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ARENA Football Game Matchup Report

Saturday, 5/17/2008 at 7:00 PM				COLUMBUS (2-8) at PHILADELPHIA (9-2)
Game Matchups \| FoxSheet				Results				Offensive Statistics				Defensive Statistics
Teams	Line	PF	PA	SU	ATS	O/U/P	TO	RY	RYPA	PY	PYPC	RY	RYPA	PY	PYPC
153: COLUMBUS	109	47.4	54.5	2-8	4-4-2	3-6-1	0	20.9	2.5	253.9	7.7	21.6	2.4	268.6	7.6
154: PHILADELPHIA	-16	63.8	50.7	9-2	7-4-0	5-6-0	+14	32.4	4.0	281.6	8.0	24.3	3.6	283.5	7.3

Power Rating Line
The power rating system is based on recent game results. The section should be used to compare the relative strength of the two teams involved. A power line is calculated using both teams ratings and home field advantage. Where the power line differs significantly from the current line, the team with the edge is indicated.

	Power Rating
	Estimate	Edge
COLUMBUS
PHILADELPHIA	-18

Team Trends and Angles
All team trends listed below apply to the current game.

COLUMBUS - Recent ATS Trends
	Against the spread			Over/Under			Straight Up
	Current	Last 3	Since 1996	Current	Last 3	Since 1996	Current	Last 3	Since 1996
Description	W-L	W-L	W-L	O-U	O-U	O-U	W-L	W-L	W-L
as an underdog of 10 or more points	0-1	3-1	5-5	1-0	3-1	4-6	0-1	2-2	3-7
in all games	4-4	23-21	37-38	3-6	19-25	37-38	2-8	20-26	28-50
against conference opponents	2-3	17-13	28-23	3-4	15-17	28-26	1-6	14-18	19-35
when playing on a Saturday	2-1	12-7	20-11	1-4	10-11	17-16	1-4	10-11	15-19
when playing with 6 or less days rest	2-2	14-12	22-19	0-4	12-13	21-18	2-2	14-12	18-23
versus division opponents	1-3	10-7	19-12	3-2	9-9	16-16	0-5	7-11	11-21
after playing a game on a Saturday	2-2	11-9	15-18	1-3	9-11	17-16	2-2	11-9	13-20
in May games	1-1	3-5	8-8	0-2	3-4	8-7	0-2	3-5	7-9
revenging a loss vs opponent	2-2	15-9	22-15	1-2	9-14	16-19	0-4	12-12	16-21
after 2 or more consecutive straight up losses	2-1	7-5	14-14	1-3	6-7	14-15	1-3	5-8	9-21
when playing against a team with a winning record	1-1	12-10	16-16	1-1	9-12	14-17	0-2	10-12	11-21
when playing against a team with a winning record after 8 or more games	1-0	7-9	9-13	0-1	6-9	9-12	0-1	6-10	7-15
in weeks 10 through 13	1-1	3-7	5-13	0-2	3-6	8-9	0-2	3-7	5-13
in the last 4 weeks of the regular season	0-0	3-5	6-9	0-0	3-4	6-9	0-0	3-5	5-11
when the total is between 105 and 109.5 points	1-1	2-4	3-5	1-2	2-5	3-6	1-2	3-4	4-5
as an underdog	4-3	16-15	28-28	3-5	14-17	29-27	2-7	12-21	18-41
as a road underdog of 14.5 to 21 points	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1
in road games	2-3	13-11	20-20	1-3	10-12	20-18	1-4	10-14	14-26
in road games where the total is between 105 and 109.5 points	0-0	0-1	1-1	0-0	0-1	0-2	0-0	0-1	1-1

