Tampa Bay Bandits at New Orleans Breakers 6/12/22 - Usfl Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 06/06/2022 at 7:22 PM ET
The Tampa Bay Bandits match up with the New Orleans Breakers Sunday for week nine USFL action. Tampa Bay comes into week 9 sitting at an even .500 with a 4-4 record overall following a 10 point win over the Houston Gamblers a week ago. Defensively New Orleans controlled the game holding Houston to only 244 yards and three points in route to the victory.
Jordan Ta’amu led the way for the Tampa Bay offense completing 12 of 21 passes for 98 yards and one touchdown, while running the ball four times for 35 yards. Rashard Davis did the most damage for the Tampa Bay receivers with three catches for 13 yards on the day. Derrick Dillion added 9 yards and one touchdown on two receptions as well.
The New Orleans Bandits come into week 9 with a record of 5-3 following a one point loss to the undefeated Birmingham Stallions a week ago. Offensively New Orleans moved the ball extremely well with 313 total yards of offense including 244 through the air but turned the ball over three times leading to the loss.
Kyle Sloter led the way for New Orleans completing 23 of 40 passes for 251 yards but threw three interceptions in the game. Taywan Taylor led the way for the New Orleans receivers with four catches for 76 total yards. Tight end Sal Cannella added 60 yards on six catches but failed to find the end zone.
New Orleans is the slightly better team in this matchup and played some of their best football of the year a week ago. Look for New Orleans to tidy things up on offense as they will protect the ball much better in week nine. Take New Orleans to do enough to get their sixth win of the season over Tampa Bay. Final Score Prediction, New Orleans wins and covers 24-17.
