Lavishly's Lines Week #6

Hidalgo @ Texas  La Fiera is great on the penalty kill, killing 12 out of 17 penalties so far.  They also have a top goalie in Juan Gamboa, who has a league leading 3.81 GAA among keepers with more than one game.  Hidalgo have only lost one game so far, and that one was on the road against the Flash, in overtime.  Texas, on the other hand, is one of the worse teams when they are on the man advantage, and they have the fewest goals collectively as a team with 9 total goals this season.  Last time these teams faced each other, La Fiera cruised to victory 13-1.  Hidalgo -8 over/under 14  

Dallas @ Wichita  Last time the B-52's faced the Sidekicks, Dallas walked away with a 15-3 victory, but that was at the beginning of the season.  Both teams have come a long was since their first game, but the outcome of this game will be similar to the first game, given the full Dallas Squad travels.  Wichita gives up too many goals, the most in the league, to be able to hang with the Sidekicks, but I think that the B-52's will at least control the hemorrhaging in this match, and keep it a little closer than last time.  Dallas -6 o/u 16

Sacramento @ Las Vegas  The Surge are 0-5.  The Legends are 5-0.  Las Vegas -10 o/u 18

Detroit @ Illinois  Illinois plays the second game of their so far disappointing 3 game home stand against the Waza Flo.  The Piasa, who lost last week to a visiting Wichita team 8-7, will face a quality Cleveland bench next week to close out their stint at "The Field."  Detroit is in an interesting position though, which adds a little intrigue to the game.  Detroit has to travel 8 hours to play the Illinois Piasa on Saturday, and then turn around and travel 5 hours to Chicago to play the Mustangs.  If the Waza are lucky they will get 10 hours of rest in between games.  The question is, who do the Waza rest against the Piasa, and keep for the Mustang game?  My guess is that Dominic plays against the Piasa and maybe rests a Costea Decu or a Miki Djerisilo while at the same time limiting Byrds playing time, saving him for Chicago.  Detroit's still wins, but not by much.  Detroit -3.5 o/u 15         

Detroit @ Chicago  No matter what, Detroit will be road weary, and will have to get ready for this game in little time.  This is the must watch game of the week as Detroit looks to hand the Mustangs their first loss of the season, but Chicago will not go down without a fight.  The Waza Flo lead the league with a 67% power play percentage, but Chicago has a league leading 92% penalty kill record.  The most important thing is that this is Chicago's first true test of the season playing against their first top ten opponent. Detroit -2 o/u 16