Last week, Who Is You lost a pair of key players to injury. Courtland Sutton is done for the season and their kicker, Josh Lambo, will miss the next 3 weeks with an ingrown toenail. Please, for the love of God, folks, cut them straight across, not rounded. But, other than those injuries, things look rather rosy for Who Is You in this contest. On the season, You averages only 80 fewer points-per-week than Thunda Buddies and they're coming off a week where they scored 80 points compared to the Buddies meager 210. And, now that they've been eliminated, Who Is You won't be distracted by the Survivor Challenge any more. Better still, Who Is You is traveling to Flash Gordon Field where they have an impressive 3-6 record while only being outscored by an average of 11 points. I'd suggest those fun facts make this game the Stone Cold Lead Pipe Lock of the week.
LINE: Thunda Buddies -16
COMMISH'S PICK: Thunda Buddies
At first glance, it may not be clear why Christian McMingle is listed as the underdog in this matchup. Sure, I understand that they will simply be known as McMingle for the next few weeks, but even after adjusting for McCaffrey's absence, they outscore Badazz Bri by an average of 6 points-per-week. Plus, it appears Bri will be taking the starting QB role away from "Tom Terrific" this week, suggesting they're desperate to turn things around. I can only assume the odds makers are looking at the fact that Badazz Bri is 5-0 all-time when visiting McMingle's House of Harmony. In those 5 contests, Bri has outscored McMingle by an average of almost 16 points. However, I should remind you that the last time these two faced off, McMingle earned their first victory against Bri after 7 failed attempts. Oh, and did I mention, they also put up a record-setting 233 points?
LINE: Badazz Bri -2
COMMISH'S PICK: Christian McMingle
One of these two will finally get their first win of the season. Right? Over the years, the Bounty Hunters have enjoyed success against Dak, winning 6 of 9 all-time, and 4 of 6 on their home turf. Unfortunately, the Hunters may be without their star WR, Michael Thomas, but I think they still have enough firepower and favorable player matchups to handle a Baby Got Dak team that has scored 81 and 87 points over the past 2 weeks. I do believe Dak will have a decent week, but I still think they fall short. I'll take NH Bounty Hunters, but I'm definitely not giving more than 5 points.
LINE: NH Bounty Hunters -3
COMMISH'S PICK: NH Bounty Hunters
The injury bug has bitten both of these teams pretty hard which makes this matchup a little trickier to pick. While we still have a few days left to see how things progress, TD's could be without Malcom Brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Darren Waller. On the other side of the ball, Blue Ribbon could be without Davante Adams and Kenny Golladay. Conventional wisdom will point out that Blue Ribbon demolished the TD's, 140 to 117, last season. And, they're outscoring Flash Dem TD's by an average of 50 points-per-week this season. Be that as it may, it's also worth pointing out that Blue Ribbon have lost their last 7 home games stretching back to last season. Not exactly the home-field advantage you might expect. Add in the fact that Flash Dem TD's have won 5 of their last 7 away games and all of the sudden this meeting looks like a toss-up. To me, this game looks like a coin-toss: heads, Flash Dem TD's, tails, Blue Ribbon...it came up tails.
LINE: Blue Ribbon -5
COMMISH'S PICK: Blue Ribbon
This game has all of the ingredients for a high scoring affair. Both teams are in the top 5 in scoring this season, and the last time they faced off, Chief Sticky Balls won 156-110. The fact that this game is being played at down at The Nethers might be better for Tate than the Balls. The Golden Tate Warriors were an impressive 5-1 as the visiting team last season, and they're already 2-0 this season. However, despite all of their success on the road, Tate is only 3-6 when visiting Chief Sticky Balls with an average final score of 101 to 92.6. What concerns me on behalf of the Balls is that they'll probably be without Raheem Mostert, who they haven't even started this season, and Josh Jacobs is banged up. If Jacobs is unable to go for some reason, the Golden Tate Warriors win easily. Even with Jacobs in their lineup, I still think they fall short and Tate pulls off the upset by 3 points.
LINE: Chief Sticky Balls -6
COMMISH'S PICK: Golden Tate Warriors
The Pork Chop Express will roll into this rematch of the Cactus Division Championship without one of their primary engines. The loss of Saquon Barkley for the season sent them into a bit of a spending frenzy on the Waiver Wire this week as they look to prevent losing the momentum they've built over the first two weeks. The Los Perros Locos are looking to avenge their ugly 155 to 109 loss to the Chops in the playoffs, and they'll have the chance to do so in the friendly confines of The Pound. Over the years, Los Perros have had the upper-hand with a 7-4 record against Pork Chop Express. But, with the average final score of those games being 107 to 102.5, it's clear these two match up well against each other. Last season, the Pork Chop Express finished 5-1 on the road, and they're already 1-0 this season, so I'm not sure they're too terribly worried about entering a hostile environment. Even without Barkley, the Chops are a tough team with a deep roster. I expect they'll put up a good fight, but I like the dogs to come out on top.
LINE: Los Perros Locos -5
COMMISH'S PICK: Los Perros Locos
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