This is the turtle derby with the two winless wonders, the Elks and the RedBlacks, doing battle. Both teams have struggled mightily on the offensive side of the ball. So much so that they will both start new QBs this week. Doege had some good results in relief of Cornelius albeit in garbage time against the Argos last week while Adams did just OK in relief of the hapless Arbuckle. The QBs aren’t the problem as both teams have chaos causing O-lines that can’t control the line of scrimmage enough for their skill players to produce. And the Elks will be without starting LT Garnett this week. On top of that the little passing production the Elks had against the Argos will be reduced without star receiver Lewis and wily vet Arcenaux.

The Elks defence hung in there for the first half against the Argos but just ran out of gas because their offence just couldn’t stay on the field long enough for them to catch their breath. Given that the RedBlacks seem to have mastered the 2 and out so far this year the Elks “D” should perform better. The Redblacks D-line should continue their successful ways against this woeful Elks O-line and its resultant weak rushing attack.

These two teams’ offences are 8th and 9th in the league in total yards, passing yards and points scored. The Elks have averaged 14.7 points/game while the RedBlacks are even worse with a 13.5 points/ game avg.

You can see where I’m headed here. In their last 9 head to head the under is 9-1 between these two teams. The Redblacks have had an under total for all 3 games this season, are 7-1 for the under in their last 8 week 4 games and 4-1 in their last 5 games in June. The Elks unders are 2-1 this season. Although the field is dry and artificial turf these two offences will mud wrestle their way to an under total on Friday night.