Louisville Kings at St Louis Battlehawks Predictions & Picks
St Louis are tipped to cover as they advance to the United Bowl.
Louisville enter this playoff matchup in better form, but the Battlehawks do have home advantage and they did win the sole regular season meeting between the teams.
- St Louis won by 13 points when the two teams met on April 30
- St Louis Battlehawks are 8-4 in their 12 home games in the UFL
- The previous meeting between the two teams produced only 13 points
- 5 of St Louis Battlehawks’ last 6 games produced under 46.5 total points
Head To Head
- St Louis Battlehawks lead the all-time series 1-0
- St Louis Battlehawks won 16-3 when the two teams last met on April 30
Louisville Kings Form
Louisville enter the playoffs in fantastic form, having won six of their final seven regular season games to book a trip to the postseason.
The Kings entered the league in the offseason, and made a rough start as they fell 15-13 to Birmingham, before losing back-to-back games with fellow newcomers Orlando, 19-9 on the road and 29-27 in overtime at home.
They finally got off the mark in Week 4 as they edged Houston in overtime on the road, 24-22, and they followed that up in Dallas a week later with a 47-25 victory.
Louisville failed to make it three-in-a-row as they lost 16-3 to St Louis, but they responded with back-to-back wins over defending champions DC, winning 30-13 on the road and 33-30 at home.
The Kings then closed out the regular season with a 37-23 victory against Dallas, and a 42-27 success at Columbus.
St Louis Battlehawks Form
St Louis come into the playoffs on the back of a defeat, but having finished second in the standings with a 6-4 record.
The Battlehawks kicked off the campaign with a 16-10 win over defending champions DC, and then bounced back from a 31-15 loss at Dallas with a 34-30 success against Birmingham.
That was followed by a 28-22 defeat in DC, but they responded with their best run of the season as they won road games in Orlando, 25-17, and Louisville, 16-3.
St Louis then made it three-in-a-row with a 31-20 victory over Columbus, only to fall 23-16 at home to Houston a week later.
The Battlehawks avenged that loss the following weekend as they beat the Gamblers on the road, 21-15, but they failed to make it back-to-back wins as they fell Dallas, 20-16, last time out.