Well folks, we did it. Last week our Union Omaha SC Owls defeated defending USL League One Champions North Texas SC in an all out cage match that was undecided until the 75th minute when Evan Conway scored a wonderful goal with a beautiful, basically perfect pass from my man Ethan Vanacore Decker.
It was a night to remember, for both a fan of Union Omaha, but also for a gambling man such as myself. We had a lot of hits in the prop bet contest last weekend, but the win train ain’t stopping there! Welcome everyone to week 3 of everybody’s favorite segment, Owl Props!
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Now without further ado lets get down to nitty gritty. Week 3 is here everybody, and after coming off that huge victory against North Texas, you better expect that Union Omaha is going to bring that same fire and energy when they visit FC Tucson this Saturday at 9:30 PM CST. The weather is expected to be 92 degrees Fahrenheit by kickoff, however there will be a nice 7 mph breeze and very low humidity throughout the match. I don’t expect the weather to affect the players whatsoever.
FC Tuscon is having an interesting season thus far, coming off a late come back victory to Fort Lauderdale FC, but then suffering a loss at Chattanooga Red Wolves SC. Tucson didn’t play awful at Chattanooga but its definitely hard to get a win on the road. Now going to back home to play Union Omaha I suspect this to be a pretty good game, but knowing my owls I know they are going to come out of this victorious.
And know its time for the picks:
- Juan Mare, 0.5 Goals, Over 130
- Juan Mare has had 2 really good outings for the owls and have had plenty of chances against North Texas SC especially. Its tough to score a goal against the champions, But against a team like FC Tucson who has given up 2 goals thus far in the league, I got a pretty good feeling that Juan is going to show up this game and score his first for the owls.
- Rashid Nuhu, 3.5 Total Saves, Under 120 points
- Last week we saw Rashid once again come up strong and have another impressive 2 save performance, but as I have said week after week, this defense is a brick wall, and if only 2 shots were on target against North Texas SC, I am extremely confident that this defense will show up against FC Tucson and I can guarantee that Rashid will have another clean sheet performance and won’t see more than 2 shots.
- Damia Viader, 0.5 Goals + Assists, Over 135
- Damia has truly been having a great season so far. The Theo Hernandez of USL League One has been doing such a great job of creating chances for the owls and been dishing out deadly crosses for our attacking front. I know I tell you guys to bet the over every week on Damia but he seriously deserves it. Its only a matter of time before Damia gets himself a goal or an assist and I believe that this is the game he is going to get the credit he deserves.
- Sebastian Contreras, 0.5 Assists, Under 70
- In week 1 of the USL League One Season, the midfield looked very discombobulated (shout out to me for spelling that right). There was no cohesion, no team work, it was a disaster and lead us to unfortunately not scoring a goal against New England Revolution II. Last week we saw massive improvement in the midfield and Sebastian had a lot to do with that. Completed almost 50% of his passes, including a very important interception that lead to a good counter attack for the owls. I still think there is improvement to be had for the midfield which is why I don’t suspect Sebastian to be very involved in the attack, especially being on the road.
- Evan Conway, 0.5 Goals + Assists, Over 130
- If you read last weeks Owl Props, and you decided to ride with me, then it definitely paid off for you because our winger scored the first goal in the clubs history at Werner Park. The flash made his mark that game and you better believe that he will do the same going up against FC Tucson.
- ICEY-HOT PICK Ethan Vanacore-Decker, 0.5 Assists, Over 135
- Ethan Vanacore Decker. Thats it. Thats the pick. The Uncle Rico of USL League One made a beautiful assist that confused the North Texas keeper and just barely missed Elma Nfor but ended up being dished up the Evan Conway. I tell you week after week that Ethan Vanacore-Decker is the G.O.A.T when he’s on the pitch. But now your thinking “Well if Ethan Vanacore-Decker is the best why is he your ICE?” Well folks, this is why I am now introducing my new ICEY-HOT pick. EVD is a good, solid choice but there is a chance he might be starting the bench and Elma getting a shot at the starting XI. But if EVD is starting he will be easy points.
- ICE PICK Jacob Crull, 0.5 Goals + Assists, Under 65
- Jacob Crull ended up getting the start over Daltyn last week against NTSC, but I don’t think anyone had any complaints over that. The dude was better than a brick wall. My issue with picking Jacob Crull is that I have no idea if he’s starting or not. Its almost better if Jay did a 3 in the back defense but have Jacob, Daltyn and Illal because those 3 have proven to be top notch. Just like the game last week I suspect Jacob Crull will stay more back so don’t expect him to be up there in the attack when it comes to corners.
Here we have it folks, my picks for the upcoming Union Omaha match against FC Tucson. If you would like to follow along with these picks or make your own suggestions than head on over to thrivefantasy.com or download the ThriveFantasy app now and use promo code HOOT when you create your account. When you use promo code HOOT and you deposit a minimum of $10 or more you will receive $10. That’s free money folks so head to over to ThriveFantasy and #PropUp on the Union Omaha Match.
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