CLINCHED PLAYOFF SPOT – PLAYOFF SEEDING AT STAKE
1. BIGBOY! – Clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch a first round bye with a win OR a loss by Bossman. Can clinch the #1 overall seed with a win AND a loss by Bossman.
PLAYOFF CLINCHING SCENARIOS
1. Bossman – Clinches a playoff berth with a win
ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFF CONTENTION
None
Now off to the previews!
U Don’t Know (5-6) vs Pack Attack (5-6)
U Don’t Know is one of the hottest teams in the league right now and they will be taking on a Pack Attack team that despite their current 3 game winning streak they have only scored over 100 points one time over the past 4 weeks. Pack Attack will be without Murray / Hopkins and their most consistent RB in M. Carter. This is setting up for another sub 100 game for Pack Attack and despite the same records U Don’t Know is a heavy favorite in this one!
Prediction:
Check out the Yahoo predictions for this one!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 15
- Record: Advantage Pack Attack at 9-6
- PPG Avg: Advantage Pack Attack 119.75 to 108.57
teamAlaska (7-4) vs 16hrs Ahead of You!! (6-5)
This is a really good matchup this week for two teams that need to keep winning to secure their playoff status and positioning. You could certainly say that just based on record this is a more important game for 16hrs however teamAlaska really hasn’t played very well over the past 4 weeks and they still have BIGBOY! remaining on their schedule so they want to get to 8 wins this week and push a competitor (16hrs) down in the process. For 16hrs it’s the complete opposite and of course you might say you would rather be playing a team that is towards the bottom of the rankings so you can secure the win but the truth of the matter is that this is a prime opportunity for 16hrs to get a win against a team that is one game ahead of them in the standings. This has the making of a really good game!
Prediction:
I really like the matchups for 16hrs this week and I expect them to have a really good game! For teamAlaska it would be a much needed boost if A. Jones were able to play this week! I could see this being a close game but in the end I expect 16hrs to find a way to get the win and move themselves into the top 6 with two weeks left to play!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 16
- Record: Advantage teamAlaska at 10-6
- PPG Avg: Advantage teamAlaska 115.30 to 103.71
Sportsfreak (4-7) vs Big Papa (3-8)
This Father-Son matchup has lost a bit of its luster so to speak as both of these teams come into this game having lost three straight games. I understand that there are many boys out there that want to emulate their Fathers and follow in their footsteps however following them down the path of a three game losing streak in fantasy football may be one of those times that you let your Father blaze that trail alone! Big Papa’s season while not officially over is OVER. Sportsfreak has a glimmer of hope as they sit two games outside of that final playoff spot with three games to go but they will need to win out and get a lot of help if they want to get back to the playoffs.
Prediction:
I am going to go with Sportsfreak to get the win here against a Big Papa team that is really struggling and with a loss here would cement would firmly stake their claim as the worst team in the league! The win also will keep Sportsfreak’s slim playoff hopes alive for at least one more week!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 20
- Record: Advantage Sportsfreak at 12-8
- PPG Avg: Advantage Sportsfreak 118.55 to 112.17
BIGBOY! (10-1) vs Rapids Plungers (3-8)
BIGBOY! will be looking for win # 5 in a row as they go up against a Rapids Plungers team that is in the midst of one of their worst seasons on record. This game takes on a bit different meaning for Rapids Plungers as to be the second team to find a way to beat BIGBOY! could turn out to be the highlight of their season if they could pull it off. For BIGBOY! they want to continue this streak and see if they can finish the season as one of only two other teams to finish the season with one loss (Rapids Plungers in 2010 and Pack Attack in 2012). This game doesn’t have much for playoff interest but every team in the league is likely a fan of Rapids Plungers this week as he attempts to take down the top team in the league! So can Rapids Plungers pull off the upset and get their second win in a row or will BIGBOY! keep things rolling for another week!?
Prediction:
This BIGBOY! team is too tough and there is a reason that one of these teams has 1 loss on the season and the other 8. I expect Rapids Plungers to put up a fight like they have all season thus far but I don’t see BIGBOY! losing. BIGBOY! gets win # 11 on the season and pushes Rapids Plungers back down in the league standings.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 11
- Record: Advantage Rapids Plungers at 6-5
- PPG Avg: Advantage Rapids Plungers 134.22 to 111.05
Bossman (8-3) vs PackerFANatic7 (6-5)
This is my game of the week! There are a number of other games that could easily have been called the game of the week but this one has a little more intrigue. Bossman found a way to win last week which was huge while PackerFANatic7 played BIGBOY! tough despite missing L. Jackson and M. Brown. Why is this the game of the week? I think these are two very evenly matched teams and if PackerFANatic7 finds a way to get the win and depending on how other games play out the log jam for spots 2-6 is going to be crazy! Bossman is going to have some extra fans this week as all of the 5-6 or 6-5 teams are going to be rooting for a Bossman victory! So who comes out on top?
Prediction:
Not only is this the game of the week given the ramifications but I also see this as being one of the closest games of the week. Both teams have some superstars that can really carry their teams and for the sake of this writing I am going to assume that both L. Jackson and M. Brown will be playing. I think Jackson has a really good game in primetime after taking a week off and I expect that will be all that PackerFANatic7 will need to come away with the BIG win!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 4
- Record: Advantage PackerFANatic7 at 3-1
- PPG Avg: Advantage PackerFANatic7 128.43 to 107.69
DaUnderdog (7-4) vs pack slayer (6-5)
This is another one of those games that I will be keeping a close eye on as it has some major playoff implications. A loss here by pack slayer and they put themselves in a position where they would possibly need to win their remaining two games to get in which they will be going up against HHH and Starrfavrerodg to close things out so winning their last two seems like a good possibility. For DaUnderdog they have been finding ways to win and they looked like they may have found a formula for not only playing good defense but actually putting up some points. A win here and they could find themselves tied for that first round bye when the week is over. Crazy!
Prediction:
I feel as though I have picked against DaUnderdog a lot this year and yet here they are at 7-4 and sitting in prime playoff positioning. You would think I would have learned my lesson and that I should just pick them to win but given how the teams look I have to go with pack slayer to get the big win this week and actually leap frog DaUnderdog in the standings!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 10
- Record: Advantage pack slayer at 6-4
- PPG Avg: Advantage pack slayer 115.78 to 105.93
HHH (4-7) vs Starrfavrerodg (3-8)
Starrfavrerodg is done, HHH still has some life but it would take a mini miracle especially the way their team has been playing for them to turn this around and get into the playoffs. So what I am trying to say is this looks to me like two teams trying to avoid falling to last place in the league and wanting to at a minimum get to that consolation round. Not where each of them expected to be in Week 12 of the season but here we are!
Prediction:
The prediction here is simple, this Starrfavrerodg team hasn’t been very good and I don’t expect that to change this game. I am going to go with HHH to get the win and send Starrfavrerodg to their 7th straight loss.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 1
- Record: Advantage Starrfavrerodg at 1-0
- PPG Avg: Advantage Starrfavrerodg 127.28 to 105.34
Happy Thanksgiving!