AFL Football Betting – Georgia Force vs. San Jose Sabercats

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AFL bettors get another late Saturday night dose of Arena Football betting action to sink their teeth into when the Southern Division Champion (10-5) Georgia Force invade HP Pavilion to take on the Western Division Champion (10-5) San Jose Sabercats. The Force locked up the South and helped their Week 17 opponents by knocking off the Chicago Rush 50-47 on Saturday night. The win not only sealed up the #2 seed and a first round bye in the National Conference playoffs for the Force, but also kept San Jose alive for the #1 seed in the American Conference. San Jose took advantage of the Chicago loss and beat the Tampa Bay Storm by a 73-70 final count.



The Sabercats’ last outing was a disappointment for the betting public, as they allowed the Storm to find the backdoor with not one, but two late scores to give Tampa Bay the ATS victory as 6-point underdogs. The Cats are on a hot streak though, winning 7 of their last 8 games, while going 5-2-1 ATS during that stretch. Head Coach Darren Arbet’s club has rebounded from a sluggish start by San Jose standards, and now finds themselves a win and a Chicago loss away from earning an unlikely #1 seed and homefield advantage throughout the American Conference playoffs. The Sabercats will look to build on their impressive home marks on Saturday night where they’re 4-2-1 ATS in the friendly confines of the HP Pavilion in 2008, and 15-5-1 ATS their last 21 home decisions (18-3 SU).

Oddsmakers tagged the Sabercats 6.5-points better than the visiting Force for this contest with the ‘total’ set at a lofty 114.5. BetUS.com offers all the Week 17 Arena Football lines be it side, moneyline, or ‘total’, so be sure to log into your account before the opening kick at 10:30 ET.

This just looks to be a great spot to back the home side once again, as the Force are traveling across the country and have nothing but pride to play for, while the Sabercats have been resting at home and haven’t left the state of California in well over a month. Oddsmakers might be of the belief that the Force will continue to fight to continue their roll of seven straight victories (5-2 ATS).

Georgia is grasping for everything it can find in the all-time series against the Sabercats. They’ve lost 5 of their 7 meetings with San Jose all-time (1-5-1 ATS), but did win the last meeting between the teams, a 64-62 victory in Georgia last season. San Jose is 4-0 SU and 3-0-1 ATS all-time at home against the Force. The last time the Sabercats lost a game against a Southern Division team at home was back in 2001. Georgia has only covered twice in road games against Western Division teams since 2003.

If these trends hold and the Sabercats prove victorious, Sunday’s match-up between the Dallas Desperados (+3) and Chicago Rush should be a can’t miss game between two teams vying for the #1 seeds in their respective conferences. Don’t miss the action in these critical Week 17 Arena Football games at BetUS.com.

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