DIII Digest

Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Week 7 Recap. We got exciting news, but it is going to put off until tomorrow. Let’s look at our matchups and Professor Pickum.

Game of the week.

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Bruce v. Touchdown Guy

Bruce repeats. Big time loser. He is an even bigger loser after a move he made today, but that will be brought up tomorrow. TDG is hot, plus his team is winning games. Bruce didn’t see much from Jayden Daniels, who was injured on the day. Bruce really only had 3 players hit, Bateman and Brian Thomas Jr. had 20 a pop, and Najee had 16. TDG really only had Mike Wilson miss. Josh Allen had 30, D-Train had 25, Jacobs with 18, Higgins and Conner each had 16, Kittle with 12, and Godwin had 10. The problem for TDG is that Evans hurt his hammy and Godwin is likely done for the year with an ankle injury. TDG should see Cooper Kupp this week, that is good news. TDG wipes the floor with Bruce, 145.45 to 89.2.

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PeePaw v. JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons

Both teams had a bad week, which just adds to the frustration for PeePaw. His team played down to the competition and even worse than the competition. PeePaw saw 18 from Jefferson. Jefferson is the only player guaranteed a roster spot next season for PeePaw. More to report on that tomorrow. JD3 had 21 from Hunt, 15 from Chase, and 13 from McLaurin. D-Hop had 0.3 points, but D-Hop is now a Chief?!? Neither team hit 100 on the week, so neither team should get the win, but JD3 technically wins 96.7 to 75.85. JD3 pushed PeePaw into the rebuild and TDG pushed JD3 into a 1 game lead on first. Big week for JD3 and you will not believe what team he has tomorrow.

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Mush’s Mongrels v. Pistol

Mush did not have the worst performance this week. This is shocking considering A-Rodg had 20 and no one else had double digits. Pistol didn’t get any QB help or help from Sutton, others stepped up. Gibby put up 30, Javonte Williams had 25, Kenny Walker had 22, A.J. Brown had 17, and G-Will put up 11. Pistol got the win 129.2 to 55.16.

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Daddy Wombat v. Bottom Bunk

D.W. was bad. Metcalf had 18, but is injured. Cousins had 14, which is bad, I only state this to follow with no one else had more than 5 points on D.W.’s team. D.W. was the runt of the litter this week, while B.B. was the lead dog. None of this makes sense. B.B. is playing well, and tomorrow we might even say he’s good after recent events. B.B. saw 40 from Bake, 23 from Breece, 22 from Bijan, 20 from Pickens, 15 from Drake, 14 from Mattison, and 12 from Will Dissly. It was a big week, B.B. will have new players to mention tomorrow, stay tuned. B.B. wins 148.38 to 50.63.

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Batman v. CrossFit

Batman had the opportunity to push CrossFit into a rebuild. Batman let the city down. Lamar did not disappoint, putting up 49. Chuba Hubba had 11, but his days are numbered with Jonathon Brooks coming back. Kyren put up 20, Achane had half of that in 10, and Njoku had 19. CrossFit had a couple monster performers. Rachaad White had a late TD to get CrossFit the win on Monday night. Before that, Barkley had 26, St. Brown had 21, and Amari Cooper put up 15 in his Buffalo debut. CrossFit gets a big win to keep him in the mix, 132.36 to 130.55.

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Trashman v. Teach

Trashman’s winning streak was shortly lived. Love had 27 and Mark Andrews had 18. The rest of his team did not reach double digits. Teach had a couple solid performances. Mixon had 25, Bowers had 14, Doubs and B-Rob each had 13, and Tyler Kraft had 11. Teach had some bad guys this week too, Tyreek had 2 points for reference. Tua should be back soon, maybe that gives Teach some life. Teach sneaks one out 114.85 to 80.1.

Professor Pickum is 11-7 on the year, let’s see how his answer sheet ended up.

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Week 7 Answer Sheet

Alright. No more prose, no lengthy monologues. Just back to strictly winners (also I may or may not have run out of time that I thought I’d have to do my write ups before writer’s harsh but fair deadline). Picks only this week. Fade me.

• Denver Broncos @ New Orleans Saints Under 37.5
  • Nope.
• Cincinnati Bengals @ Cleveland Browns Under 41.5
  • BANG!
• Houston Texans @ Green Bay Packers -2.5
  • Nope.

Professor Pickum went 1-2 and is now 12-9 on the year.

