DC Defenders at Orlando Storm Predictions & Picks
Orlando are tipped to cover as they win their final regular season home game.
The Storm have rebounded from a couple of one-score losses, while the Defenders have just lost back-to-back games and will be without Jordan Ta’amu for the rest of the season.
- Orlando Storm boast a league-best 6-2 record
- DC Defenders have lost their previous 2 games
- The Over has cashed in 3 of DC’s 4 previous road games
- The Over has hit in each of Orlando’s last 2 games
Head To Head
- This is the first ever meeting between the two teams
DC Defenders Form
DC head to Orlando looking to snap a two-game losing skid that has dropped them to 5-3.
The Defenders endured a losing start to their defence of the UFL crown, falling 16-10 in St Louis in Week 1, but they issued a strong reaction.
They got off the mark with a 44-26 victory in Columbus, and backed that up with a 45-7 blowout of Houston in their home opener.
DC then made it five wins in a row as they sandwiched a 45-28 victory in Birmingham with home wins against St Louis, 28-22, and Dallas, 24-6.
However, the Defenders’ form has nose-dived since then with back-to-back defeats to Louisville – 30-13 at home and 33-30 on the road.
Orlando Storm Form
Orlando go into their penultimate game of the regular season having already secured a playoff place with a 6-2 record.
The Storm were one of three teams to enter the UFL in the offseason, and they got off to a flying start as they beat fellow newcomers Columbus at home, 23-16.
They then won back-to-back meetings with the league’s other new boys, beating Louisville 19-9 at home and 29-27 in overtime on the road, before heading to Birmingham to down the Stallions, 16-0.
Orlando’s perfect run was halted a week later as they fell 25-17 at home to St Louis, and that was followed by a 20-17 loss when they hosted Birmingham.
The Storm rebounded on the road though, securing their place in the postseason by beating Houston, 24-23, and Dallas, 31-24.