USFL Week 9 predictions:

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Getting down to wire, with 2 weeks to go every team is alive... predictions to follow here's the games:

Sat  6/10/2023     12:00 PM     FOX                    Michigan Panthers at Pittsburgh Maulers           Canton
Sat  6/10/2023     3:00 PM      NBC, Peacock    New Orleans Breakers at Memphis Showboats     Memphis
Sun  6/11/2023    2:00 PM      NBC, Peacock    Birmingham Stallions at Houston Gamblers         Memphis
Sun  6/11/2023    7:00 PM       FOX                    Philadelphia Stars at New Jersey Generals        Canton

Hopefully the Canadian wild fires have no impact... all 4 games on broadcast - two each for Fox and NBC. Fox Sunday going primetime vs ESPN SNB mega game of Boston vs Yankees - ugh - that's a tough one. Weather looks nice for FB though.
Golf and WNBA primary comp vs Birm v Houston game, could see T-storm as looks like rain.

Saturday at least the Belmont is on after the NBC game, hopefully no T-storm delays.

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Predictions for week 9:

Sat 6/10/2023 12:00 PM FOX Michigan Panthers at Pittsburgh Maulers Canton
Mich, 41pts, 650k viewers - if Pitt offense can get 2 TDs could pull off win

Sat 6/10/2023 3:00 PM NBC, Peacock New Orleans Breakers at Memphis Showboats Memphis
Memphis in a close one, 47pts, 775k viewers (EDIT 6/10 6:20pm: with the move 2hr+ delay and move to CNBC calling this one an Incomplete)

Sun 6/11/2023 2:00 PM NBC, Peacock Birmingham Stallions at Houston Gamblers Memphis
Birm, 47pts , 750k viewers

Sun 6/11/2023 7:00 PM FOX Philadelphia Stars at New Jersey Generals Canton
NJ in Upset special , 43pts, 1000k viewers (despite SNB) - could be rain in Canton, that could help the running game in NJ

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A bit underperforming across the board (sans Fox Sat) for 9% below prediction, another beautiful weekend following Smoke filled week in NE.

Sat  6/10/2023     12:00 PM     FOX                    Michigan Panthers at Pittsburgh Maulers           700k
Sat  6/10/2023     3:00 PM      NBC, Peacock    New Orleans Breakers at Memphis Showboats     617k during game (531K during Weather Delay which at 3 hours is amazing show prior week game)
Sun  6/11/2023    2:00 PM      NBC, Peacock    Birmingham Stallions at Houston Gamblers         665k
Sun  6/11/2023    7:00 PM       FOX                    Philadelphia Stars at New Jersey Generals       903k

https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/sked ... -2023.html

Week 9 avg 721k viewers

And oh the irony... both USFL and XFL avg 623k viewers through week 9.

Sunday Night Baseball Boston v NYY got 1942k, and unfortunately play again next week against Mich v Philly 6/18 Sunday night

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The Sunday afternoon game lost head to head to the WNBA by 1k viewers

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The Sunday afternoon game lost head to head to the WNBA by 1k viewers

I know - I'm on my Psych app right now getting counseling.

NBC major under performed should have been able to avg 725-775k. Fox did not too bad - the Boston v NYY didn't help the prime time game but it didn't fall apart. And Saturday noon was good.

The rain delay Saturday also hurt bad and the Sunday game time start chg at last minute. So I guess It really could have been worse.