UFL Week 5 - Predictions (w/l, viewers, attendance)

[4th&long]

UFL Week 5 - Predictions (w/l, viewers, attendance):

Saturday, April 27
7:00 PM    San Antonio Brahmas    Arlington Renegades

7:00 PM    Birmingham Stallions    Houston Roughnecks

Sunday, April 28   
12:00 PM    St. Louis Battlehawks    D.C. Defenders

3:00 PM    Michigan Panthers    Memphis Showboats

Other action this w/e:
NBA
Saturday: Celts/Heat 6pm TNT; Lakers/Denver 8:30pm ABC
Sunday: Knicks/Sixers 1pm ABC; LAC/Dallas 3:30pm ABC

NHL
Saturday: Florida/TB 5pm TBS; Boston/Toronto 8:00pm TBS (Dallas plays later after the UFL's AR game at 10:30pm)
Sunday:Jets/Colorado 2:30pm TNT; Vanc/Nash 5:00pm TBS (Wash Caps play at 8pm)

Also Fox has a regionalized MLB lead in Saturday at 4PM includiong Rangers in one game StL/NYY in other.  Astro's on road at 6pm
and Tigers at home vs StL and Nationals on road at 1:40pm Sunday local TV

Make your picks peeps!
 

[mciver40]

SA vs Arlington: San Antonio, 1,100k, 10500
Birmingham vs Houston: Birmingham, 1,100k, 7500
STL vs DC: STL, 1,000k, 14500
Michigan vs Memphis: Memphis: 700k, 8500
I think the game in Arlington will get a boost in attendance being two Texas teams. Birmingham runs away from Houston early and doesn't look back. I think even though those two games are in Texas, they will be able to combine for over 1 mil viewers being in those bigger markets. STL should help boost viewership against DC and it being what I consider a rivalry game should help attendance, DC also has a great following either way. Wouldn't be surprised to see it get upwards of 16k. Michigan vs Memphis doesn't seem like it will draw too many people in on TV or in-person.

[MGB01]

SA vs Arlington: San Antonio, 1,100k, 10500
Birmingham vs Houston: Birmingham, 1,100k, 7500
STL vs DC: STL, 1,000k, 14500
Michigan vs Memphis: Memphis: 700k, 8500
I think the game in Arlington will get a boost in attendance being two Texas teams. Birmingham runs away from Houston early and doesn't look back. I think even though those two games are in Texas, they will be able to combine for over 1 mil viewers being in those bigger markets. STL should help boost viewership against DC and it being what I consider a rivalry game should help attendance, DC also has a great following either way. Wouldn't be surprised to see it get upwards of 16k. Michigan vs Memphis doesn't seem like it will draw too many people in on TV or in-person.

Yeah I'm not too high on the broadcast selections for Sunday. Don't know how it worked but surprised that FOX doesn't have STL/DC (giving them both to ESPN/ABC), perhaps a tradeoff for STL/BIR in a couple weeks (as well as Stallions/Renegades), similar to what goes on with the NFL IRT schedule and flex. That said, it'll be the lowest OTA viewership of the year, will finish between 700-800 with the suddenly lively Mavs/Clips on opposite. And this is all before a potential Etling/Troy Williams "showdown".

That said it's the first time to see Jake Bates kick outdoors. Notable since the Lions are supposedly one of the teams interested, yet that was Detroit Dan's logic (or at least among his defenders) for not sending Badgley out in the NFCCG.

[mciver40]

Yeah I'm not too high on the broadcast selections for Sunday. Don't know how it worked but surprised that FOX doesn't have STL/DC (giving them both to ESPN/ABC), perhaps a tradeoff for STL/BIR in a couple weeks (as well as Stallions/Renegades), similar to what goes on with the NFL IRT schedule and flex. That said, it'll be the lowest OTA viewership of the year, will finish between 700-800 with the suddenly lively Mavs/Clips on opposite. And this is all before a potential Etling/Troy Williams "showdown".

That said it's the first time to see Jake Bates kick outdoors. Notable since the Lions are supposedly one of the teams interested, yet that was Detroit Dan's logic (or at least among his defenders) for not sending Badgley out in the NFCCG.

 

 

Oh you're right there. For some reason I had the two broadcasts on Sunday mixed up. Thought FOX had the STL-DC game and ESPN was Michigan-Memphis. Definitely would've gone lower there for STL-DC.

[laxtreme56]

Alright my turn!

Saturday, April 277:00 PM San Antonio Brahmas Arlington Renegades
Arlington pulls off the upset. 10,275. 1.01M combined 

7:00 PM Birmingham Stallions Houston Roughnecks
Houston makes it competitive, but Ham gets the win 
8577, 1.01M combined 

Sunday, April 28   12:00 PM St. Louis Battlehawks D.C. Defenders
Close one, but I think DC holds down home court one more time.
13,121. 875k

 3:00 PM Michigan Panthers Memphis Showboats
Clunker of the week. Memphis in a sloppy game.
8,015, 775k

[4th&long]

Here goes....  UFL Week 5 - Predictions (w/l, viewers, attendance):

Saturday, April 27 - Upset Saturday
7:00 PM    San Antonio Brahmas    Arlington Renegades (Arlington, 1,050k combined, 7800k)
7:00 PM    Birmingham Stallions    Houston Roughnecks (Houston, combined, 8500k)

Sunday, April 28
12:00 PM    St. Louis Battlehawks    D.C. Defenders (DC, 650k, 15500k) - nice weather in DC
3:00 PM    Michigan Panthers    Memphis Showboats (Mich, 750k, 8800k) - (EDIT: Cookus #2 on depth chart)

Bit of a stretch taking DC and more of a stretch taking Houston but lets see if UFL can tighten up the standing...!

Let the games begin!


 

[4th&long]

Attendance:
AR -LAExtreme within 8!  10275 vs 10283... NICE!
Houston -Mciver40 gets closest at 7500 vs actual 6285
DC - 4th&long at 15500 vs a strong 16058 avtual
Memphis - LAExtreme again!

Viewers:
Saturday combo (AR v SA AND Birm at Houston) - LAExtreme was closest at 1.01 million, we all went 1mm+ but didn't happen
StL at DC - 4th&long at 650k vs 688k actual
Mich at Memphis - 4th&long at 750k vs 731k actual

Winners:
4th only 1 win - Mich wents with the dawgs and they bit me
LA same 1 win - Birmingham