Reports are swirling about the Alliance of American Football being ready to fold. That would be a shame, as we’ve hit our best bet the last five weeks here in The Post and six straight at VSiN.com (oh, and a shame for all the players, coaches and other jobs created by the league, too). But Week 8 lines are up in the New Jersey and Las Vegas books for Saturday and Sunday’s scheduled games, so they’re worth a look even if it’s for the last time.
Last week, we won by fading the San Antonio Commanders (who we had backed the three prior weeks) and cashed with the Salt Lake Stallions +5.5 in a 19-15 loss. This weekend’s best bet finds us going against San Antonio again with the recently scorching-hot Arizona Hotshots on Sunday night (NFL Network).
These teams met three weeks ago when San Antonio (who we had +2.5) won 29-25 at Arizona. However, as much as we enjoyed the relatively easy win, we acknowledge the Commanders benefited from an early pick-six as they built a 26-0 halftime team before the Hotshots stormed back and nearly won the game. Since halftime of that game, Arizona has been playing the best of any AAF team (arguably outscoring the top three AAF teams by a combined 79-35) as they beat previously undefeated Orlando 22-17 in Week 6 and then routed San Diego 32-15 last week in what was a de facto playoff game for the wild-card spot in the Western Division (if the playoffs were to take place).
The pick: Arizona Hotshots +1.5