With the MLR season hitting the home stretch, we’ll take a weekly look at the potential impacts of the coming weekend on the final playoff picture.

Eastern Conference

New England Free Jacks

New England can clinch a playoff spot if:

• The total number of points gained by New England and dropped by Miami is equal or greater than 2.

NOLA Gold

New Orleans can clinch a playoff spot if:

• The total number of points gained by NOLA and dropped by Miami is equal or greater than 8.

Western Conference

Houston SaberCats^x

Houston can clinch a home playoff game if:

• The total number of points gained by Houston and dropped by San Diego is equal or greater than 9.

Seattle Seawolves

Seattle can clinch a playoff spot if:

• Seattle wins against Utah OR
• The total number of points gained by Seattle and dropped by Utah is equal or greater than 3 AND the total number of points gained by Seattle and dropped by Los Angeles is equal or greater than 3.

Key

• ^x Indicates that a team has clinched a playoff game
• ^y Indicates that a team has clinched a first round home playoff game
• ^z Indicates that a team has clinched home field advantage through their conference championship game