Sportsfreak (5-4) vs Pack Attack (2-7)
Things couldn’t be in a much better situation for Sportsfreak coming off of a big win last week and having won now 3 of their last 4 games to inch closer to a playoff spot they now get to go up against the Pack Attack team that is actually worst then their record shows and their record shows 2 wins! This is a big game for Sportsfreak as a couple of more wins and we are not only talking playoffs but also first round bye territory!
Prediction:
Check out the Yahoo predictions for this one! Who am I kidding? Sportsfreak by 40!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 23
- Record: Advantage Pack Attack at 12-11
- PPG Avg: Advantage Rapids Plungers 117.50 to 115.71
16hrs Ahead of You!! (7-2) vs pack slayer (5-4)
Both of these teams are coming into this week off of a loss. And interestingly enough, they both had nice winning streaks going into last week. pack slayer had won three straight while had won 5 straight! Now one of these two teams after this week will be looking at a two game losing streak!
Prediction:
I think that overall 16hrs has a better team but not this week. Bowers / K. Walker are on a bye for them and I don’t expect Evans back this week. 16hrs has done a good job of weathering the injury storm but that + bye weeks I think is going to be too much. I like pack slayer to get win # 6 this week.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 14
- Record: Advantage pack slayer at 10-4
- PPG Avg: Advantage pack slayer 117.49 to 100.27
Big Papa (4-5) vs teamAlaska (3-6)
these two teams have not been great all season but they have both really struggled the last few weeks. Big Papa has lost 5 of their last 6 games while teamAlaska has lost three of their last four. Someone needs to win this one and while it is a big game for both teams it may be the last hope teamAlaska has if they want any “somewhat” realistic shot at the playoffs. This is a game they have to win! Will they?
Prediction:
I think the answer is yes, teamAlaska can win this one however with a distracted GM who will be welcoming a new baby soon and building a house sometimes I wonder if they fantasy roster is going to get any attention. With that said, if they fill out the roster this week I think they win. If they don’t, they lose. It’s quite simple!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 21
- Record: Advantage Big Papa at 13-8
- PPG Avg: Advantage Big Papa 114.94 to 106.84
Bossman (6-3) vs BIGBOY! (5-4)
Game of the week! It doesn’t get a lot better then this as we not only have two teams that are sitting in playoff position but these are the two hottest teams in the league. They combined have won 9 straight games. BIGBOY! riding a 5 game winning streak while Bossman has won 4 straight! That will end for one team this week. Who will it be?
Prediction:
The previous picks felt somewhat easy but this one.. this is a tough one as I see paths for both teams to win. I am however going to go with Bossman to find a way to win this one. I still not 100% sure on the status of AJ Brown or D. London for BIGBOY! and those are two big weapons for them meanwhile Allen / Justin Jefferson / A Jones / J Cook & T McBride for Bossman is a strong grouping that I expect to lead them to victory this week! Bossman with their 5th win in a row!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 13
- Record: Advantage Bossman at 9-5
- PPG Avg: Advantage Bossman 127.32 to 111.07
DaUnderdog (6-3) vs U Don’t Know (4-5)
DaUnderdog was off to such a great start but they have cooled down considerably as they have now lost 3 games in a row and are slipping quickly in the standings. U Don’t Know has won 4 of their last 6 games to put them back into contention. A big win here against DaUnderdog would be a huge boost to their playoff chances!
Prediction:
I think this could be a really good game and I expect it to come down to the wire. If Deebo plays for DaUnderdog I think they get the win and avoid dropping 4 straight. If he doesn’t play, I think they can still win but I would lean more towards U Don’t Know coming out on top. I guess I have to make a pick so I am going to go with DaUnderdog but I don’t feel very confident in that.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 18
- Record: Advantage U Don’t Know at 12-5
- PPG Avg: Advantage U Don’t Know 107.98 to 100.64
PackerFANatic7 (4-5) vs HHH (3-6)
Father/Son matchup in a big game for both teams! HHH is fighting for their playoff lives and basically needs to win out to have a good shot at making the playoffs. PackerFANatic7 is playing some of the best football of any team and now are looking to get their 3rd win in a row and put themselves in playoff positioning. This should be a fun one!
Prediction:
I think this one will be closer then you may think. I never like players playing on Thursday night as for whatever reason we don’t typically see high scoring outputs and PackerFANatic7 has two of their better players going in L. Jackson and Z. Flowers. I do think they find a way to come out on top this week against HHH but I don’t expect the 150+ point game like we saw the last two. I am thinking more like a 112.55 -101.23 score! Now if I get that score right one of you has to buy me a dinner or something!?
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 8
- Record: Tied at 4-4
- PPG Avg: Advantage PackerFANatic7 124.81 to 118.05
Rapids Plungers (5-4) vs Starrfavrerodg (4-5)
Rapids Plungers won last week in a game they had no business winning. This week with Dak / Olave and likely N. Collins out things won’t get any easier. Not to mention with CMC possibly coming back one of their better RB’s (Jordan Mason) becomes hard to start. They are going to have to try and tread water while guys get healthy! Starrfavrerodg also was able to get the win last week after three straight losses. Starrfavrerodg is going to have to keep stacking these wins as their relatively low amount of points scored isn’t going to bode well if they get into a tie-breaking scenario for the playoffs.
Prediction:
For two potential playoff teams this is a ugly looking week. I am thinking it is a good thing they are playing each other because I think I would pick both of these teams to lose against most other teams (outside of Pack Attack of course). Starrfavrerodg has done a good job the last couple of weeks to put solid points on the board and outperform projections so I guess I am going lean into that narrative and pick them to do it for the third straight week. If either of these two teams gets to 100 that seems like the winner to me and I have more confidence in Starrfavrerodg this week!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 5
- Record: Advantage Starrfavrerodg at 3-2
- PPG Avg: Advantage Rapids Plungers 123.14 to 113.42