Lavishly's Lines Week #4

Saltillo @ Monterrey  1-2 Saltillo Rancho Seco makes the short drive into Monterrey to take on the 4-0 Flash.  Saltillo has only had one win on the road against a mediocre Texas team this year and won't be getting their second win on the road in Monterrey.  The Flash are on a roll so far this season under the direction of Genoni Martinez, who is leading the league's defenders in assists and shot blocks, which has helped the Flash kill 13 out of 15 penalties as a team. On the offensive side Birche, Andrade, and Tovar have a combined 18 goals this season and will continue to rack up goals as The Flash's main offensive threats.  Monterrey -4 over/under 16 

San Diego @ Turlock  0-2 San Diego needs to get the first win of the season, but the 2-0 Express aren't going to give up their first home win easily.  Turlock is doing a good job so far scoring when they have a man advantage, but San Diego is also doing well in killing the penalty.  Both teams have only given up 11 goals so far this season, but Turlock will have to stop a Sockers offense that has the second lowest goal total in the league and is looking to break out as a whole.  Sockers -3 o/u 16

Hidalgo @ Tulsa  0-3 Tulsa needs to right the ship and get their first win of the season at home, the La Fiera are just too good of a side to give up a win against a bad team on the road.  La Fiera has only lost one close game against Monterrey, and lead the Central Division in goals at 34.  Tulsa has improved in their 3 games, but not enough to hold off La Fiera.  Hidalgo -4.5 o/u 15      

San Diego @ Sacramento  Sacramento looks to fend off their 5th loss of the season at home against the Sockers.  San Diego -5 o/u 15
 
Hidalgo @ Wichita  Hidalgo will travel up to Wichita after playing at Tulsa the day before.  Hidalgo will be fatigued from travel and the previous game the day before, so the B-52's will keep it close.  Hidalgo -2 o/u 14

Cleveland @ Harrisburg  2-1 Cleveland travels to 1-2 Harrisburg to try and hand the heat their third loss of the season.  Cleveland is 50% on the penalty kills, and 50% on the man advantage.  The Freeze are lead by Allen Eller who has 9 goals and 4 assists. Cleveland takes a second win from Harrisburg in a close one.  Cleveland -1.5 o/u 14

Monterrey @ Texas  The Texas Strikers are heavily out matched in this game.  Monterrey -5 o/u 15

Mexico @ Bay Area  Mexico makes a long journey up North to play the Rosal at home.  Mexico hasn't killed a single penalty all season, but are good on the man advantage.  Bay Area has scored more than 3 times as many goals as the Toros this season and should handle Tijuana at  home.  Bay Area - 3 o/u 16

Illinois @ Cincinnati  Illinois hasn't won on the road for a long time, and their first win will not come in the Buckeye state.  Cincinnati -4 o/u 15

Las Vegas @ Ontario  4-0 Las Vegas is killing it on the power play led by Felipe Gonzalez who has 5 power play goals, and Enrique Tovar who has 11 assists.  Vegas leads the league in both goals, with  47 total goals,and on the man advantage, scoring on 10 of 16 advantages.  The only knock against Las Vegas is that they have only faced mediocre teams.  2-0 Ontario, who beat the Sidekicks at home, will play the Legends for the first of three times this season.  The winner of this game will be put in the lead of the Pacific Division and will start what will be an exciting race to the playoffs between the Fury, the Legends, the Express, and the Sockers.  Ontario is a solid team that is equally distributing their goals among players, with no real standout goalscorer.  Ontario will put up a good fight at home, but I am favoring the Legends because of their past in the league.  This game is still a toss up.  Las Vegas -1 o/u 13