USFL - The USFL leaves Birmingham and heads to Canton, Ohio, for its first-ever playoff weekend. And if you go solely by regular-season results, you would think there's little drama in this opening round. Both matchups this week feature rematches of regular-season sweeps. The Birmingham Stallions went 2-0 against the New Orleans Breakers to win the South, while the New Jersey Generals beat the Philadelphia Stars twice on their way to winning the North. Both of the division-winners are favored going into Saturday's semifinals, and our numbers agree.
But neither game should be a walkover by any stretch of the imagination.