My Picks Record:
Last Week: 6-0
Overall: 44-16
Rapids Plungers (7-3) vs Pack Attack (3-7)
Pack Attack has done two things well so far this fantasy season. #1 picking up J. Fields on waivers and #2 beating teams with long winning streaks. Pack Attack beat teamAlaska in week 6 for their first win of the season, at that time teamAlaska was on a 5 game winning streak. Pack Attack got win #3 last week against HHH and at that time they were on a 6 game winning streak. Rapids Plungers comes into this one on a 4 game winning streak. Am I saying Pack Attack will win? Nope, in fact this is a game that Rapids Plungers needs to win as they look to not only stay near the top of the standings but also having their eyes set on one of those top two seeds.
Prediction:
Check out the Yahoo predictions for this one!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 13
- Record: Advantage Rapids Plungers at 9-4
- PPG Avg: Advantage Rapids Plungers 128.63 to 120.07
16hrs Ahead of You!! (2-8) vs Sportsfreak (3-7)
The last couple of weeks it seems we have had two bad teams playing against each other to see who is the best of the worst and this week it is this game right here as 16hrs comes into this one having lost 5 games in a row and is now sitting in dead last place. Sportsfreak is making a push for that last place spot however as they have lost three straight games and 7 of their last 8. A loss here and they could be looking up in the standings at everyone!
Prediction:
16hrs has some major work to do with their roster prior to this week so I am not 100% sure who is going to be starting for them. Either way though this team wasn’t playing good with all of their starters in anyway so now having to go to a bunch of backups to try to get the win. I don’t see it happening and I like Sportsfreak to get win #4 on the season.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 18
- Record: Advantage 16hrs Ahead of You!! at 12-6
- PPG Avg: Advantage 16hrs Ahead of You!! 122.48 to 109.73
Big Papa (6-4) vs DaUnderdog (6-4)
This is one of the better games of the week as we have our defending champ, DaUnderdog looking to be in a bit of a funk these last really 4 weeks as they have lost 3 of their last 4 games. They have been against playoff caliber teams and DaUnderdog has dealt with some bye weeks but they need to figure this out soon or they may be in danger of missing out on the playoffs altogether. Big Papa comes into this one with a lot of confidence after they beat the now #1 seeded Bossman team two weeks ago and last week they got the bye week win… I mean they got a win over 16hrs. 🙂 So you have two teams with identical 6-4 records but if the playoffs started today Big Papa would be in and DaUnderdog wouldn’t. There is really 9 teams battling for 6 spots so anytime you get a chance to push one of those teams down a notch you need to take it. This should be a good game!
Prediction:
It is not normal that I would start out the prediction section with a weather note but that’s what needs to happen as if the reports are accurate this Buf/Cle game is going to be wild and both teams have 2 players each. However, if it is bad conditions it affects DaUnderdog a bit more from a fantasy perspective as two of their better players likely have lower scoring outputs (J. Allen / A. Cooper). DaUnderdog does get J. Mixon back and in his last game he put up 57 points. They will however be without D. Metcalf and J. Waddle. You take those byes and the fact of the weather in Buffalo, I like Big Papa to get their third win in a row.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 21
- Record: Advantage DaUnderdog at 12-9
- PPG Avg: Advantage DaUnderdog 106.54 to 102.16
BIGBOY! (3-7) vs HHH (6-4)
HHH saw their 6 game winning streak come to an end last week against a team that had no business winning that game (Pack Attack). Now they get to go up against another one of the bottom feeding teams in BIGBOY! who has been really struggling and comes into this one having lost 5 straight games. In those 5 games they really haven’t been competitive outside of a really close 0.57 point loss to DaUnderdog which started the losing streak. BIGBOY! is playing the role of spoiler and HHH is sitting in the #6 spot needing a win to stay in playoff position. HHH has a tough remaining three game schedule after this one so this looks like a must win!
