When: 8 p.m. Friday.
Where: Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama.
TV: USA Network.
Line: Bandits by 2½.
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Game notes: It’s Week 5 of the USFL, bringing a cross-divisional matchup between the Panthers, who are 1-3 and in third place in the North Division, and the Bandits, who are 2-2 and in third place in the South Division. This week marks the halfway point of the 10-week season, with the top two teams in each division making the semifinals, to be played in Canton, Ohio in late June.