MLU Week 2: Games to Watch

After an exciting Opening Weekend in the MLU, teams brushed off the rust and set their sites on their Week 2 Matchups. After a surprising Portland Stags win last week, they get the week off, but the rest of the league will be vying to be undefeated or to even up their record.

Let's look at the games to watch in the MLU:

East

There's a rivalry a brewing as both the Boston Whitecaps and the DC Current come off wins in week 1. Both teams shamed their opponents showing that they had a superior game plan from start to finish. A big difference between their games was Boston's ability to finish. DC let Philadelphia stay in the game far longer than they should have. Like I wrote in my DC vs. Philadelphia recap, the teams were pretty unevenly matched and, though the score was close, the game was pretty one sided. But that doesn't mean Philadelphia didn't have plenty of chances to pull away. Boston put the Rumble to bed early and piled up on them after that. They struggled somewhat on their one possession scores.


All in all I think this will be a great match-up. Boston needs to control their turnovers and DC needs to press hard on their pulls. At the end of the day, I think DC upsets top ranked Boston.

DC Current  22 - 19  Boston Whitecaps

West:

The lack of a Portland Stags game this week means the Dogfish will have to play a double header. The game of the week in the West is San Franciso Dogfish vs. Seattle Rainmakers, but the game I'll be watching is Dogfish vs. Vancouver Nighthawks. The Nighthawks had a disappointing season last year, posting a 3-7 record and missing the playoffs. They started off the season in similar fashion, though they kept tough. The Stags offense was consistent and crisp and the Nighthawks simply couldn't catch up. The Dogfish won their game but it was a pretty lack luster performance from both sides. Turnovers and mental mistakes were aplenty, though the wind was a factor as well. This probably isn't the ceiling for either the Dogfish or the Rainmakers but their lack of power is worth noting.

The double header for San Francisco combined with the new precise offense for the Nighthawks leads me to lean in Vancouver's favor. Match that with the fact that the Nighthawks have been hungry to prove themselves and I think they take it in stunning fashion.

Vancouver Nighthawks  25 - 17  San Francisco Dogfish

Check out sportsproaveragebro.com to see how these picks fared and to catch our recap of the week.