And so all the drama and intrigue of the last week of the regular season for fantasy football is basically gone as the only thing left to determine is actual seeding. Even that though seems to be anticlimactic as most of the playoff teams like Ryan, Mike, and Mayra have doormat matchups that they should win easily, while the only real matchup that's anyone's game is Alex vs Albert, which has major seeding implications. The real fun starts next week, but before we get there, let's finish up the regular season once and for all.
Bigger Balls (7-5) vs
Bay Area Tanners (4-8)
All Time Record
Mayra leads series 4-2
Seeding Implications For Mayra
If Mayra wins: She can finish as high as 3rd and as low as 5th depending on Alex and Mike winning/losing and in Alex's case his total points. Albert can't catch her on points, so him winning wouldn't matter to her seeding.
If Mayra loses: She can finish as high as 4th and low as 6th depending on who wins between Alex and Albert and Alex's total points.
Key Players
Bigger Balls: Matt Ryan (Chiefs) Antonio Brown (Giants) Amari Cooper (Bills) Jay Ajayi (Ravens) Lamar Miller (Packers) Matt Forte (Colts)
Bay Area Tanners: Jameis Winston (Chargers) Brandin Cooks (Lions) Mike Evans (Chargers) Brandon Marshall (Colts) Jordan Reed* (Cardinals)
Wild Cards
Bigger Balls: Nothing stands out really
Bay Area Tanners: Jameis over Eli. Reed's health. RB Production
Predictions
Yahoo Says: Mayra wins 106-102
I say: Mayra wins. Mayra has a team that I really don't think has to worry about seeding because she's dangerous no matter what seed her team is. I still think she takes care of business against me because let's face it..pretty much everyone else has.
Woe Is You (8-4) vs
BigBadBob (1-11)
All Time Record
Dad Leads Series 5-2
Seeding Implications for Mike
If Mike Wins: He secures 3rd seed. No one can get to 9 wins
If Mike Loses: He can finish as high as 3rd and as low as 5th, only because the loser of Albert/Alex guarantees there will be a 7 win team in the playoffs. If Mike somehow loses, his seeding would be depend on Mayra winning and the winner of Albert/Alex with total points involved.
Key Players
Woe Is You: Derek Carr (Bills) Odell Beckham Jr. (Steelers) Stefon Diggs* (Cowboys) Jonathan Stewart (Seahawks) Todd Gurley (Patriots)
BigBadBob: Cam Newton (Seahawks) Devante Adams (Texans) Emmanuel Sanders (Jaguars) Frank Gore (Jets) Devonta Freeman (Chiefs)
Wild Cards
Woe Is You: Stefon Diggs health. Pryor on bye. Taylor Gabriel play.
BigBadBob: Tough Matchups for Cam and Gore
Predictions
Yahoo Says: Mike wins 95-90
I say: Mike wins. This COULD be a trap game, but I think Posey pulls this off and gets win #9. After scoring his highest points of the season, I think Dad's guys like Emmanuel Sanders and Devante Adams come down to earth and combined with tough matchups for Cam Newton and Frank Gore end up coming up just a bit short in an upset bid.
SCLSU MudDogs (7-5) vs
Channel 4 News Team (7-5)
All Time Record
Alex Leads Series 2-1
Seeding Implications For Alex
If Alex wins: If Alex wins he can finish anywhere from as high as 3rd place to as low as 5th place depending on Mayra and Mike winning/losing and their total points.
If Alex loses: If Alex loses he can finish as high 5th and low as 6th place depending on Mayra winning/losing and her total points.
Seeding Implications for Albert
If Albert wins: If Albert wins he can finish as high as 3rd place to as low as 5th place depending on Mayra and Mike winning/losing and their total points.
If Albert Loses: He'll finish 6th place. Regardless of Mayra were to lose or not, he's not close enough in points to beat Mayra if she were to lose.
Key Players
SCLSU MudDogs: Drew Brees (Lions) Larry Fitzgerald (Redskins) Julian Edelman (Rams) Le'Veon Bell (Giants) Carlos Hyde (Bears) Jimmy Graham (Panthers)
Channel 4 News Team: Andrew Luck (Jets) Doug Baldwin (Panthers) Jordan Matthews* (Bengals) T.Y. Hilton (Jets) Jordan Howard (49ers) LeSean McCoy (Raiders) Tyler Eifert (Eagles) Doug Martin (Chargers)
Wild Cards
SCLSU MudDogs: Tyler Boyd production
Channel 4 News Team: Luck/Hilton health. Jordan Matthews health
Predictions
Yahoo Says: Alex wins 117-115
I Say: Alex wins. Man this is tough. This is basically the most important matchup of the week as playoff seeding affects both teams. These two teams are really evenly matched and both have great talent. I'll give the slight edge to Alex only for injury concerns on Albert's side. Luck and Hilton should play, but Matthews is still a question mark. As close as close can get for me.
