USFL. The Stallions also boast the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/team-stats?category=defense&amp;sort=def_pts_a&amp;season=2023&amp;seasonType=reg&amp;sortOrder=asc\">best overall defense<\/a> in the league, have the best third-down efficiency on offense, and are by far the least penalized team in the league. Expect points to be put up by both teams but count on the defending champs to stand tall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Straight-up pick: Birmingham Stallions to win<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Memphis Showboats (0-2) at Houston Gamblers (0-2) | APR 29 | 7:00 p.m. | FOX<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Gamblers, who are actually a pretty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/houston-gamblers-team-stats\">good 0-2<\/a> to start the season, will face the ShowBoats, who are a pretty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/memphis-showboats-team-stats\">bad 0-2<\/a>. What\u2019s the difference? To start 2023, Houston has taken the unbeaten Panthers and Stallions to the fourth quarter before losing each game. Memphis, on the other hand, was demolished by the Stallions in Week 2 and got lit up by the 1-1 Philadelphia Stars offense in Week 1. In short, the Gamblers have faced stiffer competition and have looked better doing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The QBR nod goes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/brady-white-player-stats\">Brady White<\/a> of Memphis (71.8, 8th in the league), but that\u2019s not much better than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/kenji-bahar-player-stats\">HOU QB Kenji Bahar<\/a>, who, as a full-time starter, ranks 10th at QBR in a league with only 8 teams. HOU <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/tj-pledger-player-stats\">RB T.J. Pledger<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/justin-hall-player-stats\">WR Justin Hall<\/a> have combined for 301 yards and 5 TDs this season. MEM <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/alex-collins-player-stats\">RB Alex Collins<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/rashard-davis-player-stats\">WR&nbsp; Rashard Davis<\/a> counter with 226 yards and 2 TDs of their own. Statistically, these are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/team-stats?category=defense&amp;sort=def_pts_a&amp;season=2023&amp;seasonType=reg&amp;sortOrder=asc\">two worst defenses<\/a> in the USFL (again, factor in that both have faced BHAM already). Give an edge to HOU in the kicking and return game. At the end of the day, the better team will get off the schneid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Straight-up pick: Houston Gamblers to win<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pittsburgh Maulers (0-2) at Philadelphia Stars (1-1) | APR 30 | 12:00 p.m. | NBC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neither the Maulers nor the Stars can be satisfied with their start. Pittsburgh has dropped both games to begin the 2023 season, showing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/pittsburgh-maulers-team-summary-stats?category=defense&amp;sort=def_pts_a&amp;season=2023&amp;seasonType=reg&amp;sortOrder=asc\">game defense<\/a>, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/pittsburgh-maulers-team-stats\">little offensive production<\/a> with zero offensive TDs in losses to NJ 20-3, and NO 22-15. The Maulers rotating QB pairing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/james-morgan-player-stats\">James Morgan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/troy-williams-player-stats\">Troy Williams<\/a> are not helped by the poor play of Pittsburgh\u2019s offensive line, which, IMO, is the league\u2019s worst. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/isiah-hennie-player-stats\">WR Isiah Hennie<\/a> is more of a threat as a returner, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/pittsburgh-maulers-team-stats?category=rushing&amp;season=2023&amp;seasonType=reg\">no PIT RB<\/a> has contributed more than 71 yards of total offense so far this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Philadelphia, fans are waiting for the real 2023 Stars to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/videos\/search?q=please+stand+up&amp;view=detail&amp;mid=E92E110B6E1F8E4B1293E92E110B6E1F8E4B1293&amp;FORM=VIRE\">please stand up<\/a>. After opening Week 1 with offensive fireworks against Memphis, the Stars fell back to earth in Week 2 against Michigan, posting just 10 points off 45 yards rushing and 4 TOs, including two picks by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/case-cookus-player-stats\">QB Cake Cookus<\/a>, who also failed to throw a TD. Stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/matt-colburn-ii-player-stats\">RB Matt Colburn II<\/a> has been quiet so far, averaging just 2.6 yards per carry vs. the Panthers and 3.0 on the season in limited action. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/team-stats?category=defense&amp;sort=def_pts_a&amp;season=2023&amp;seasonType=reg&amp;sortOrder=asc\">Stars&#8217; defense<\/a> has allowed better than 306 yards and 23 PPG so far while generating zero sacks and 3 INTs. It\u2019s not great, but it\u2019s enough for Philadelphia to get the job done against the Maulers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Straight-up pick: Philadelphia Stars to win<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Jersey Generals (1-1) at Michigan Panthers (2-0) | APR 30 | 7:00 p.m. | FOX<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This key Week 3 matchup in the North Division has <em>Game of the Week <\/em>written all over it. The 2-0 Panthers will play their first home of the season as the 1-1 New Jersey Generals bring their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/team-stats?category=rushing&amp;season=2023&amp;seasonType=reg\">league-leading rushing game<\/a> to town. The Panthers will respond with a solid rushing attack of their own and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/team-stats?category=passing&amp;season=2023&amp;seasonType=reg\">superior passing offense<\/a>. Michigan and New Jersey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/team-stats?category=defense&amp;season=2023&amp;seasonType=reg\">both play quality defense<\/a>, though the Generals&#8217; special teams are a bit stronger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This sets up as a close game with the Generals trying to catch Michigan at the top of the North, just as the Panthers will look to widen the gap against New Jersey atop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/standings\">the standings<\/a> early in the season. I like the way <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/usfl\/josh-love-player-stats\">QB Josh Love<\/a> is leading this Panthers team and the juice they have played with two weeks in a row. In my mind, it\u2019s the Generals who will be on their back foot coming into Ford Field against a very tough Panthers D, and I\u2019m not sure this is the type of game that New Jersey is built to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Straight-up pick: Michigan Panthers to win<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re on a scorching-hot 7-1 run to start the USFL season. 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