Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Week 9 Preview. We have a good GOTW with the two best teams in the league, then we have some other matchups, Professor Pickum is going to try and run it back with an extra pick and our all new Power Rankings, let’s get this bread baby!
Game of the week.
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CrossFit v. JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons
CrossFit is in a pinch, he is going to have two big question marks on his starting lineup. CrossFit has Dak, Mostert, Barkley, Ekeler and Kelce. All these guys are monsters. Then we have some solid players in Cooper and Lockett. The issues are Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and Darrynton Evans? My goodness those are some bad starts. JD3 has Mahomes, Chase, Diggs, Allen, McLaurin, Pittman and Nico. The bad plays are Kareem Hunt and Royce Freeman. His other options are Sing or Sanders. The RB situation is a mess with Etienne on bye. This one is going to be a tight one, whoever has the bigger boom game wins this one. JD3 is about a 14 point favorite, this one will be close.
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Mush’s Mongrels v. Bottom Bunk
We went from two of the best to two of the worst. Highlights are Mush is starting former first round pick Clyde Edwards-Helaire and B.B. is starting former first rounders Bijan and Drake London. We are going to see a new low score after this weekend. I think Mush loses as B.B. is somehow a 20 point favorite.
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Daddy Wombat v. Pistol
If D.W. sets their lineup this one should be neck and neck. That is going to be a challenge in itself. D.W. has Hurts, Kamara, Gabe Davis, Tank Dell and D.K. Pistol has Kenny Walker, A.J. Brown, Garrett Wilson and Kincaid. Both of these teams are flirting with playoff hopes. It is really a must win for both. There is one team that is good with a bad record that is going to probably make a little push at some point. A slip up here could be the end for one of these teams. I think it is a coin flip, but I think D.W. with the QB edge gets it done.
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PeePaw v. Teach
Aghhhhhh, I just mentioned a good team with a bad record. That team may be in this matchup and they face a good team. That is not the best when you are trying to get back on track. PeePaw has Herbie, Lamb, Adams and Rice. PeePaw is looking for a load of points, another guy that is just wanting a big load is Gus Edwards. Gus Bus is hoping to load up the PeePaw bus and take em to the vicory cirle this weekend. We shall see because Teach wants it. Teach has the Phins trio of Tua, Tyreek and Waddle. Rhamondre, B-Rob and Mixon are also part of Teach’s class. Teach has a 18 point advantage. I think Teach gets it done and Tuesday we have a send off for PeePaw because he’s done.
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Batman v. Trashman
Batman had a rough one, but he is still in the driver’s seat. Batman has Lamar, Hendy, Swift, Cook, Hollywood, DeVonta, Olave, Dionte and Jakobi. What a lineup it sounds like a good team, but how will this bunch work together? First time together all year, how is the locker room? There are a lot of concerns. Trashman has two concerns of whether or not he sets his lineup. Trashman still should be a 15 point dog. It does not look good for Trashman. Pacheco, Aaron Jones, Mark Andrews and Jordan Addison are the highlights. The rest of the team is too gross to mention. Batman should win, he needs it bad.
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Touchdown Guy v. Bruce
Touchdown Guy is good, Bruce is bad. TDG is a 40 point favorite and he wins because Josh Allen is tall and Bruce is bad.
That does it for the matchups, now we get into the picks.
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Good morning class, we have the sixth chapter of Professor Pickum.
Last week’s strategy was to get ugly and it paid off in a big way. A clean sweep brings a bonus pick and man, speaking of ugly… this week’s card is GROSS. Let’s hold our breath and get dirty, boys.
Miami @ Kansas City in Germany Under 51
- Hypothesis:
- Chiefs have gone under in their last 5
- Chiefs seem a bit off after taking a fat L to one of the worst teams in the league last week
- Chiefs elected to delay their travel to Germany until Thursday. . . The Professor thinks we might get a little bit of a Londer feel with a Sauerkruat aftertaste
Arizona +8 @ Cleveland
- Hypothesis:
- Full disclosure- this is a pick that’s tough to lock in on a Wednesday but the writer is a brutal bitch with a firm deadline so I’m going with my gut
- Arizona decided to deal Josh Dobbs to Minnesota which leads one to assume MAYBE Kyler is ready or maybe Arizona is just saying fuck it. The oddsmakers don’t seem to think Kyler is back…Cleveland is probably calling bullshit as well
- Browns likely starting PJ Walker— I’m not a buyer on him to Cover 8 points regardless of who’s on the other side. Plug your nose and check the Score App cuz NOBODY is putting this game on the main TV
Giants @ Raiders Under 37
- Hypothesis:
- Game totals in the last 5 Giants games have been a putrid 28.2 average
- Oakland has been only slightly better in the same stretch at 38.2
- Giants games have gone over only ONCE this year and that was in the week 2 comeback against Arizona. Those Giants have not been seen since that game
Extra Credit
Buffalo +2.5 @ Cincinnati
- Hypothesis:
- The Public is in love with Cincy at home after Joey Burr and Bengals finally look to be themselves.
- Bills are just a categorically better team in most every metric. This is a “what-have-you-done-for-me-lately” league, sure. But I’m going to take the opportunity to catch a couple points on Tall Josh Allen and the Bills.
Professor Pickum is 11-5 overall and was 3-0 last week.
Now for the all new Power Rankings.
The big news is that PeePaw continues to skid. Daddy Wombat is on the way up. That is about all that is going on right now.
That is all we got going on. This is another quick week. Until next time I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow.
Let’s Go!
JonnyDIII
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