My Picks Record:
Last Week: 3-3
Overall: 11-7
DaUnderdog (3-0) vs Pack Attack (0-3)
Well this seems a bit unfair as you have one of the best teams in the league going against the worst! Is there a handicap in fantasy football? You know where the worst player / team gets spotted a certain amount of points to level the playing field? All kidding aside (well not really kidding), DaUnderdog couldn’t have started this season any better after winning the championship last season and the only thing that would make it a better start would be getting the win against their older brother and one of their biggest rivals! As has been the story through three weeks a lot may come down to the Thursday night game as once again it is entirely possible and maybe even likely that Pack Attack is down 40 points before Sunday rolls around.
Prediction:
Check out the Yahoo predictions for this one! Ah.. who am I kidding.. DaUnderdog gets the win here.
***For the record, I am 100% trying to use the “broadcaster” jinx or the “you always pick me to win and I lose” jinx. ***
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 21
- Record: Advantage Pack Attack at 12-9
- PPG Avg: Advantage Pack Attack 123.32 to 109.49
16hrs Ahead of You!! (0-3) vs U Don’t Know (2-1)
U Don’t Know comes into this having lost for the first time all year while 16hrs is still searching for that first win. The good news for 16hrs is that there team has improved each week and they have scored over 100 points the last two weeks. Now… it was only 100.02 and 101.92 so the over 100 points and improving each week is maybe slightly misleading however it is true and I will be interested to see how they perform this week in a big early season game for them. U Don’t Know lost a game last week that I am sure they felt like they should have won. They get a shot to make things right this week in a game they are going to be favored to win. Can 16hrs pull off the upset or will U Don’t Know push their losing streak to 4 games to start the season?
Prediction:
T. Brady will have at a minimum M. Evans back this week but through three weeks we really haven’t seen the Brady we are used to seeing. I do expect a better game from him however this week in what could be a bit of a shootout. I don’t see this as being a blowout and in fact it wouldn’t surprise me to see 16hrs pull off the upset here but for the sake of the pick I am going with U Don’t Know. Brady / Barkley / Diggs should lead the way in this one.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 16
- Record: Advantage U Don’t Know at 9-7
- PPG Avg: Advantage U Don’t Know 104.22 to 101.15
Big Papa (2-1) vs Starrfavrerodg (1-2)
Big Papa has to be coming into this not happy at all with they way their team played last week. They only scored 77 points and were embarrassed by teamAlaska in a game that was hyped up as the game of the week! They get a chance to redeem themselves this week and prove that whatever happened a week ago was a fluke. They will be going up against a Starrfavrerodg team that got their first win of the season in a 1 point nail biter! Sometimes though that is all it takes to gain some momentum and string together some wins. This is an interesting game as I am curious to see how each of these teams respond in what looks like on paper a fairly even matchup.
Prediction:
As will be the case in most weeks when I am talking about Big Papa is that it really comes down to Kupp and Mahomes. Here are the scoring totals for these two each week, Week 1: 73.53 (Big Papa wins), Week 2: 48.63 (Big Papa wins), and Week 3: 26.50 (Big Papa loses). As you can see when these two players play well Big Papa wins. That is a lot of pressure on Kupp and Mahomes to perform each week. This Starrfavrerodg team feels like the complete opposite as they have a very well rounded team. Now, that hasn’t translated to wins as their players haven’t played particularly well through three weeks but I expect that to change and I expect them to get the win here in a mini upset.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 2
- Record: Advantage Starrfavrerodg at 2-0
- PPG Avg: Advantage Starrfavrerodg 120.85 to 114.45
BIGBOY! (2-1) vs pack slayer (1-2)
BIGBOY! has done one thing well this year and that is finding a way to win. Lucky for them that is really important thing to do well! I am sure I mention this every year but a record is one thing but points scored is probably the better barometer of how your team is doing. Every year however there is a team that somehow finds a way to win despite scoring very low points and every year there is a team that scores a lot of points and can’t win. This year that low scoring team that finds a way to win is BIGBOY! as they have the third lowest point total in the league and the fewest amount of points scored against them. pack slayer got their first win of the season by putting up a solid 119 points which was their best of the season. They will be looking to keep that momentum going this week and getting back to .500 on the season.
