PackerFANatic7 (3-4) vs Pack Attack (2-5)
I talked about it a little bit in last weeks recap but this PackerFANatic7 team is tough to figure out and understand which team is going to show up each week. The one pattern that seems to be true through the first half of the season is that when L. Jackson and M. Brown play well this team wins and that creates a bit of a problem this week as both are out on byes. The good news is that they are playing a 2 win Pack Attack team who also has lost two in a row. One of these two teams will be sitting on a three game losing streak when this one is over.
Prediction:
Check out the Yahoo predictions for this one!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 4
- Record: Tied at 2-2
- PPG Avg: Advantage Pack Attack 108.80 to 103.83
16hrs Ahead of You!! (4-3) vs pack slayer (4-3)
We are at the half way point of the season so every game becomes a little more important as teams start looking towards the playoffs. If the season were to end right now this would be your #4 vs #5 matchup in the playoffs! Yes, that would mean 16hrs would break that 10 year playoff drought. Unfortunately for 16hrs the season is not ending this week and there is still a lot of football left. With all that said this makes this game have a little more importance for both teams as they look to rise in the standings! pack slayer has put together back to back really strong games and will be looking to keep that winning streak going this week! This should be a good one.
Prediction:
In addition to this being an important early season game it also has some added “juice” because there is a lot of players from both teams playing in primetime games. There are 6 players playing in either the Monday night / Sunday night games and another 5 players in the 3 O’Clock window on Sunday. Stafford / Kupp combo for pack slayer would seem to be on track for another big game against Houston. The only concern in this one would be if the Rams get out to a big lead and rely on the run game in the second half. For 16hrs they are going to need a big game on Sunday night from their Jefferson / Thielen combo. I do think that 16hrs will have the lead going into Monday but it will be a slim lead and I expect T. Hill to have a solid game. pack slayer gets win #5 on the season!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 10
- Record: Advantage pack slayer at 7-3
- PPG Avg: Advantage pack slayer 113.56 to 98.04
HHH (3-4) vs Big Papa (2-5)
This is another one of those important mid season games for both teams and of course based on their current records it is most important for Big Papa as falling to 2-6 on the season leaves very little wiggle room for the remainder of the year. HHH on the other hand despite losing 4 of their last 5 games, a win here and they get back to .500 and things don’t look so bad!
Prediction:
First glance, I see M. Jones (HHH) vs P. Mahomes (Big Papa) and I think that alone should be enough for Big Papa to get the win right? I guess the answer is No based on the last three weeks as Mac Jones has scored 47.54 points over the past three weeks while Mahomes has scored 40.97! It seems like just a matter of time before Mahomes gets back on track and a primetime game against the Giants seems like a good time for him to get back on track. I think this is going to be a good game but I don’t trust this Big Papa team just yet. I am going with HHH to come away with the win in what might be the closest game of the week.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 19
- Record: Advantage HHH at 10-9
- PPG Avg: Advantage HHH 117.74 to 112.73
BIGBOY! (6-1) vs DaUnderdog (4-3)
BIGBOY! comes into this one coming off their first loss of the season and will be looking to get back to their winning ways this week now that most of their players are back from their bye weeks. DaUnderdog is coming into this one also with a loss but not only did they lose but they did so while only scoring 58 points! They now get the unenviable task of going against the best team in the league through 7 weeks. A win here would certainly help them to forget last weeks terrible week!