Well this week was boring, but we have a lot going on for Week 8. Check it out tomorrow, until then I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow.

Let’s Go!

JonnyDIII

Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Week 7 Preview. After this week we will be half way through the fantasy regular season. We will also be one month away from the trade deadline. Teams that want to be buyers at the deadline need to win to force the hands of other teams. We have our matchups, Professor Pickum, and our Power Rankings. Let’s take a look at these juicy matchups.

Game of the week.

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Bruce v. Touchdown Guy

Bruce is fresh off a loss. TDG is coming off of lead dog. The winner of this matchup could end up in the first place spot if another team loses their matchup. Either way, this is an important matchup as we get ready for playoff positioning. TDG has Josh Allen and Bruce has Jayden Daniels. TDG has D-Train and Bruce has JT. TDG has Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. Bruce has Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. TDG has James Conner and Josh Jacobs, Bruce has Najee and Zay Flowers. TDG also has Kittle. The vets are on TDG’s team, the odds are also on his side, TDG is a 22 point favorite. Bruce is in a good spot though, TDG is coming off of a high and it can’t get much worse for Bruce. Well, I think it does, Bruce comes up short this week and may never win again.

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PeePaw v. JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons

If we had a co-game of the week, this would be it. This is a tight matchup despite the records. PeePaw is only a 5 point dog. PeePaw should get Davante back this week, which could change things for him. Herbert is healthy, Kamara is good, Monty is good, and Jefferson is good. Ridley and Wandale will need a qb to throw them the ball, that is their downfall. JD3 is still waiting on a big week for Mahomes. Hunt and Dobbins have been solid this year. Chase and Diggs have been good. The question marks come from Hopkins, Pittman, Mooney, and McLaurin as they have not been consistent. Which ever team has the surprise outburst should get it done this week. PeePaw is a loss away from selling the team, JD3 could use some help. If JD3 pulls it off this week, he might help out the playoff contenders.

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Mush’s Mongrels v. Pistol

Mush has a dog down this week, with Maserati Marv has a flat tire. Pistol has Kenny Walker, Javonte, A.J. Brown, Jaylen Reed, Chase Brown, G-Will, and Gibby. Pistol by a landslide this week.

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Daddy Wombat v. Bottom Bunk

D.W. is in trouble this week. Only two skill positions are projected more than 10 points, Metcalf and Tank Dell. However, Josh Downs and JSN could get in the mix. D.W. will need all the help they can get. Bottom Bunk has to set his lineup. With 3 players on bye, his projection is still more than D.W.’s. Breece, B-Rob, Drake London, and Pickens should overwhelm D.W. this week. B.B. isn’t going to see much from his bench, but he doesn’t really need them. B.B. should be a 20 point favorite by kickoff, I think B.B. gets another win somehow.

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Batman v. CrossFit

Batman is coming off of a big win, CrossFit is falling apart. Batman is a 21 point favorite going into this matchup. Lamar, Chuba, Kyren, James Cook, Achane, DeVonta Smith and Diontae Johnson all have been consistent this year, or at least as of late. CrossFit has to figure out the QB situation, which has plagued him for years. CrossFit has Barkley, Deebo, St. Brown, and Kelce. CrossFit just saw Amari Cooper get traded to the Bills, this could turn things around for CrossFit. Rasheed Shaheed is out, which hurts CrossFit, and will hurt him even more if he does not adjust his lineup. Batman should get it done this week, which may put CrossFit in the “sell now” category.

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Trashman v. Teach

Trashman is coming off of a surprise win, Teach is coming off of a bad loss. I don’t know that either team should win this week. But, Teach is a 30 point favorite, so my guess is he gets it done. Trashman has Addison and J-Love. Teach has Mixon, Pollard, B-Rob, Tyreek, and Brock Bowers. The fact that Trashman is not projected to score 90 this week is all you need to know. Teach should get it done, but will still find himself on the outside looking in the playoff picture.

Professor Pickum went 1-2 last week, let’s check out this week and see if his Study Guide is better.

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Week 7 Study Guide

Alright. No more prose, no lengthy monologues. Just back to strictly winners (also I may or may not have run out of time that I thought I’d have to do my write ups before writer’s harsh but fair deadline). Picks only this week. Fade me.

• Denver Broncos @ New Orleans Saints Under 37.5
  • Gross game, I’ll watch.
• Cincinnati Bengals @ Cleveland Browns Under 41.5
  • Grosser game, I won’t watch (much)
• Houston Texans @ Green Bay Packers -2.5
  • Fade the public, Go Pack Go!