Hoosier Daddy (10-2) vs
THE SPOILER (5-7)
All Time Record
Drew Leads Series 7-2
Seeding Implications for Ryan
If Ryan wins: Ryan can secure the #1 seed with a win and either Eugene losing or Eugene winning but total points being lower than Ryan, If Eugene wins and ends up with higher points, Ryan will be the #2nd seed. He'd still have a bye.
If Ryan loses: Ryan can still secure the #1 seed if he loses, if Eugene loses too and has his total points be lower than Ryan. If Ryan loses and Eugene wins, Ryan's the 2nd seed. He'd still have a bye.
Key Players
Hoosier Daddy: Ben Roethlisberger (Giants) Michael Crabtree (Bills) Demaryius Thomas (Jaguars) Mark Ingram (Lions) Ezekiel Elliott (Vikings) Greg Olsen (Seahawks)
THE SPOILER: Kirk Cousins (Cardinals) Allen Robinson (Broncos)
Wild Cards
Hoosier Daddy: Will Greg Olsen snap out of his slump? Thomas Rawls bounce back?
THE SPOILER: As usual just like all season, his whole damn team
Predictions
Yahoo Says: Ryan wins 105-81
I Say: Ryan wins. This SHOULD be a slam dunk win, which means Ryan will be scoreboard watching Eugene's matchup to see if he wins and scores more points than him to determing the #1 and #2 seed. Not only are Drew's guys just totally inconsistent, his best plays (Cousins and Robinson) have terrible matchups. I just can't see Drew's squad outscoring Ryan.
Light's Broken Bots (4-8) vs
Shock The Monkey (4-8)
All Time Record
Mark Leads Series 3-2
Key Players
Light's Broken Bots: Tom Brady (Rams) Jordy Nelson (Texans) Kelvin Benjamin (Seahawks) Rob Gronkowski* (Rams)
Shock The Monkey: Dez Bryant (Vikings) Latavius Murray (Bills)
Wild Cards
Light's Broken Bots: Gronk's health. RB Production
Shock The Monkey: DeMarco Murray on bye. Tough matchup for Dez and Jamison Crowder. Dart throw plays everywhere.
Predictions
Yahoo Says: Matt wins 96-85
I say: Matt wins. This game has no implications for anything, strictly for pride as both teams are not playoff bound. Who knows who wins this matchup, Mark has a lot intriguing guys but I'll just go with the more stable team in Matt.
Rocket Man (10-2) vs
No Soup For You (5-8)
All Time Record
Eugene leads the series 3-2
Seeding Implications For Eugene
If Eugene wins: He can finish as the #1 seed if either Ryan wins and Ryan's total points are less than his or if Ryan loses. If Ryan wins too and has more points than Eugene, Eugene finishes as the #2 seed. Either way he'll have a bye.
If Eugene loses: He can finish as the #1 seed still if Ryan loses and Ryan's total points are less than his. If Ryan wins, Eugene is the #2 seed and will still have a bye.
Key Players
Rocket Man: Aaron Rodgers (Texans) DeAndre Hopkins (Packers) Julio Jones (Chiefs) Melvin Gordon (Bucs) Travis Kelce (Falcons)
No Soup For You: Philip Rivers (Bucs) Michael Thomas (Lions) Randall Cobb (Texans) David Johnson (Redskins)
Wild Cards
Rocket Man: Production for Boldin/Dixon/Parker
No Soup For You: James White usage
Predictions
Yahoo Says: Eugene wins 110-93
I Say: Eugene wins. This won't be as easy as the others have plus it's a sibling rivalry game. Remember in Week 2, Eugene won by less than 4 points. Players have changed since then but I think it'll still be a harder fought matchup than the predictions indicate. I'll still give the edge to Eugene as Leland using double tight ends with guys as inconsistent as Ebron and Ertz along with guys who can bust greatly in Cameron Meredith and James White could really lead to a low scoring game on Leland's part.
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