Prediction:
Injuries are big in this one as they are affecting some of the best players for both teams. For BIGBOY! they are waiting to see if K. Allen, C. Godwin, J. Jones and D. Cook are going to go. That is their 1st, 3rd and 5th round picks all questionable. Maybe that is why they can’t score any points? pack slayer now sees the dreaded Q next to CMC. Will he play or won’t he? I have no clue what is going to happen from the injury front however the guys that are healthy and playing make me pick pack slayer to get that win #2 on the season!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 11
- Record: Advantage BIGBOY! at 8-3
- PPG Avg: Advantage BIGBOY! 128.33 to 117.58
Bossman (2-1) vs PackerFANatic7 (1-2)
Now that Bossman has that monkey off of their back as they got win #2 on the season they can coast from here on out right!? I guess they could and then at least they wouldn’t have to worry about losing in the Super Bowl again! I expect this team to continue to push towards really proving Yahoo wrong by not only their win total but also by moving to the top of the league when of course they were picked to finish dead last. PackerFANatic7 is trying to figure out what to do with their roster in order to get a win. As of this writing they don’t have a Def or D player so I am not 100% sure what their full roster will look like but even more interesting then that is who will they drop to make room for two more players?
Prediction:
It is crazy how 3 weeks can change things but this Bossman team looks strong and looks to have players across the board that can produce. They have stars like J. Taylor, M. Andrews and T. Hill but they have a solid supporting cast around them so I expect another solid game from this Bossman team and I expect them to get the win with relative ease.
To give PackerFANatic7 some life it is worth noting that in the 5 games these two teams have played Bossman has averaged their least amount of points against any team and it is their lowest winning % against any team. I guess you could say they kind of have their number (at least through 5 games).
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 5
- Record: Advantage PackerFANatic7 at 4-1
- PPG Avg: Advantage PackerFANatic7 130.41 to 109.50
HHH (0-3) vs Rapids Plungers (2-1)
This is a big week for HHH as they don’t want anything to do with starting the season out at 0-4. They haven’t played terrible and I mentioned it last week but they have improved their play each week so far. They are going to need a solid week this week against a tough Rapids Plungers team. The good news for HHH is that based on their season so far Rapids Plungers is set to have an off week and should score right in the ballpark of 100 (+/- 5 points). I see a decent amount of Q’s next to players but it seems the only starter looking at potentially missing this week is M. Thomas for Rapids Plungers. They have options at WR so this isn’t a huge loss if he can’t go.
Prediction:
This game will be decided on the Thursday night game. The reason for this is because for HHH to win this game they are going to need 40 points total from Burrow and Higgins tonight. If they get that and go into Sunday up 40 I don’t see Rapids Plungers making up those points. You know what.. I think that happens and I also like J. Williams this week assuming that Swift is out. HHH finds a way to get their first win on the season in a nail biter that comes down to the Monday night game.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 19
- Record: Advantage Rapids Plungers at 8-6
- PPG Avg: Advantage Rapids Plungers 116.36 to 100.79
teamAlaska (3-0) vs Sportsfreak (2-1)
teamAlaska is on fire right now and they will be looking to keep it going this week against a Sportsfreak team that suffered their first loss last week. teamAlaska is 3-0 and they have beaten Bossman and Big Papa so far this year who are according to the standings right now playoff teams. Yes, I know we have a long ways to go but getting wins against quality opponents matters. They will once again get a chance to defeat a quality opponent in Sportsfreak. Sportsfreak has been consistent this year as they had scored 120 points in more in their first two weeks before falling to 107 last week. This week however for them to have a chance they are going to need their stars to come out and play well but that may be a challenge as it looks like D. Swift is not going to be able to play this week and that’s a big blow. Can they find a way to win despite that?
Prediction:
I don’t think so. L. Jackson has been sooo good through 3 weeks and you have to believe there is another blow up game coming for Jefferson soon. I like teamAlaska to win this one and remain on the top of the league!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 17
- Record: Advantage Sportsfreak at 14-3
- PPG Avg: Advantage Sportsfreak 129.09 to 104.98