Prediction:
BIGBOY! is almost back to full strength.. still missing McCaffrey but outside of that they are locked and loaded. It looks as though DaUnderdog will be rolling again this week with S. Darnold who has on paper a good matchup against the Falcons. They will be hoping he has a redeeming type of game this week however when you only score 0.24 points in a week what is a redeeming game… 5 points!? Do I see a way for DaUnderdog to win this one, I do but they would need around 50 points combined from Henry and Mixon which isn’t out of the question. Herbert and Williams face a tough matchup against NE this week so I expect a slightly lower scoring week for BIGBOY! I still have them winning and moving to 7 wins on the season but I don’t think it will be a blowout and I think DaUnderdog hangs around.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 11
- Record: Advantage BIGBOY! at 9-2
- PPG Avg: Advantage BIGBOY! 117.73 to 99.76
Bossman (6-1) vs Starrfavrerodg (3-4)
Bossman has been rolling as they have won 5 straight games and just handed BIGBOY! their first loss of the season last week. To say they have a lot of momentum coming into this one would be an understatement. There is a slight “yeah but” to this winning streak that those who are not necessarily sold on this team yet are pointing to. Of their 6 wins this season only two of them have been against teams with a winning record (16hrs and BIGBOY!) and their win last week was against a BIGBOY! team that had 5 starters on a bye and Christian McCaffrey on the bench. Bossman’s one loss was against a 5-2 teamAlaska team so I guess if there is an asterisk to find with a 6-1 team that is it. At the end of the day you can only play and beat the team in front of you and that is exactly what Bossman has done and done well all season long! Starrfavrerodg has been struggling the past two weeks but they have a big opportunity in front of them this week as a win here would not only move them back to .500 but it would also be their biggest win of the season and no doubt building a lot of confidence for the remainder of the year. So will Starrfavrerodg find a way to get the win or will Bossman continue to feast on teams below .500!
Prediction:
I think this one could end up being a close game. J. Hurts against that Detroit D and getting N. Chubb back should bode well for Starrfavrerodg however despite all of the potential naysayers I mentioned above I am not one of them and it is hard for me to pick against a team like Bossman that seems to always find a way to win. Bossman gets win #7 on the season!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 1
- Record: Advantage Bossman at 1-0
- PPG Avg: Advantage Bossman 157.51 to 110.23
U Don’t Know (2-5) vs Rapids Plungers (2-5)
I am starting to see a trend here and that trend is that all of these 2 win teams need a win this week because falling to 2-6 on the season puts their seasons on life support! That means that one of these teams after this week will find their season on life support! Interestingly enough these two teams are the last two fantasy football champions as Rapids Plungers won it in two years ago and U Don’t Know is our reigning champion! Rapids Plungers comes into this one having lost 4 games in a row and 5 of their last 6 games. U Don’t Know started out their season with 4 losses but since then they have won 2 of their last three. The momentum would seem to be in the favor of U Don’t Know. This is a BIG game for both of these teams and their seasons!
Prediction:
Here we go… so I am pretty sure I have picked Rapids Plungers to win every week EXCEPT for week 3 and that was the week they put up their most points on the season (146) in a win! I just checked my Venmo account… still nothing so I guess I need to let everyone know that despite the fact they will be missing D. Adams I really like DJ Moore, Higgins, and Toney assuming he plays for Rapids Plungers this week! Rodgers is going to need a big game tonight for U Don’t Know to keep pace but the matchups favor Rapids Plungers so I am going to go with them to get win #3 on the season!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 13
- Record: Advantage Rapids Plungers at 7-6
- PPG Avg: Advantage Rapids Plungers 130.95 to 121.66
teamAlaska (5-2) vs Sportsfreak (3-4)
It’s amazing what a difference a few weeks can make! Sportsfreak started out the season 1-4 but in week 5 they scored 173 points in a loss and haven’t looked the same since. They have won the next two games and seem to have figured some things out along the way. This is a team coming into this one with a lot of confidence. A win here and they would be back to .500! This would be the first time they would be at or above .500 for the first time since Week 13 of the 2017 season! A season in which they made it to the Super Bowl and loss. teamAlaska has been playing really well and I keep mentioning it because it is 100% true but this team has been winning with consistency. The time is coming for this team to break out and put up a 160+ point game but for now they will just keep cruising along with 125 points each week.
Prediction:
Well we know that Sportsfreak is capable of scoring and we know that they will need to score at least 125 for them to beat teamAlaska. However, I am thinking this may be the week that teamAlaska goes well over 125 points and we start talking about them as in the upper tier of teams in the league! teamAlaska to get to win #6 on the season!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 16
- Record: Advantage Sportsfreak at 13-3
- PPG Avg: Advantage Sportsfreak 127.88 to 104.81