My Picks Record:
Last Week: 5-1
Overall: 42-18
PLAYOFF CLINCHING SCENARIOS
1. Bossman – Clinches a playoff berth with a win
2. BIGBOY! – Clinches a playoff berth with a win AND a loss by Pack Attack, Starrfavrerodg or DaUnderdog.
ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFF CONTENTION
1. HHH
Now off to the previews!
Pack Attack (6-5) vs Big Papa (5-6)
This is a big game for both teams as they are looking for a playoff spot. Pack Attack has lost 4 of their last 5 and is trying to keep afloat while their guys get healthy while Big Papa needs another win here to keep their playoff hopes alive for another week. This should be a good one.
Prediction:
Check out the Yahoo predictions for this one!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 22
- Record: Advantage Pack Attack at 12-10
- PPG Avg: Advantage Pack Attack 126.55 to 118.97
16hrs Ahead of You!! (5-6) vs teamAlaska (5-6)
Two teams both in what I am sure they will tell you a must win situation. While it is possible that 7 wins gets you in this year I think it is much more likely that 8 is the number and you may even need to win a tie breaker so I would agree this is a must win situation for both. teamAlaska has won 3 of their last 4 games while 16hrs has dropped their last two. This is another big game with playoff implications.
Prediction:
A meeting of two teams with identical records and when I look at this game it looks like it could be one of the closest games of the week! Losing Burrow hurts teamAlaska and with that said I am going to give the slight edge to 16hrs in this one!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 18
- Record: Advantage teamAlaska at 11-7
- PPG Avg: Advantage teamAlaska 115.32 to 104.37
BIGBOY! (8-3) vs HHH (0-11)
This is an interesting game. BIGBOY! is 8-3 and right now the #2 team in the league. HHH has yet to win a game and is just fighting to NOT become part of that very elusive winless season club! So why is this game interesting at all? Because this is the type of game or team that HHH wants to play in. While BIGBOY! is winning a lot of games they are doing so by not scoring a lot of points. HHH is going to have a hard time getting to 100 but you know what? BIGBOY! might also especially if C Kupp can’t go this week. So does that mean there is a chance for a massive upset here?
Prediction:
A chance? Yes. Is it going to happen. I can’t pick a winless team to beat BIGBOY! I do think there is potential for HHH to put a little scare to BIGBOY! but in the end I expect BIGBOY! to get win #9.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 13
- Record: Advantage HHH at 7-6
- PPG Avg: Advantage BIGBOY! 130.24 to 125.66
Bossman (8-3) vs Starrfavrerodg (6-5)
#1 vs #6 in the current playoff standings. Starrfavrerodg has won 4 of their last 5 games and the only team to beat them in that span was BIGBOY! who put up 158 points. Bossman is coming off one of the all time worst losses you can imagine. It doesn’t get much worse then losing due to a kneel down and a loss of a yard! Both of these teams have something to play for. Bossman will be looking to keep grasp of their #1 spot in the league while Starrfavrerodg will be looking to get another step closer to their 3rd playoff run in just 4 seasons in the league.
Take a look at the records here as this is the one but Starrfavrerodg has yet to beat one team in the league and it happens to be Bossman. They have lost their first three games. Can they break that trend this week or will Bossman get their 4th win in a row over Starrfavrerodg?
Prediction:
I don’t think so. Bossman looks really strong this week and I expect them to bounce back in a big way to clinch their playoff spot and leave no doubt (if there was any) who the best team in the league is!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 3
- Record: Bossman at 3-0
- PPG Avg: Advantage Bossman 146.13 to 106.36
DaUnderdog (6-5) vs PackerFANatic7 (4-7)
PackerFANatic7 comes into this one playing their best football all year. They have won two in a row and it hasn’t been just sneaking by as they have averaged 153.12 points in those two games! That is not good news for DaUnderdog as the one thing they haven’t been great at this season is winning in shootouts. With that said this is a big game for them as they go up against BIGBOY! and Sportsfreak to close things out and they likely need to win 2 of their next three to get into the playoffs. This should be another good game this week!
Prediction:
As of this writing, Yahoo has both teams projected at 105.48. Not sure I have ever seen that before. I will do what Yahoo won’t and I will pick a winner. I think this one is close and could even end up as one of the better games of the week but I like DaUnderdog to pull it out and get win #7 and ending any slim playoff hopes that PackerFANatic7 has!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 7
- Record: Advantage DaUnderdog at 6-1
- PPG Avg: Advantage DaUnderdog 123.30 to 102.39
pack slayer (7-4) vs Sportsfreak (5-6)
There are so many teams all jammed up in this 5 to 7 win range that it feels like most of the teams playing this week are feeling like they are in a must win type of scenario even for teams like pack slayer who are at 7-4 they want nothing to do with tie breakers to get into the playoffs. What will it take to ensure that doesn’t happen? I would say at least 9 wins. Sportsfreak is desperate for the win if they want a realistic shot at the playoffs they probably need to win out. A lot can change week to week but as of right now I think it’s going to take 8 wins to get in. pack slayer has lost 3 straight after starting the season at 7-1, a loss here and a game the following week against Bossman and this team could be in real danger of potentially missing the playoffs altogether! Crazy!
Prediction:
I just wrote in the game above that as of this writing it was projected as a tie. Well, then I move to this game and I did a bit of a double take as Yahoo also has this one as a projected tie! Weird! I do expect this one to be close but with Walker likely out that is a big boost for Charbonnet and pack slayer. I like them to finally break that losing streak and get win #8 on the season!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 13
- Record: Advantage pack slayer at 7-6
- PPG Avg: Advantage Sportsfreak 118.23 to 116.81
Rapids Plungers (7-4) vs U Don’t Know (5-6)
Rapids Plungers got the win last week and now with another win this week and a BIGBOY! loss they could see themselves quickly sitting at the #2 spot in the standings despite having lost 4 of their last 6 games. With a win they would be right on the doorstep to locking in a playoff spot for the 13th time in 16 seasons! That is impressive! U Don’t Know is scrambling to keep their playoff hopes for another week. They got through last week with the big win and now will have to do it once again. With a win here they would move to .500 for the first time all season! This is a big one for both of these teams!
Prediction:
While U Don’t Know really needs this win I don’t see them doing it this week. I think Rapids Plungers is about to get on a bit of a run! I like them to get win #8 on the season!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 15
- Record: Advantage U Don’t Know at 8-7
- PPG Avg: Advantage Rapids Plungers 129.05 to 124.51