IFL Week 8 Picks
- Trey
- May 2
- 5 min read
The sun is shining down upon us on this beautiful first weekend of May. We've got the birds chirping and the flowers are starting to bloom, and the spring football is fully blooming as well! This past weekend in the IFL, we started to see some teams separate themselves from the pack and we've got some PRIMO matchups this weekend that are must see TV.
But before we dive into this upcoming weekend, let's recap the tremendous past weekend of picks:
IFL Week 7 Review
Orlando +8.5 - Winner
Green Bay wins 71-68, Orlando covers
San Antonio -1.5 - Winner
San Antonio wins & covers, 32-14
FISH-Iowa Under 90.5 - Winner
Combined for 84 points
TUL-AZ Over 83.5 - Winner
Combined for 127 points
NM-VEG Over 87.5 - Loser
Combined for 60 points
Quad City +5.5 - Winner
Jacksonville wins 39-38, Quad City covers
San Diego -5.5 - Winner
San Diego wins and covers, 42-25
ANOTHER SIX AND ONE WEEK. 12-2 in the past two weeks! When you're hot, you're hot!
That was a chaotic and very fun week of #TheIndoorWar. We saw the board clearly and we're off to our best picks start of the past three years.
We have a six-game slate ahead of us, with a stacked five gamer on Saturday and a potential game of the year candidate on Sunday out in the desert. Rubbing my hands like Birdman looking to have another banger of a week.
Let's crank up the anthem of arena football teams everywhere and dive into the slate..
LET'S FIND SOME WINNERS!
2026 IFL Record: 25-10
Green Bay Blizzard @ Fishers Freight (Saturday 5/2 @ 5:00PM ET)
The Play: Fishers -4.5
What a GAME to kick off the Week 8 slate. An Eastern conference clash between two of the top teams in the league, where the first meeting was a tale of two halves: Green Bay dominated Fishers in the first half in Week 2, but Fishers damn near pulled off an unreal come back in the second half to steal the game but came up a bit short.
This Fishers team has been absolutely dominant at home this season, with an average winning margin of 23.0 points per game and just overwhelming teams offensively.
Green Bay is a very, very good team, but has only played one road game against a team not named the Iowa Barnstormers. They are also dominant at home, but on the road they haven't proved to be world beaters just yet. Gimme the home team.
Prediction: 52-43 Fishers
Quad City Steamwheelers @ Iowa Barnstormers (Saturday 5/2 @ 6:00PM ET)
The Play: Under 88.5
Iowa Unders have hit two weeks in a row after Overs were a near mortal mega lock for nearly a year a half, and I think I might be addicted them.
This Iowa offense hasn't shown the big play ability just yet that makes total numbers like this favorable, where the majority of their scoring drives are 5+ play drives that inch their way down the field. More plays in a drive means more time off the clock. They'll also be going up against a Quad City offense that played well recently against Jacksonville and shut down a Sharks running game that featured one of the best RBs in the IFL in Jimmie Robinson. When Iowa is dependent on the running game on offense for those extended drives, that doesn't bode well for a lot of points scored.
Quian Williams probably pops off for 3+ TDs in a game that Quad City should comfortably control, in a must win situation for them.
Prediction: 50-33 Quad City
New Mexico Chupacabras @ Jacksonville Sharks (Saturday 5/2 @ 7:00PM ET)
The Play: Jacksonville -18.5
I usually try to stay away from big lines like this, but the difference between these two teams right now is far beyond 18.5 points.
This Jacksonville team is coming off a tough and gritty road win against Quad City and absolutely smacked Orlando in their home opener a few weeks back. Jimmie Robinson is slated for a big bounce back game on the ground and this Sharks offense just outmatches what New Mexico will have out there on defense.
The Chups will have a few new faces in the mix, but I would expect a big game out of DL Chris Rice against a New Mexico offensive line that is indeed offensive. Sharks, bigly.
Prediction: 55-31 Jacksonville
San Diego Strike Force @ Tulsa Oilers (Saturday 5/2 @ 8:00PM ET)
The Play: Over 88.5
The IFL thought they could slide in a sneaky banger in the middle of this slate and think that we wouldn't noticed... but we did!
What a matchup between a San Diego team that has peeled off three wins in a row and a Tulsa team that has lost three in a row by a total of NINE points. Brutal stretch that is turning this game into a borderlin-must-win game for the Oilers, and I expect to see a lottttt of points in this one.
QB TJ Edwards has been incredible passing the ball and is starting to get his legs back under him on the ground with a couple of rushing TDs the last time out.
This Oilers defense has been giving up a lot of points and this Strike Force defense is only 2 weeks removed from giving up 59 to the Steamwheelers. TJ Edwards. Nate Davis. CINEMA. Points, points, points.
Prediction: 54-50 Tulsa
San Antonio Gunslingers @ Tucson Sugar Skulls (Saturday 5/2 @ 9:00PM ET)
The Play: Tucson -1.5
San Antonio got their first win of the season against a dreadful Northern Arizona team and Tucson laid an egg on offense last week against San Diego thanks to nearly negative production at the QB spot. They brought in a new QB in Taz Wilson and let go of Kacey Otto, so there will be some new blood in the mix but it isn't going to be the prettiest IFL game that we'll see.
Tucson's defense has been playing very, very well this year and has kept them in so many games. If they can get ANYTHING out of the QB position, they should be able to win this game.
Still not sure what to think of this San Antonio team, specifically on offense. I'll go with the the devil I know vs the devil I don't. Gimme the Sugar Skulls at home.
Prediction: 41-34 Tucson
Arizona Rattlers @ Vegas Knight Hawks (Sunday 5/3 @ 7:30PM ET)
The Play: Arizona +10.5
What a GAME we get for Sunday Night Indoor Football! We get what may very well be a playoff preview in Week 8 and it's gonna be a doozy.
When I saw this line at +10.5, I was floored. I think Vegas is absolutely the better team and should be favored, but I personally had this game in the 5.5-7.5 range. Coming out as double digit favorites over another Western conference team that is ALSO 4-1 is wild, and I can't ever remember a time where the Rattlers were double digit underdogs.
While I do think that Vegas wins, I think this is a one possession game that comes down to the wire. This is gonna be a TREAT and I am excited to sit down and watch this one.
Prediction: 52-45 Vegas
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