D-League Odds Released From Shecky's East; Anaheim, Little Rock, BC Among Favorites

(last updated 11:23 AM Sunday, March 16, 2014)

The group winning odds were released Friday for the fifty-four teams in the UWFFL Developmental League, and among the favorites to win their groups were the Anaheim Bandits, the Little Rock Diamondbacks and the British Columbia Lumberjacks.  Anaheim had the lowest odds of any team, placed at 3:1 to win Group D.  Little Rock at 4:1 to win Group C and British Columbia at 4:1 to win Group F had the next best odds, while the Springfield Specters, at 100:1 to win Group D, had the longest odds of any team on the board.  Tuscon, also in Group D, and Virginia in Group B and Cincinnati in Group D, had the next longest odds at 50:1 to win their group.

The odds were released by Sheckey's Intergalactic Sportsbook East of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Sheckey's East Headlinesmaker Chrisley Sheridan (who friends call "Todd") stated that did not necessarily indicate that Anaheim was the best team and Springfield the worst.  "It takes into account not only the relative strength of each team, but also the strength of competition in each group.  Some groups are definitely more balanced than others."

Philadelphia and St. John's were co-favorites to win Group A at 6:1, with Ontario at 7:1 and Buffalo at 8:1. Rhode Island had the longest odds in Group A at 25:1.  Delaware and Greenville are co-favorites in Group B at 5:1, with Charleston at 6:1 and Charlotte at 8:1.  Savannah at 25:1 along with Virginia had the longest odds in Group B.

The Angle North Stars and the Milwaukee Mammoths were co-favorites in Group E at 5:1, despite the Mammoths having yet to release their uniforms yet.  "I think a lot of the strength of the Mammoths entry was the combination of both a strong logo, as well as the good results Mike (Johnson) had last fall with Sacramento and Vancouver," Sheridan stated.

Yellowknife, at 5:1, was second to the B.C. Lumberjacks in Group F, in what may be one of the weaker groups, with four teams at 30:1 or worse.  Northern Idaho, North Dakota, Spokane-Couer d'Alene were at 30:1, while Whitehorse has the longest odds in Group F at 40:1.  Pontiac at 30:1 and Winnipeg and Wisconsin at 25:1, all in Group E, found themselves in a group that had five teams at 7:1 or better odds.  After Angle and Milwaukee, Cheyenne was at 6:1, with both the Crown Royal Blacks and Fresno at 7:1.

Anaheim was the prohibitive favorite in their group, with the next best odds in Group D belonging to Dayton, Indiana and Toledo all at 10:1.

The UWFFL Developmental League begins play this weekend with twelve games featuring teams from Groups B, D and F.

The complete odds for all fifty-four teams to win their group can be viewed on Sheckey's website.