Professor Pickum is now 11-7 on the year.

Now for an all new power rankings.

Not a whole lot of shuffling this week. Things are pretty even through 6. I do not see teams 10-12 moving up or down at all any time soon.

That does it for this week. It should be an interesting week. A lot of teams playoff hopes are in the balance. Teams are trying to continue to separate themselves from the bottom half of the league. A couple teams need to win to help out the rest of the league, we will have to see how things play out. Until next time, I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow.

Let’s Go!

JonnyDIII

Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Week 6 Recap. What a week, we got two teams in a complete nose dive, teams thinking about leaving the league, you name it, we got it. Let’s look at our matchups and how Professor Pickum ended up.

Game of the week.

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Bruce v. JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons

Bruce was looking to go 6-0 and JD3 was looking to take over as the #1 team in the league. Only one of those things could happen. Bruce saw a 30 point week from Jayden Daniels, solid young QB. JD3 cut both Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’ Connell. Joe Flacco got the nod and did enough to not ruin the week for JD3. Bruce saw a monster 19 point from Najee, but Braelon Allen had 1 point. Zay Flowers had 18 and Evan Engram added 13. The rest of Bruce’s team flopped. JD3 needed a solid week. Etienne did not contribute at all, ending the day with -0.1. The good news is that the vet WR core went off. McLaurin had 20, Keenan Allen had 19, and Stefon Diggs put up 17. Dobbins also added 17, Pittman had 11, and Chase even threw in 10. JD3 beat Bruce 128.95 to 105.15. Bruce’s inability to manage a dynasty team continues as this loss was all but guaranteed when Bruce started Jennings in the Flex spot who played Thursday night.

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Touchdown Guy v. Pistol

We had a big time matchup here with a lot of points. As predicted, the lead dog came out of this matchup, this was also our highest scoring matchup. The teams put up monster numbers. The QB battle was a good one. TDG’s Josh Allen put up 32 to Pistol’s Stroud’s 28. TDG and Pistol each had two 20 point performers. TDG had D-Train for 25 and Kittle for 20. Pistol saw 21 from both A.J. Brown and G-Will. TDG had 11 from Jacobs and Higgins. Pistol had 17 from Kenny Walks, 13 from Sutton and Jaylen Reed, and 11 from Gibby. The big difference was that TDG also had a 30 point performer in Chris Godwin. That was the big difference. TDG gets a big win 150.75 to 142.9. TDG somehow has two losses on the season but has been lead dog half of the season.

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Batman v. Teach

Batman was in a two game skid, Teach needs every win he can get. Batman had highs and lows. Swift had 20, Bucky Irving had 19, but Ty Johnson in replace of James Cook only had 3 and Olave had -1. Batman had some other players show up, Hubbard had 13, DeVonta Smith had 14, so did McBride, and Dionte Johnson ended up with 17. Teach got Mixon back who put up 26 points. That was a big swing for Teach, Pollard had 16, Brock Bowers had 12, and Romeo Doubs had 18. Teach had a solid week, but with 5 players scoring 5 or less, it was not enough. Batman gets the big win 128.51 to 110.5. Batman made arguably the substitution of the year by subbing in Ty Johnson for James Cook. It did not amount to much but it was a great play. He deserves the credit. It doesn’t matter if Ray Davis is on his taxi and would have been the better play.

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CrossFit v. Bottom Bunk

Spoiler alert, Bottom Bunk won. I am as shocked as you. CrossFit is a mess, Bottom Bunk is somehow 4-2, none of this makes sense. CrossFit saw Dak put up 7 points. Barkley and Amari Cooper put up 6 a piece. The good news is Amari Cooper is headed to Buffalo, so maybe things turn around for him. Deebo had a big week with 21, Demario Douglas had 18, Lockett had 15, Shaheed had 14, and Ekeler had 10. The Dak performance ultimately cost CrossFit. B.B. saw 40 from Baker, 24 from Bijan, 19 from Breece, and 16 from both London and Jameson Williams. The high end production was enough to push B.B. into the victory lane. B.B. ended with 140.05 to CrossFit’s 112.06.

