Good morning everyone, Welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Conference Championship Preview. It is all a lie, we do not have teams from the same conference playing each other with the exception of a consolation conference championship, but who cares about those losers (AMIRITE). There are 8 teams left. One conference has 5 of 6 teams remaining. The reason the one team is out is because it played an in-conference opponent. We could hand out conference championship medals if 3 games go the wrong way, but we don’t even have a trophy yet. We just have an image of what it will hopefully look like. What is the commissioner doing? I have no idea. Traveling, sipping wine, laughing surrounded by his loved ones? That doesn’t help me or the league. We need some hardware. It is two weeks until we crown a champion, let’s dive into who has a shot. We also sprinkle in some Dr. Tilt to see if he can keep firing off tasty picks that can only be described as a cartoon chewable vitamin (no free ads). Let’s get it.
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#1 Teach v. #4 Touchdown Guy
Teach needs to learn a thing or two from the roulette table. It is dangerous to put all your eggs in one basket. He has flirted this line all year. Tua/Hill/Waddle, Mixon/Higgins, Hockenson/Osborn, and who could forget Stevenson/Folk. Teach has some pivot options, but those eggs are also in a similar basket. Romeo Dobbs had a hot game but then that requires an overall big game in the GB @ MIA matchup. However, Teach has been batting cleanup all year and is an absolute power house. Teach put up a league high 206.7 in Week 8. All his players are on teams that need wins. The Vikings have a lot to play for as they still have an outside shot at the 1-seed and at worst need to keep the 2-seed to get home field advantage against the 49ers, if that happens. Teach is primed for a big week, it all comes down to if he gets another fastball or if he sees an off-speed pitch. Touchdown Guy is that dude. Josh Allen, Derrick Henry, Josh Jacobs, James Connor, and George Kittle. All monsters among men this year. All can absolutely destroy the competition. TDG’s biggest downfall is the WR room. Mike Evans and Thielen have had incredible fantasy seasons . . . in the past. Both are in that backend WR2 crowd. Not having a WR1 is not great come playoff time especially when you are going up against the league’s regular season champion. TDG catches a huge break with Derrick Henry against the Texans. Derrick Henry should have no problem scoring north of 22 points this weekend. That paired with Josh Allen playing Chicago should give TDG a safe floor for his team. He just needs other guys to play well. TDG’s biggest concerns are his last receiver and Taysom Hill. If those guys can’t reach 7-10 points each, then TDG will need monster weeks from his top end guys. Teach is an 11 point favorite, and to continue my narrative against TDG, I am enrolling Teach into the Championship game.
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#2 JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons v. #3 CrossFit
I think we will get an early preview of the champion of the league this weekend. CrossFit scored 2,169.67 points on the season and JD3 scored 2,055.85. These two teams are 1 and 2 of point totals. JD3 won a high scoring affair back in Week 6 against CrossFit and he will need that same type of production to get it done this weekend. JD3 has Mahomes, Diggs, Chase, Allen, and McLaurin. CrossFit has CMC, Barkley, Ekeler, Cooper, Kelce, and St. Brown. These are some of the league’s best players. The lack of superstars are found on JD3’s RB and TE spots and CrossFit’s last WR and Flex spots. CrossFit lost Tyler Lockett for this week and that could be enough to cost him a shot at the championship. JD3 has to pick the top two RBs out of Sanders, Etienne, and Singletary. The wrong play could cost JD3 a shot at the championship. JD3 is a 3 point favorite and projected lead dog this week. Yah, this one is going to be something. Grab some popcorn and see if JD3’s Monday Night crew can catch the lead CrossFit should have after Sunday.
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#7 Mush’s Mongrels v. #11 Daddy Wombat
Mush catches a break. D.W. is without Hurts. D.W. has to start Chase Claypool. D.W. has Kamara, Metcalf, and Jeudy. That’s about it. Mush has Kenny Walker, Dobbs, Mike Will, Christian Kirk, and Diontae Johnson. That’s all he has. It is going to be an ugly matchup. D.W. is going to have a difficulty suiting up a team. Mush knows how to hover around 100 points. I think Mush gets it done because his floors are as low as D.W.’s.
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#8 Trashman v. #9 Batman
Trashman may forget to set his lineup. Batman may be without a QB. Trashman has Chubb and Aaron Jones. Why is Aaron Jones not in his lineup? Mix in Mark Andrews he has a couple studs. Trashman just doesn’t have WRs. Batman has Zay Jones, Juju, Olave, and Swift. A.J. Dillon missed time at the end of the game, but he doesn’t have a questionable designation at this time. Without stud QBs this will be another ugly game. Trashman will still probably be the favorite come kickoff. The only thing that can swing Batman’s way is if Lamar is back. I think if Trashman sets a lineup then he wins, if not I think Batman will solve the QB issue.
Dr. Tilt Week 16 Picks
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Dr. Tilt’s Week 16 Prescription
The trains officially left the station, hope you remembered to hop on.
Detroit Lions -2.5 @ Carolina Panthers
90% of the money is on the Lions, that should scare you but sometimes the public is right. This game just means more to the Lions.
Buffalo Bills @ Chicano Bears +9
It’s gonna be really cold, like really cold. Take the home dog in a low scoring cold game.
Seattle Seahawks +10 @ Kansas City Chiefs
Seattle’s kitchen sink game as they try to hold onto their playoff lives. And the Chiefs prefer to sweat it out. Stays within 10.
Last Week: 3-1
Season: 27-21
Good luck everyone. I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow and if you have snow it melts quickly.
Let’s Go!
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