PHILADELPHIA - Recent ATS Trends
	Against the spread			Over/Under			Straight Up
	Current	Last 3	Since 1996	Current	Last 3	Since 1996	Current	Last 3	Since 1996
Description	W-L	W-L	W-L	O-U	O-U	O-U	W-L	W-L	W-L
as a favorite of 10 or more points	2-1	4-2	4-3	1-2	3-3	4-3	3-0	6-0	7-0
in all games	7-4	23-23	35-43	5-6	23-24	39-40	9-2	28-19	39-40
against conference opponents	5-2	16-17	25-29	4-3	17-16	29-25	5-2	18-15	26-28
when playing on a Saturday	2-2	5-8	10-13	1-3	6-7	10-13	4-0	8-5	13-10
when playing with 6 or less days rest	3-3	13-15	21-30	1-5	13-16	24-28	5-1	16-13	24-28
versus division opponents	3-1	6-10	10-20	2-2	11-5	19-11	3-1	8-8	13-17
after playing a Monday game	1-1	3-5	3-5	1-1	4-5	4-5	1-1	3-6	3-6
in May games	0-2	5-5	6-11	2-0	6-4	9-8	0-2	5-5	5-12
after 2 or more consecutive straight up losses	0-0	4-4	10-9	0-0	5-4	10-10	0-0	5-4	10-10
when playing against a team with a losing record	1-2	4-10	7-16	2-1	11-3	13-10	2-1	8-6	11-12
when playing against a team with a losing record after 8 or more games	0-1	2-6	3-10	1-0	8-0	10-3	0-1	4-4	5-8
in weeks 10 through 13	0-2	3-7	5-12	2-0	7-3	12-5	0-2	4-6	6-11
in the last 4 weeks of the regular season	0-0	4-4	6-9	0-0	7-1	10-5	0-0	4-4	6-9
when the total is between 105 and 109.5 points	4-0	6-3	8-8	2-2	5-4	9-7	4-0	7-2	9-7
as a favorite	7-4	18-17	21-26	5-6	18-17	23-24	9-2	23-12	28-19
as a home favorite of 14.5 to 21 points	1-1	1-1	1-1	0-2	0-2	0-2	2-0	2-0	2-0
in home games	4-1	12-10	19-19	1-4	11-11	18-20	5-0	15-7	23-15
in home games where the total is between 105 and 109.5 points	1-0	2-1	3-3	0-1	0-3	1-5	1-0	2-1	3-3

Team Statistics
Peformance statistics for each team in various situations are listed below. Categories where a team has performed poorly are denoted in red. Categories where a team has performed well are denoted in green.

COLUMBUS - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team					Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	Yards	YPP	TO	Score	Half	Yards	YPP	TO
All Games	2-8	-5.1	4-4	3-6	47.4	23.2	274.8	(6.6)	0.9	54.5	27.7	290.2	(6.5)	0.9
Road Games	1-4	-2.7	2-3	1-3	44.4	19.2	248.4	(5.9)	1.4	53.2	29.6	274.8	(6.1)	0.8
Last 3 Games	0-3	-3.3	1-2	1-2	47.7	29.7	327.0	(8)	1.3	61.0	30.0	287.3	(6.6)	1.3
Division Games	0-5	-5	1-3	3-2	47.4	26.6	314.6	(7.5)	0.8	58.2	29.2	292.0	(6.8)	0.6

COLUMBUS - Current Season Statistics
					Rushing		Passing				Total
	PPG	Half	FD	TOP	ATT-YDS	YPR	CMP-ATT	PCT	YDS	PYA	ATT-YDS	YPP	YPPT
Offense (All Games)	47.4	23.2	18.0	30:12	8-21	(2.5)	21-33	64.0%	254	(7.7)	42-275	(6.6)	(5.8)
Opponents Defensive Avg.	53.3	26.6	20.5	30:39	8-22	(2.9)	23-36	65.0%	263	(7.3)	44-285	(6.5)	(5.3)
Offense Road Games	44.4	19.2	17.0	29:36	7-19	(2.6)	21-35	59.1%	230	(6.5)	42-248	(5.9)	(5.6)
Defense (All Games)	54.5	27.7	23.0	29:48	9-22	(2.4)	24-35	68.2%	269	(7.6)	44-290	(6.5)	(5.3)
Opponents Offensive Avg.	53.8	26.6	21.2	30:16	7-20	(2.7)	24-37	65.1%	273	(7.3)	45-294	(6.5)	(5.5)
Defense Road Games	53.2	29.6	22.6	30:24	8-15	(1.8)	25-37	65.8%	260	(7)	45-275	(6.1)	(5.2)

PHILADELPHIA - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team					Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	Yards	YPP	TO	Score	Half	Yards	YPP	TO
All Games	9-2	+0.8	7-4	5-6	63.8	31.5	314.0	(7.3)	1.2	50.7	26.5	307.7	(6.8)	2.5
Home Games	5-0	+3	4-1	1-4	64.0	32.2	292.8	(7.2)	0.8	46.6	21.4	307.8	(6.8)	2.2
Last 3 Games	1-2	-5.2	1-2	2-1	58.0	35.3	340.3	(7)	1.7	52.7	24.7	307.3	(6.6)	3.3
Division Games	3-1	-2.8	3-1	2-2	62.7	35.2	313.5	(6.7)	1.5	48.0	24.0	313.0	(7.2)	2.5

