Michigan Panthers at Pittsburgh Maulers 6/19/22 - Usfl Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 06/15/2022 at 7:32 PM ET
The Michigan Panthers visit the Pittsburgh Maulers on Sunday for the final game of the USFL regular season for both. Michigan is 1-8 after losing to the New Jersey Generals 25-23 in Week 9. Josh Love passed for 168 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for the Panthers, while Eric Barriere passed for 118 yards with one touchdown and one interception. The leading rusher was Stevie Scott III with 36 yards, while the leading receiver for Michigan was Joe Walker with 129 yards and two touchdown receptions.
Through the first nine games of the regular season, Josh Love has passed for 784 yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions. Six quarterbacks have taken snaps under center for Michigan this season. Reggie Corbin is the leading rusher for Michigan with 514 yards while Stevie Scott III is the leader in touchdowns with three. Lance Lenoir Jr is the leading receiver with 453 yards, while Joe Walker has a team-high three touchdown receptions.
Pittsburgh is last in the North Division at 1-8 and owns the same record as Sunday's opponent Michigan. In Week 9, Pittsburgh was defeated by the Philadelphia Stars 17-16. Pittsburgh led at halftime 10-3 but was outscored in the second half 14-6. Vad Lee passed for 146 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions, while the leading rusher was Garrett Groshek with 48 yards and the leading receiver for the Maulers was Hunter Thedford with 50 yards.
Vad Lee has passed for 572 yards with four touchdowns and five interceptions. The leading rusher for Pittsburgh is Madre London with 397 yards, while the leading receiver is Tre Walker with 355 yards. Bailey Gaither has a team-high four touchdown receptions. Kyahva Tezino is the leading tackler with 73, while Carlo Kemp is the leader in quarterback sacks with 3.0 and Tezino is one of six players with one interception.
This is a battle between two teams that have a combined two wins in 18 games played. Michigan routed Pittsburgh 24-0 in the first meeting between the two in Week 3. Michigan is coming off a two-point loss two first-place New Jersey and the Panthers have played much better over the last four weeks of the regular season. Pittsburgh is allowing an average of 21.7 points and 291.9 yd per game. Michigan will win its second game of the regular season and second against Pittsburgh on Sunday. Final Score Prediction, Michigan Panthers win and cover ATS 24-13.