Prediction:
BIGBOY! will be without Godwin and a couple of other replaceable starters this week due to bye weeks while HHH looks like they will be at full strength. K. Allen is practicing so if he could come back that would be a big boost for BIGBOY! but even if he does I am not sure that is enough to make this competitive. HHH has a solid team and I expect them to with this one rather easily.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 12
- Record: Tied at 6-6
- PPG Avg: Advantage Bossman 131.56 to 123.10
Bossman (7-3) vs pack slayer (5-5)
Lots have been said about Bossman and how they have been what you might call a “Model” franchise. They seem to be right in the thick of things year in and year out and here we are yet again with 4 weeks remaining they are sitting at #1 in the standings. There is not much more to say other then this is yet again a championship caliber team. To get to the championship it is much easier if you can get that 1st round bye. They will be looking to stay on top as they go up against a pack slayer team that had a real shot the last two weeks to prove that they belong with some of the better teams in the league but instead they did the opposite and it seems they are closer to the teams sitting at 3-7 then the ones at 6-4 and 7-3. With that said a win here and with 3 games left anything can happen, this is a HUGE game for pack slayer!
Prediction:
pack slayer is hitting Bossman at just the right time as they will be without some of their best weapons due to bye weeks. T. Hill, C. Kirk and K. Walker are all on a bye this week and not to mention the questionable injury status of K. Murray and M. Andrews. This could be just the break that pack slayer needs and if they can’t find a way to win this one they are going to have trouble finding ways to win come playoff time. I think Bossman’s depth shows as they keep it close but in the end I like pack slayer to come away with a hard fought W.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 11
- Record: Advantage Bossman at 6-5
- PPG Avg: Advantage Bossman 129.37 to 122.62
teamAlaska (7-3) vs PackerFANatic7 (2-8)
teamAlaska has had a rough last two weeks as they have lost two straight games and fallen out of first place. In addition to that they haven’t scored over 100 points in the last two weeks and now they play a PackerFANatic7 team that just put up 149 points in a win last week. Ok, so that’s the bad news. The good news is that this teamAlaska team has been good all year long and will be getting back some of their starters this week including L. Jackson. Also, yes PackerFANatic7 did just win and did just put up 149 points but it is only their second win and only the 4th time all year they have scored over 100. This is not a good team but can they continue to play the role of spoiler over the next 4 weeks?
Prediction:
You know I actually think they could do some damage over the next 4 weeks as they have players that are capable of putting up big numbers on any given week. A team that has Prescott / D. Adams / A. Jones and CMC should not only have two wins. teamAlaska just saw their grip on the #1 overall seed go away last week with their now second loss in a row. I am not too concerned right now but a loss here against a 2 win PackerFANatic7 team may have me wondering. You know what!? I actually think they can do it and I am going to pick PackerFANatic7 to come up with the big upset win in this one thanks to a huge effort from CMC on Monday night.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 5
- Record: Advantage teamAlaska at 4-1
- PPG Avg: Advantage teamAlaska 136.43 to 103.60
Starrfavrerodg (6-4) vs U Don’t Know (7-3)
We have three games on the schedule this week where the teams are both .500 or better but this is the best of them all which makes it your game of the week! Not only are these two teams battling for playoff positioning but they both come into this game riding winning streaks. Starrfavrerodg is at 3 games while U Don’t Know comes into this one with a 4 game winning streak. With one game separating spots #1 through 8 and only 6 teams make the playoffs, this is a very important game for both teams and could very easily be a potential playoff preview type of game.
Prediction:
It is always disappointing when the game on paper (without bye’s and injuries) looks so good and then you look at the matchup and see Tua / M. Evans / E. Engram & J. Chase are not playing for Starrfavrerodg and U Don’t Know is missing Brady. There is just not enough firepower for Starrfavrerodg to keep up this week with all of the bye weeks and injury. I am going with U Don’t Know to get their 4th win in a row.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 2
- Record: Advantage U Don’t Know at 2-0
- PPG Avg: Advantage U Don’t Know 190.06 to 131.13