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PeePaw v. Trashman

PeePaw ends a one game winning streak with a loss to Trashman. PeePaw saw 41 from Caleb Williams and still lost. Monty had 21, Kamara had 15, and Lamb had 13. Davante is headed to the Jets, so he should be playing soon. Trashman had himself quite the week. Jordan Love had 38. Sean Tucker had 35. That was the big difference. Sean Tucker, what a start. Alec Pierce ended with 0. Which is something that Trashman still put up so many points. Allgeier had 19, Mark Andrews had 14, so did Christian Watson, and Sam LaPorta even added 12. Trashman had a big week, putting up 149.14, which was better than PeePaw’s 111.9.

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Daddy Wombat v. Mush’s Mongrels

It was ugly, but D.W. had a good week. Josh Downs had 23, Cole Kmet had 11, Gabe Davis had 19, Tank Dell had 15, and Dameon Pierce had 14. That was a nice week from D.W.’s skill players. Mush saw 20 from Tyrone Tracey, 12 from Kimani Vidal, and 11 from Xavier Legette. Mind you, Mush traded Trey Sermon for Kimani Vidal. What a steal of a trade by Mush. D.W. put up 130.25 to 86.7. D.W. found their second win of the year, while Mush is still headed for pick 1.01.

Professor Pickum is 10-5 overall, let’s see how the Answer Sheet shakes out from last weeks test.

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Week 6 Study Guide

• Washington Commanders +6.5 @ Baltimore Ravens
  • Nope.
• Cleveland Browns @ Philadelphia Eagles Under 43
  • BANG!
• Los Angeles Chargers @ Denver Broncos Under 35.5
  • Nope.

Professor Pickum went 1-2 on the week and is now 11-7 on the year. Professor Pickum is in a mini skid.

That does it for Week 6. We have some good teams (on paper) with only two wins. We have some bad teams (in real life) in the playoff picture. Each week will get more interesting. We are almost at the halfway point, teams can turn things around or give up hope, it will be an interesting few weeks. Until next time, I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow.

Let’s Go!

JonnyDIII

Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Week 6 Preview. We have a juicy game of the week, another great matchup, some other games, Professor Pickum, and an all new power rankings. Let’s get to it.

Game of the week.

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Bruce v. JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons

Bruce is undefeated. JD3 is defeated at QB. Both teams are banged up, lot of questionable designations, should be an interesting matchup for first place in the league. Bruce has rookie sensation Jayden Daniels at the helm. JD3 is starting the Raiders QB. With a league that has every QB on a roster, JD3 had one option, that option is the Raiders QB. Bruce is hoping JT or Trey Sermon gets the nod in the Indy backfield, while JD3 is hoping Etienne is healthy for the game. Bruce has Braelon Allen and Najee to round out the backfield, and JD3 has Dobbins back off of bye. Bruce has two young rookies at WR in Brian Thomas Jr. and Malik Nabers. JD3 is relying on known fantasy options in Chase and Diggs. Bruce also has D.J. Moore and Zay Flowers. JD3 has McLaurin, but the rest of his WR core might be banged up. Will be interesting to see how things unfold as we get to the end of the week. Bruce is a 6 point favorite, and things are trending towards a shocking 6-0 start for Bruce.

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Touchdown Guy v. Pistol

If we were doing co-game of the weeks, this would be it. TDG and Pistol are both coming off close loses. TDG is a 1 point favorite in this matchup. If not for the battle for first place, this would be the clear cut GOTW. But, it’s not, it’s just a matchup. TDG has the tall Josh Allen, Pistol with Stroud. Both teams have multiple backs, TDG has the names in D-Train, Conner, and Jacobs. Pistol has production in Walker, Jordan Mason, Chase Brown, and Javonte Williams. Both teams have WRs. TDG has Evans, Godwin, Higgins, and Ladd McConkey. Pistol has A.J. Brown, Jayden Reed, Sutton, and G-Wil. TDG has Kittle which is an advantage over Pistol’s Kincaid. Josh Allen usually bounces back, I think that slight difference will give TDG a close win this week, but I’d expect the lead dog to come out of this matchup.

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Batman v. Teach

Batman is in a slump, Teach cannot feel good about his lineup. It’s the perfect storm. Batman is rolling out Lamar, Swift, Hubbard, and Olave. James Cook, Diontae Johnson, DeVonta Smith, and Jakobi Meyers are all questionable as of today, that will decide whether or not Batman can get it done this week. Teach doesn’t have much with Tyreek on bye. Teach has Pollard and Brock Bowers. Doubs is back in the lineup, but a head case, Stevenson and B-Rob are both banged up. Teach cannot afford anyone to be out this week. Right now, Batman is a 23 point favorite, I don’t think the lineups will matter too much, Batman should bounce back here.

