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HHH (0-0) vs Pack Attack (0-0)
It’s a brother battle to start things off as HHH will be looking keep the momentum they built from last season where they finished off with 3 wins in a row despite not making the playoffs. Pack Attack is coming off one of their worst seasons ever with only 4 wins and will be watching anxiously to make sure CMC actually plays this season!
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 15-7
- PPG Avg: Advantage Pack Attack 120.45 to 104.96
16hrs Ahead of You!! (0-0) vs PackerFANatic7 (0-0)
16hrs is coming off one of their better seasons and now have had back to back non-losing seasons for the first time in over a decade! They will be looking to build on their playoff run from last year and this time won’t be satisfied with just making it to the playoffs. PackerFANitic7 has really struggled since joining the league 8 years ago. They had a good first season that saw them win 8 games and make the playoffs but since then they have not found their way back to the playoffs. They will be looking for a much better outcome for this upcoming season.
Prediction:
When a team has Saquon and J Allen you think they will be in most games as those two players alone have the ability to win a week for you but I like the overall team of 16hrs better this week. Lamb / Kittle and even Jeudy should have solid games and that should be enough to help 16hrs get the win here.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 21
- Record: Tied at 4-4
- PPG Avg: Advantage HHH 130.53 to 118.58
Big Papa (0-0) vs BIGBOY! (0-0)
The reigning Super Bowl champion in BIGBOY! will be looking to do something that has never been done before and that is to win back to back championships twice! BIGBOY! went back to back 5 years ago and now they will begin their title defense against Big Papa! Big Papa is only three years removed from their first ever title but they haven’t been able to make it back to the playoffs even since then. It all starts this week and one of them gets bragging rights for at least 7 days!
Prediction:
BIGBOY’s team is solid but there is also some risks. #1 risk is J Jefferson and his hammy. Do we even know if he will play in week 1 on Monday night football? Take my word for it and have a backup plan just in case. #2 risk is T Hill. Would it shock me that he finishes as a top 5 WR. Nope but it also wouldn’t surprise me if he finishes around that 1000 yard mark receiving either. All that said, I think I have to go with Big Papa to win. I love Nabers this season and game. I think Conner is in line for a nice game in what may be his easiest matchup all season and Mahomes in primetime probably goes out and throws for 3+ TD’s. Big Papa with win #1 after this week.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 16
- Record: Advantage BIGBOY! at 10-6
- PPG Avg: Advantage BIGBOY! 127.81 to 108.67
Bossman (0-0) vs Sportsfreak (0-0)
Bossman is coming off yet another playoff season which is now up to 6 in a row which is tied for the 2nd most in league history only behind Rapids Plungers 9 straight seasons. I have no reason to believe they won’t figure it out again this season and it starts this week against a Sportsfreak team that finally made the playoffs after a 6 year absence and they came just 12 points shy of winning the whole thing as they lost in the Super Bowl to BIGBOY! They will be looking to build on that momentum from a year ago but it is hard to get back after a super bowl loss!
Prediction:
Bossman has a knack for finding the “old” guys that most people don’t want and they just perform for him but it sure seems like maybe this time they went too far? Diggs, Kupp, Henry and Andrews… all great players in their prime but I can’t help but wonder are they too far past that? Do they have enough left in the tank to lead fantasy managers to wins? I guess we will see but I don’t think it will happen this week. I really like Sportsfreak’s Trio of WR’s and J Daniels and if T Hunter stays primarily as a WR and keeps D eligibility all season that could be a nice pick for them. Their RB situation is rough but I still think they have enough juice to get the win in week 1 over Bossman. Sportsfreak for the win!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 20
- Record: Advantage Bossman at 15-5
- PPG Avg: Advantage Bossman 127.84 to 118.42
DaUnderdog (0-0) vs Rapids Plungers (0-0)
Rapids Plungers is coming off a year in which they didn’t make the playoffs. This is rare for them as that has only happened 4 times in their 17 years in the league! Only one time have they had back to back seasons where they missed the playoffs so they will be looking to avoid that this season. DaUnderdog is coming off a really frustrating year. They started off the season 6-0 but then finished the season losing their next 8 games! They will be looking for another strong start but this time hoping for a bit better finish!
Prediction:
Looking at these two teams it is almost like they are mirror images of each other. Both teams are stacked with 4 solid starting WR’s. Both have a top tier RB’s as DaUnderdog has Bijan Robinson and Rapids Plungers has D Achane but their 2nd starting RB’s are not good as DaUnderdog will be starting R Dowdle and Rapids Plungers T Benson both of whom you would be happy with 5 points from. Maybe later in the season these two RB’s will look better but for week 1 not so much. Kelce for DaUnderdog is seemingly not the player he once was but he is definitely not some “blank space” in your lineup and while last season was not his best, he will just have to “Shake it off”. I am expecting that after this week 1 performance he will let the fantasy community know that “You need to calm down!” and he still is one of the best TE’s in the league! Oh man.. “look what you made me do!”.. alright enough of that nonsense. DaUnderdog with the upset win in week 1 thanks to a surprising performance from D Maye!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 18
- Record: Advantage Rapids Plungers at 14-4
- PPG Avg: Advantage Rapids Plungers 128.64 to 107.63
pack slayer (0-0) vs U Don’t Know (0-0)
pack slayer is coming off their best season ever as it saw them finish as the #2 seed and a 10 win season. However that didn’t amount to much as they lost their first round matchup in the playoffs to Sportsfreak. U Don’t Know is also coming off a playoff season where they snuck in as the #6 seed but they too lost in their first round game! Both teams will not only be looking to get back to the playoffs but hoping for much better results when they get there.
Prediction:
U Don’t Know has arguably two of the best weapons in all of football with J. Chase and L Jackson. They are thin at WR until Godwin comes back however. pack slayer boasts a really well rounded team with no real glaring weakness outside of maybe their 3rd WR but that will look much better when R Rice comes back in 7 weeks. I like pack slayer to get the win here and move to 1-0 on the season!
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 14
- Record: Advantage pack slayer at 10-4
- PPG Avg: Advantage pack slayer 119.30 to 106.25
Starrfavrerodg (0-0) vs teamAlaska (0-0)
Both of these two teams are coming off 6 win seasons a year ago and will be looking to put last year behind them and get off to a strong start. Starrfavrerodg has never had back to back losing seasons in his 5 seasons of playing in the league while teamAlaska had 4 straight non losing seasons until last year. Who will bounce back this season?
Prediction:
I actually really like this teamAlaska team. They have really solid players across the board. Their weakest starting position is the flex and that is A Ekeler who just may be the best RB for fantasy purposes in WSH. Starrfavrerodg has some pieces I really like like J Gibbs, B Bowers and I am high on C Ridley this season but I think for this week I like teamAlaska to get the win and start off strong.
Historical Look at this Match-Up:
- Regular Season Match-ups: 6
- Record: Tied at 3-3
- PPG Avg: Advantage Starrfavrerodg 129.76 to 96.37