New Jersey Generals vs Philadelphia Stars Preview & Picks
New Jersey are tipped to ride their red-hot form into the USFL Championship Game.
The Generals have been on a tear since Week 2 and have the best active win streak in the USFL.
They are also perfect against a Philadelphia team who have repeatedly come up short against the best teams.
The Stars possess the worst defense in the league, so a New Jersey win and cover is backed here.
- New Jersey Generals are on a 9-game win streak
- New Jersey Generals are 2-0 vs Philadelphia Stars this season
- New Jersey Generals are 2-0-0 ATS vs Philadelphia this season
- Philadelphia Stars are 0-4 vs teams who finished with a winning record
- Philadelphia Stars are 0-4-0 ATS vs teams who finished with a winning record
Head To Head
- New Jersey Generals won 26-23 when the teams last met on June 18
- New Jersey Generals won the 2022 regular season series 2-0
New Jersey finished the regular season top of the North Division with a 9-1 record, going 6-0 in the division.
The Generals dropped their opening game to Birmingham, 28-24, but they have not lost a game since.
Mike Riley’s team have won nine consecutive games and wrapped up the regular season with a victory over Saturday’s opponents, Philadelphia.
In fact, New Jersey are 2-0 against Philly this season, beating them 24-16 and 26-23.
Their success during the regular season was built around a run-game that saw them lead the league with 160.6 yards per game.
The Generals finished the season as the third highest scoring team in the league (232), while they were also third in total points allowed (182).
Philadelphia overcame a slow start and the loss of their starting quarterback to make the playoffs.
The Stars lost three of their first five games, but rebounded in the second half of the season to finish second in the North with a 6-4 record.
They won four of their final five games, downing Tampa Bay, Houston, Michigan and Pittsburgh.
That four-game win streak was halted in the regular season finale when they lost to Saturday’s opponents, New Jersey, for the second time.
Philly led the league in scoring with 262 points, but that was countered by a defense that got gashed for 243 points.
The Stars were terrible against the run and that is a huge problem here because New Jersey have two of the top three rushers in the league.