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CrossFit v. Bottom Bunk

CrossFit has had a bit of bad luck, Bottom Bunk is on a revenge tour. CrossFit needs to set his lineup to give a fair evaluation. I assume Dak, Barkley, St. Brown, Deebo, Cooper, and Lockett should be in the lineup. Bottom Bunk is rolling with Baker, Breece, Bijan, Drake, Pickens, and Odunze. Those changes by CrossFit should swing things in CrossFit’s favor by a couple points. I think Bottom Bunk continues his run here and surprises everyone with another fluke win.

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PeePaw v. Trashman

PeePaw got a win, let’s see if he can put a couple together. Trashman got a win too, but it was against the worst team in the league. PeePaw needs to see if Kamara goes, should play, but a big hitter for PeePaw. Monty is back, Lamb, Aiyuk, and Wandale round out his team. Missing Jefferson this week will hurt and Davante needs to find a team soon. Trashman is projected to score at most 80 points this week. He is not worth discussing. PeePaw will win this week.

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Daddy Wombat v. Mush’s Mongrels

This is an ugly matchup this week. D.W. has D.K. Metcalf, JSN, and Tank Dell who should be relevant without Nico in the Texans lineup. Mush made a trade this week acquiring Kimani Vidal who has recorded no stats this season. Like Vidal, I do not expect much out of Mush this week. D.W. is a 22 point favorite and should win an ugly one. Mush is calling his shot here, which no one cares. I was just told to include that note in this matchup.

Professor Pickum went 1-2 last week, he needs a bounce back, let’s check out this weeks Study Guide.

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Week 6 Study Guide

Winning 6 in a row was fun, but man, getting Arizona home to avoid going 0-3 was exhilarating. Not celebrating 1-2 (editors note, seems like he is?!?), but we’re still alive. I explained why Giants were the play and I trusted a jet legged geriatric hippin in London instead, smh.

Time to get back to the basics this week. Nothing fancy. Just good old fashioned Lombardi sweeps. Let’s get a sea here, and a seal here, and find our alley. Onward.

A trend that continues to play out (and pay out) are dogs of 5.5 or more. This week there’s one that jumps so hard off the board it scares me. It feels like a hunk of cheese on a rat trap. BUT, sharp money is taking the cheese too and I think there’s a chance we can get a bit without getting our necks snapped.

• Washington Commanders +6.5 @ Baltimore Ravens

Side note, there’s a game out here with a 9 point dog, but I’m staying away. Not sure if it’s a rabid dog or a dead dog, but you do you.

Cleveland travels to Philly. 9.5 point dogs. Their QB is allegedly not a great person (editors note this was changed for legal reasons), and even worse, a QUITTER. The Browns are 1-4 ATS this year and the Eagles are 2-2 ATS. I don’t trust either of these teams to be anything other than abysmal.

The O/U is 43.

The Browns have only been in one game this year that cleard that number, last week as Jayden Daniels dog walked ‘em.

The Eagles have exceeded that total one time on US soil this season. Also, in their last game and also having nothing to do with their 16 points.

Browns offense has no soul. Their defense is very solid. Eagles offense is solid, their defense needed the Bye week but the one thing they’ve done well all year is bow up in the Red Zone (which is the only time the Browns have been any good this year).

I’ve nearly talked myself out of this pick with all the indicators, BUT, I’ll take the Under 43.

• Cleveland Browns @ Philadelphia Eagles Under 43

For our last play, we have something near and dear to the Old Professor’s heart. There is a Total on the board that has rarely been seen in the NFL since the invention of the forward pass.

The O/U as the Chargers head to Denver is 35.5.

This is a PERSONAL SYSTEM CHALLENGE PLAY.

Give me a disgusting, grotesque, slobber knocker, body part (explicit term revised by editor) in the dirt, ground and point, chest (another explicit term revised by editor) bumping, punt fest at Mile High. I’m Lambeau Field (editor revised this to an inside joke that only the teams will understand, mainly TDG as it was also borderline explicit). Under 35.5.

• Los Angeles Chargers @ Denver Broncos Under 35.5

Professor Pickum is now 10-5 on the year.

Now for an all new power rankings.

Bruce has earned the top spot, we will just have to see how long he keeps it.

That’s all we have for this week. Things might shake up a little this week based on the matchups, a lot of teams battling for position are facing each other. Hopefully your team comes out on top, until next time, I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow.

