I went 3-1 in my picks last week moving my season record to 7-1. Let’s get started:

Los Angeles Wildcats (1-2) At New York Guardians (1-2) 2:00 p.m. Est. ABC

The Wildcats and Guardians probably wont be a very good game, but what do I know about football? I’ll let this fly since I apparently write the same article multiple times a week, not five separate articles about team statistics, league leaders, game preview, game recap, and power rankings, let’s tell you everything you’ve heard, again. The Wildcats look like they will be without running back Martez Carter who is doubtful to play in the game with a hip injury as well as being without leading receiver Nelson Spruce, who is out this week. Harlan Miller, the Wildcats best defender, may sit down as well being listed as questionable for the week. Los Angeles is the worst team in the league at running the ball to this point of the season and need to get better push from the offensive line to establish a run game to balance out their attack. This may be the week to do it with the Guardians on the schedule. This game will probably be a decently close game, but not very exciting football to watch. Expect a lot of third down stops by both teams defenses and a few turnovers because both of these teams lack the ability to move the chains while not being careful with the ball either. Josh Johnson has found his flow though, so I don’t see too many turnovers on his part going forward. With Spruce out of the game look for Tre McBride to get a few more touches in the passing game which can only help from his five catch for 109 yards and two touchdowns last week.

The Guardians “star” quarterback Matt McGloin will be out in this one and is the only true injury the Guardians currently have, with everyone else listed as probable. The big question is, Williams or Perez? Perez is the better quarterback, but Williams gives a bit of a scrambling ability that can open up the field for the offense. Williams didn’t play well in his first two game appearances this year, but could be from a lack of practice reps and rust from not playing for awhile. Perez may not have quite the experience Williams or McGloin have, but he definitely played better than both of them in the AAF, back when that was a thing, and in his five attempts this season. The Guardians don’t have much to be proud of on the year as no one seems to stand out on their team. Kevin Gilbride has proven that he’s not a head coach and the Guardians are going to have to deal with it until the end of the season before they can evaluate the position. This team has scored the fewest points in the XFL with an embarrassing 12.9% conversion rate on third downs. Whoever the Guardians go with this week, it can’t get worse, can it?

Prediction: Wildcats 18 @ Guardians 12

Seattle Dragons (1-2) At Saint Louis Battlehawks (2-1) 5:00 p.m. Est. FOX

This will be a huge game for the Dragons who need to get back on track with a win to keep up in the standings to make the playoffs, but it won’t be easy. The Battlehawks will be the opponent for the Dragons and will be a tough match up for them to get on track. Receiver Kasen Williams and defensive tackle Anthony Moten will be out this week for the Dragons which will be big because they both play significant roles within this team. The Dragons will need to get their three running backs going again this week to have a shot. After the Renegades sold out to stop the run, Silvers folded under the pressure. There is a quarterback controversy for Seattle and they are in a win-win situation for it at this point. A lot of fans want to see BJ Daniels, so put him in. If he plays bad, the fans no longer have anything to bitch about, and if he plays great then your team just got better. WIN-WIN. Of course, the coaches will be hoping for the latter rather than the former because being right about Silvers being in there over Daniels would be a complete Ego win while the team would still suck. If Seattle can find a way to hold onto the football and not give it to the other team like they have been they could be a decent team, but that hasn’t been the case to this point.

The Battlehawks proved themselves to be one of the leagues elite after three great weeks in the XFL. Yes, they lost a game, but they played great in that game against the league’s best and had a chance to win it until a bad call turned momentum. Jordan Ta’amu is a very efficient quarterback, but reminds me too much of Marcus Mariota. Not that they are both from Hawaii, but they lack being elite in any true area. Honestly though, I would prefer my team with Ta’amu than Mariota any day. Ta’amu has great short and intermediate accuracy and has great balance when running. Before the season, I struggled to find much on the guy who played at Ole Miss, but he’s definitely improved since those days. Matt Jones leads the league in rushing and that fact probably wont change, at least for this team, the league is another story. Jones is trying to prove all the NFL teams were wrong in not giving him a real chance and has done a great job thus far. Also, De’Mornay Pierson-El has made a bit of a name for himself for this team and could be another guy finding a roster spot in the fall. Saint Louis’ defense has done great on the season and will make it difficult for the Dragons to get on track this week. I see the Battlehawks stopping the run and winning by ten

Prediction: Dragons 16 @ Battlehawks 26