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Saturday, October 25, 2014

Friday, October 24, 2014

Barclays Premier League Week 9 Predictions

Now that I'm over my (non-Ebola) sickness, it's time for another week of Premier League predictions! My mediocre record of 9-9-2 is sure to improve after this week and maybe I'll actually get a win with my Bet of the Week pick.

UPDATE MON 7:15 PM EST

Week 9 Record: 7-3-0 (3 Exact Wins)
Bet of the Week Record: 0-1-0
Season Record: 16-12-2
Season Bet of the Week Record: 0-2-1

West Ham vs. Manchester City

Prediction: 1-3

Analysis: Despite West Ham sitting in 4th place in the table, despite West Ham being at home, despite West Ham's 3-1 over Burnley and 2-0 win over QPR, I just don't think they have a chance against Man City. Man City is too powerful of a team for anyone in the league to compete against them besides Chelsea (And even Chelsea only came away with a draw against them). So yes, I think Man City has no problem winning this game and I'm going with a 3-1 win and taking Man City -1.

Pick: Manchester City -1; -119

Final Outcome: 2-1. LOSS.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Week 7 Fantasy Report: Ghosts of Football Yet to Come

Relatively speaking, this week sputtered by with little to-do. A few games went down to the wire and some interesting upsets caused mild tremors, but nothing registered much more than a burp on the figurative Richter scale. What we did see, over all else, was the growing emergence of young players in their respective positions. As is customary during midseason, rookies began hitting their strides, teams loosened the ropes on their young projects, and we as fans began to notice a sense of evolution around the league. Hence, this week I'd like to focus primarily on some of the more impressive youngsters, of course touching upon their fantasy forecasts in both re-draft and a few dynasty tidbits. Hope you all enjoy this seventh installment of my fake football stock report.

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Third and Long: Rivalries and the Week 5/6 Recap

We're back after a one-week hiatus (our bye week!) to take on some big rumblings around the league. Listen here or on iTunes! As a postscript, since I (Lucio) talk so much about the Browns' zone-blocking scheme, here's a fantastic article from SB Nation that breaks it all down: http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2014/10/17/6993241/cleveland-browns-bryan-hoyer-offense



Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Week 6 Fantasy Report: The Bug is Back

In hindsight, we as fantasy GMs have been spoiled for the past handful of weeks. Very few roster-crumbling injuries cropped up since the bloodshed of week two, and we may have become complacent in their absence. Unfortunately, it seems the injury bug has returned to feast anew. Cringe-worthy blows to many players over the weekend served as a sobering reminder to the sports world that the men who walk out of that tunnel every week do so in light of the astronomical risks and stress their bodies must endure. Their livelihood hangs from delicate, unseeable threads over the stadiums in which these gladiatorial contests play out. In light of this crash back to earth, I've decided to cover a few of the most impactful injuries that have stricken teams thus far and their potential implications. Expect a return to the normal format next week (as an aside, deep-leaguers should pick up CJ Anderson and Joseph Randle, just saying).

Friday, October 10, 2014

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Friday, October 3, 2014

Barclays Premier League Week 7 Predictions

After changing the format at which I grade my predictions, I'm now coming off a pretty good record from Week 6. I even had 2 exact score predictions! But this week I'm looking to do even better than 5-3-2. My goal is at least 6-2-2. Hopefully my bet of the week will be a win this week as well, since Chelsea ended up winning only 3-0 and my pick of over 3 was only a push. As usual, the bet of the week will be in bold, red font.

UPDATE: SUNDAY 8:40 PM EST

Week 7 Record: 4-6-0
Bet of the Week Record: 0-1-0
Season Record: 9-9-2
Season Bet of the Week Record: 0-1-1

Sunderland vs. Stoke City

Prediction: 1-1

Analysis: Sunderland ended up playing in the boring game of the week last week, ending with a 0-0 draw against Swansea City. It's a little hard to tell if Sunderland played better than they have been or Swansea is still falling apart after being the early surprise of the season. On the other hand, Stoke did exactly what I was expecting (literally) and came away with a 1-0 win against Newcastle last week. You won't see Stoke involved in too many high scoring match-ups this season so I'm going to go with a 1-1, having Sunderland squeak away with another much needed point.

Pick: Stoke pk, +1/2; -132

Final Outcome: 3-1. LOSS.