Let’s Go!

JonnyDIII

Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Week 5 Recap. The bye weeks are in full swing, but it looks like Professor Pickum was the only one on bye. Let’s look at the matchups and Professor Pickum.

Game of the week.

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Mush’s Mongrels v. Trashman

Mush is in a good spot. He has a 75 point buffer for pick 1.01. As for this matchup, it was really just to give these two teams one game of the week. We will probably bury them in the matchups the rest of the year. Mush saw 15 from Trey Sermon and Roschon Johnson, something we all knew. Tyrone Tracy added 14, again something we all knew would happen. Trashman saw 21 from Alex Pierce, 18 from Rico Dowdle, 12 from Cam Akers, and 10 from Tutu. Trashman saw no stats from Jalin Hyatt. Trashman had more points this week and gets a win 105.8 to 84.28.

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Bruce v. CrossFit

I don’t know how we keep letting this guy get away with this. Bruce is off to a hot start. Bruce saw practically nothing from Najee, Braelon, and Juann Jennings. However, D.J. Moore had 25, Darius Slayton had 22, Brian Thomas Jr. had 21, Flowers saw 16, Likely had 15, and Bateman had 14. What are the chances of anyone starting Darius Slayton? What a hit for Bruce. CrossFit needed to hit, but he did not. Shaheed added 19, Ekeler had 13, Kelce had 12, and Lockett added 10. It was just not enough. CrossFit came up short. Bruce wins a big one 151.3 to 110.61.

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PeePaw v. Pistol

This one would come down to Sunday and Monday Night. PeePaw needed like 12 points from Lamb and Kamara. PeePaw needed a win bad and Pistol wanted to keep things rolling. PeePaw saw 33 from Caleb Williams, 19 from Aiyuk, a baker’s dozen from Wandale, and a dozen from JJ. Pistol did not see much from his RBs with Kenneth Walker being the only RB with double digits with 11. Garett Wilson had 23, Jaylen Reed had 12, and some guy named Jordan Whittington had 12. What a play by Pistol. The problem would be that CeeDee put up 9, leaving Kamara needing 3 on Monday night, Kamara ended with 12. PeePaw finally gets a win, 117.9 to 111.85.

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Batman v. Bottom Bunk

Batman is fresh off his first loss of the season, no way he continues to lose, let alone to a bum like Bottom Bunk. Batman saw a monster 48 from Lamar. Again, no way you can lose when your QB puts up numbers like that right? James Cook added 17, Hubbard had 16, Kyren had 15, and Jakobi Meyers added 10. Bottom Bunk started off right with Drake London adding 28. B.B. saw 18 from Jalen Tolbert, 10 from Jake Ferguson, and 10 from Rayray McCloud. Baker’s 33 would also help. Batman just needed a good game from Olave to get the win. Olave ended Monday night with 2 points, what an epic collapse. 3-0 to 3-2. Bottom Bunk gets a big win, 132.4 to 123.7.

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Daddy Wombat v. Teach

D.W. opened things up with 52 from Kirk Cousins. D.W. saw Kyle Juszczyk record no stats. What a roller coaster. Downs put down 13, Dare Ogunbowale had 12, JSN had 11, and Worthy was worth 10. Teach started to sweat early but cooled off as the games went on. Tucker crafted up 23 points in the TE slot for Teach. Brock Bowers, he’s a tight end too, he put up 20 for Teach. That is a hefty helping of TE production. Rhamondre Stevenson had 17, B-Rob with 14, Christian Kirk had 11, and Tyreek Hill added 10.  Teach needed a win and got one, 141.2 to 117.35.

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Touchdown Guy v. JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons

This was hands down the best matchup of the week. Former Champs going at it. These teams would end as Lead Dog and Lead Dog Runner up. That is some heavy hitting. Neither teams QB wanted it this week, both scoring under 20. TDG saw 25 from Tee Higgins, but was outdone by JD3’s Chase with 36. TDG saw 16 from both D-Train and Josh Jacobs. JD3 saw 18 from Kareem Hunt. TDG had 21 from Mike Evans, and JD3 saw 27 from Mooney and 12 from Pittman. Demarcus Robinson added 10 for TDG and JD3 saw 15 from Nico, 12 from Diggs, and 11 from McLaurin. TDG won the TE battle having 16 from Kittle. That one extra player with points and Chase put JD3 over the top. JD3 wins a heavyweight battle, 168.35 to 152.21.

