Birmingham Stallions at Philadelphia Stars 7/3/22 - USFL Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 06/27/2022 at 7:07 PM ET
The Philadelphia Stars play the Birmingham Stallions on Sunday July 3 in the USFL Championship game at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. The Philadelphia Stars upset the New Jersey Generals 19-14 in their semifinals game this past Saturday. Philadelphia’s Maurice Alexander returned a punt 87 yards for a touchdown with only 1:41 left to play that put the Stars ahead for good.
In one postseason game, Philadelphia quarterback Case Cookus has thrown for 133 yards with one interception and has been sacked twice. The leading rusher for Philadelphia is Cookus with 39 yards and one touchdown, while the leading receiver is Diondre Overton with 65 yards. The leading tackler for Philadelphia in the postseason is Gabriel Sewell Jr with 7 and Jordan Moore has one quarterback sack.
The Birmingham Stallions reached the USFL Championship game with a 31-17 victory over the New Orleans Breakers. Victor Bolden Jr returned a kickoff for a touchdown to give Birmingham a 21-14 lead at halftime. Birmingham finished the regular season 9-1 and is now in double digits in victories after Saturday's semifinals win. J’Mar Smith completed 17 of his 27 passes with one touchdown in the win.
Birmingham's J’Mar Smith has passed for 190 yards with one touchdown in the postseason. The leading rusher during the postseason is Smith with 48 yards and one touchdown on the ground. Adrian Hardy is the leading receiver for Birmingham with 74 yards, while Osirus Mitchell has the only touchdown reception of the playoffs for the Stallions. Christian McFarland has 11 tackles to lead Birmingham.
Birmingham finished the regular season with the best overall record in the USFL at 9-1 which was tied with New Jersey. The Stallions defeated Philadelphia during the regular season 30-17 in Week 5. Birmingham has a powerful offense led by quarterback J’Mar Smith, with 1,572 yards passing, 10 touchdowns and six interceptions and wide receiver Victor Bolden Jr who in nine regular-season games, had 1,209 yards receiving. Birmingham's strong offense that was second in scoring during the regular season at 21.3 points per game and a defense that allowed an average of only 15.1 points per game during the regular season will be too much for the injury-riddled Philadelphia Stars. Final Score Prediction, Birmingham Stallions win and cover ATS 33-14.
