The penultimate week of the USFL regular season is upon us with four matchups scheduled over the weekend. The Michigan Panthers and Pittsburgh Maulers meet at noon ET on Saturday, with the New Orleans Breakers and Memphis Showboats following that up at 3 p.m. ET. The action kicks at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday with the Birmingham Stallions playing the Houston Gamblers and the Philadelphia Stars facing the New Jersey Generals in primetime at 7 p.m. ET. 

Before locking in any Week 9 USFL bets, you definitely want to see what SportsLine football expert Emory Hunt has to say. 

Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has been supplying analysis of all levels of football since 2007. He is a former running back for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and knows the game from a player's perspective. Hunt's dedication to analysis of all levels of college and professional football helped him start the USFL season 24-18 last year and he went 25-18 on his XFL spread picks this season. 

Now Hunt has broken down the eighth week of the 2023 USFL season and made his spread picks for every game. We can tell you that he's backing the Birmingham Stallions (-4) against the Houston Gamblers.

"Something just isn't right with the Gamblers offense since QB Kenji Bahar has returned from an ankle injury," Hunt said. "This team doesn't look like the same one who bested the Stallions earlier in the season. With the way the Stallions are rolling now, I don't expect that to change in Week 9."

Hunt has locked in plays for every other game during Week 9 of the USFL season, and he's fading a team with "an offense that is wasting away." You ABSOLUTELY need to see his picks before making any of your own.

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