Professor Pickum is 6-0 in his last 6, let’s see how this week goes.

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Week 5 Answer Sheet

New York Jets +2.5 @ Minnesota Vikings

• Nope.

Carolina Panthers +4 @ Chicago Bears

• Nope.

Arizona Cardinals +7.5 @ San Francisco 49ers

• BANG!

Professor Pickum is now 10-5 on the year. Tough week, he wasn’t a huge fan of the board going into the week, sometimes you just have to lick your wounds and responsibly move on.

That does it for this week. Tomorrow we will get into Week 6, I cannot wait to see how the power rankings shake up. Until then, I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow.

Let’s Go!

JonnyDIII

Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Week 5 Preview. We have entered the bye weeks. This is where depth comes into play, it will be interesting to see which teams are impacted by the byes. We also have arguably the most important game of the week, matchups, and Professor Pickum returning on back to back perfect weeks.

Game of the week.

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Mush’s Mongrels v. Trashman

Yes, both teams are yet to win, but this game is crucial for next years first pick. Mush is familiar with this territory having taken Maserati Marv first last year. Mush is looking to repeat. Marv is the only legit player on his roster for this year. Trashman has Sam LaPorta, but he’s on bye. This is the perfect storm for Trashman. Nick Chubb is still on IR. This leaves Trashman with his star athletes being Jordan Addison, Rico Dowdle, and Tutu Atwell. These players are not the best, but collectively, not bad. The draft order for non-playoff teams is determined by each teams optimal score. So this win or loss isn’t as important. A little tidbit for teams that have nothing but the draft to look forward to, would be to structure their roster to limit their optimal score. A teams biggest swing in optimal score usually comes from the QB spot. Mush only has A-Rodg on his roster, Trashman has Danny Dimes, J-Love, T-Law, and Bryce Young. While I think Mush wins the week, Trashman’s optimal score should win costing him the 1.01. Mush is like a 13 point favorite if Trashman fills out his roster.

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Bruce v. CrossFit

Bruce is undefeated, CrossFit has put up solid numbers all year. This is a chance for CrossFit to get a big win. Bruce is rocking Jayden Daniels, JT, Najee, Braelon Allen, D.J. Moore, Zay Flowers, Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr., and Juann Jennings. The Braelon Allen TD watch will be what is important for Bruce. Allen will be a solid RB in the league, but his fantasy production really depends on being a TD vulture. CrossFit has Dak, Rachaad White, Amari Cooper, Deebo, Rasheed Shaheed, Lockett and Kelce. CrossFit has the volatile players that can win or lose a week. The problem for CrossFit is that Ekeler is questionable, the RB spot for CrossFit is not the best. CMC is on IR, Barkley is on bye, and Cordarrelle Patterson has a questionable tag. Sunday will be interesting for CrossFit to see how he fills that RB2 spot. Bruce is a 9 point favorite and I think somehow gets to 5-0.

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PeePaw v. Pistol

PeePaw is just having bad luck. The guy cannot catch a break. The start of the season has been rough and it is not getting any better facing a hot Pistol team. PeePaw has Kamara, Lamb, Aiyuk, and Justin Jefferson. Charbonnet now has to compete with Kenneth Walker. Davante Adams will be out after requesting a trade. Rashee Rice is likely headed to IR. This is likely going to put PeePaw in a huge hole despite having a solid roster. Pistol has a very solid, steady team. Stroud, Jerome Ford, Jordan Mason, Sutton, G-Wil, Jayden Reed, Kincaide, and Kenneth Walker. The swing from Charbonnet to Walker will be the matchup to watch. Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks will also be one to watch. Pistol has the better guy in each individual matchup. Pistol is a 7 point favorite. I think the solid QB and better individual matchups will swing Pistol’s way and he gets it done this week.

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Batman v. Bottom Bunk

You know what helps after your first loss on the year, facing a team that is bad. Batman is looking for justice against Bottom Bunk. Batman has Lamar, Hubbard, Kyren, James Cook, Achane, Diontae Johnson, and Olave. Bottom Bunk has Baker, Breece, Bijon, Drake London, and Pickens. Bottom Bunk needs to set his lineup, but Batman still should be about a 9 point favorite going into the weekend. I think Batman has more tools in his belt this week, Bottom Bunk is going to have to rely on his bench, I’ll always favor the team that has a more complete team. Batman has that and I think he gets it done.