PHILADELPHIA - Current Season Statistics
					Rushing		Passing				Total
	PPG	Half	FD	TOP	ATT-YDS	YPR	CMP-ATT	PCT	YDS	PYA	ATT-YDS	YPP	YPPT
Offense (All Games)	63.8	31.5	22.4	29:26	8-32	(4)	25-35	70.2%	282	(8)	43-314	(7.3)	(4.9)
Opponents Defensive Avg.	53.8	26.7	20.4	30:17	7-18	(2.5)	24-37	64.3%	267	(7.3)	44-285	(6.5)	(5.3)
Offense Home Games	64.0	32.2	21.4	29:08	9-34	(3.8)	22-32	68.7%	259	(8.1)	41-293	(7.2)	(4.6)
Defense (All Games)	50.7	26.5	21.9	30:34	7-24	(3.6)	25-39	64.1%	283	(7.3)	45-308	(6.8)	(6.1)
Opponents Offensive Avg.	54.4	27	20.6	30:40	7-18	(2.4)	24-37	64.3%	276	(7.5)	44-293	(6.7)	(5.4)
Defense Home Games	46.6	21.4	21.6	30:52	5-26	(5.2)	26-40	64.0%	282	(7)	45-308	(6.8)	(6.6)

Average power rating of opponents played: COLUMBUS 49.5, PHILADELPHIA 49.8

Current Season Results And Upcoming Games
Here are the most recent results and upcoming schedules for the two teams involved. Lines, total, game scores, results versus the spread, straight up and against the total are all displayed.

Head-to-Head Series History
Listed below is a summary of the games results in recent Head-to-Head matchups.

All games in this series since 1996

COLUMBUS is 6-3 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA since 1996

PHILADELPHIA is 5-4 straight up against COLUMBUS since 1996

5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games over the last 3 seasons

COLUMBUS is 4-1 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons

COLUMBUS is 3-2 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons

3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

All games played at PHILADELPHIA since 1996

COLUMBUS is 3-1 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA since 1996

PHILADELPHIA is 2-2 straight up against COLUMBUS since 1996

2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games played at PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons.

COLUMBUS is 2-0 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons

PHILADELPHIA is 1-1 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons

2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

								Rushing	Passing		Turnovers		Penalties
Date	Teams	Score	Line	Result	Half	FD	TOP	ATT-YDS	CMP-ATT	YDS	FL	INT	PEN-YDS
4/21/2008	PHILADELPHIA	76	-10.5	SU ATS	42	29	31:02	11-41	26-32	287	0	0	4-25
	COLUMBUS	55	106	Over	35	18	28:58	4-14	20-34	384	0	1	11-55
6/16/2007	COLUMBUS	53	104	ATS	27	19	35:56	8-13	21-41	204	0	2	11-48
	PHILADELPHIA	56	-9	SU Over	27	23	24:04	4-1	24-36	267	1	0	11-75
4/23/2007	PHILADELPHIA	21	102	Under	10	15	32:44	10-19	23-37	227	2	0	6-29
	COLUMBUS	44	-2.5	SU ATS	20	14	27:16	12-34	16-28	208	0	1	2-15
4/21/2006	COLUMBUS	46	89.5	SU ATS	17	20	34:30	13-29	28-44	313	2	0	4-27
	PHILADELPHIA	45	-4	Over	31	15	25:30	8-8	23-34	249	2	1	3-21
3/18/2006	PHILADELPHIA	20	-7	Under	13	11	27:59	8-12	16-31	208	2	2	6-80
	COLUMBUS	53	93.5	SU ATS	20	19	32:01	6-13	27-36	303	0	1	6-68

Team Line Action - Where the money is going!

Oddsmakers move a line in part because of one-sided public betting action on a side or total. They also move the line in reaction to wise guys selections. Either way, this section attempts to uncover whether the wise guys and public have a read on a given team. It summarizes both line and total movements. As a general rule, follow the line or total movement when percentages exceed 57% and go against it when they are below 43%.

As indicated by the movement of the line, the betting public is favoring COLUMBUS in this game
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in COLUMBUS games 53.8% of the time since 1996. (49-42)
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in COLUMBUS games 52.9% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (18-16)
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in PHILADELPHIA games 55.6% of the time since 1996. (35-28)
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in PHILADELPHIA games 59.5% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (25-17)
No Edge.

As indicated by the movement of the total, the betting public is favoring the OVER in this game
The betting public is correct when moving the total in COLUMBUS games 55.8% of the time since 1996. (48-38)
The betting public is correct when moving the total in COLUMBUS games 58.3% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (21-15)
The betting public is correct when moving the total in PHILADELPHIA games 49.2% of the time since 1996. (32-33)
The betting public is correct when moving the total in PHILADELPHIA games 40.5% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (15-22)
No Edge.

Key Player Injuries

COLUMBUS

[DL] Saul Patu IR - Hand - 04/22/08

[WR] Jerome Riley IR - Knee - 04/08/08

[OL] Cody Douglas IR - Knee - 04/12/08

[OL] Will Rabatin missed last game, "?". - Head - 05/11/08

PHILADELPHIA

[LB] Rod Davis IR - Elbow - 04/26/08

[DB] Brian Mance expected to miss rest of season. - Leg - 05/02/08

[QB] Tony Graziani IR. - Knee - 05/10/08

[DB] Mike Brown IR. - Ankle - 05/02/08

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