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Daddy Wombat v. Teach

Daddy Wombat has made some good plays this season, but it should not matter against Teach. Teach needs a win in the worst way. D.W. has Metcalf, JSN, and Xavier Worthy. Teach has Aaron Jones, Stevenson, Tyreek, Mixon, and B-Rob. The biggest swings are that D.W. is starting Jeremy McNichols and Kyle Juszczyk. D.W. needs TDs from those guys. It is not looking good for D.W. Teach is a 30 point favorite and should get it done.

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Touchdown Guy v. JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons

This is actually a sneaky big matchup this week. TDG has been lead dog a couple times this year. JD3 has had lead dog stolen from him by TDG. Little bit of a rivalry here, a lot of respect, but still a rivalry. TDG has the tall Josh Allen who has looked good and bad. JD3 has Mahomes who has only looked below average. TDG has D-Train who has returned to form, JD3 has Singletary who has over performed. TDG has Conner who is reliable, JD3 has Etienne who is banged up. TDG has Josh Jacobs who is a load, JD3 has Terry McLauren who he’s looking to unload. TDG has Mike Evans and Chris Godwin who have the #1 fantasy QB throwing them the ball, JD3 has Diggs and Nico with Nico being WR1 on the year. TDG has Higgins, JD3 has Chase. TDG has George Kittle who can put up big numbers and JD3 has Colby Parkinson who is a clear step down. With all that in mind, TDG is about a 12 point favorite. It will be a close one this week, hopefully we see a lot of points out of these two teams, but TDG has the edge in all but 3 positions on the week.

Professor Pickum is back. Following another perfect week of 3-0, let’s check out this weeks Study Guide.

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Week 5 Study Guide

Six in a row. The haters are sick. What else is there to say? I’d like to stay grounded… After all, if I had LOST six in a row, I’d be saying I’m the most due person in the world. But I didn’t lose six in a row. I WON six in a row. So, I might never lose again! Just kidding. Stay humble, stay focused, but also why not just 3 more in a row? Why not us?

The System plays continue to systematically play. We’d be crazy not to continue to tap into them, but id be lying if I said this card wasn’t a bit leaner than what we’ve had to choose from the last two weeks. One system has not only been a perfect 3 for 3 on the year, but it’s given us 3 dogs who ended up winning outright in easy fashion:

• Public Fade after Abysmal Loss
  • In the last (now) 272 NFL matchups in which a team comes in having scored less than 10 points in their previous matchup AND in which their opponent is the public favorite (30%+ of betting differential) that team covers the spread 61% of the time. The Panthers and Broncos are the two most recent success stories from this system, both won outright last week.
  • I like our chances of that happening again this week as a BAD MAAAAAN returns to face a familiar foe albeit this time on foreign soil.

New York Jets +2.5 @ Minnesota Vikings

We will tap into a hot system for our next pick. 4 in a row for:

• Road Dogs, Low Total after Bad (Previous) Season:
  • Teams with a previous season win total of 6 or less are 373-266-16 all time ATS in games where they are catching 6.5 points or less and the game O/U is 50 or less
  • Not only have the last 4 of these dogs covered, they’ve won outright.
  • This week we have the Giants +6.5 and Panthers +4 to choose from.
  • I’ll go with the team that doesn’t have to fly coast-to-coast in this one, give me the Panthers to keep this game close enough in a letdown spot for the Bears

Carolina Panthers +4 @ Chicago Bears

• We haven’t played this system yet, and thankfully so as it’s gone 3-3 on the year, under the all-time average of 57% of the time.
• 3-3 on the year doesn’t give me supreme confidence, but we do have some contributing trends that helps me to hold my nose and fire away:
  • This year, Road Dogs have covered 58%
  • Additionally, Dogs of 5.5 or more are covering near 85% (including some outright winners)
  • Stinky pick of the week will be the Cards +7.5

Arizona Cardinals +7.5 @ San Francisco 49ers

Professor Pickum is now 9-3 on the year. When the board is a little more family friendly, Professor Pickum will sprinkle in a few bonus picks, he’s earned that leeway after back to back perfect weeks.

Now for an all new power rankings.

Batman and CrossFit ultimately just lost, the other teams won, that is the reason for the big drops at the top.

We are gearing up for another exciting weekend of sports. There is football every day for a lot of days coming up, fun for all. Enjoy some football and I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow.

Let’s Go!

JonnyDIII

Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Week 4 Recap. We had some important games this week, little draft order shuffling for certain teams. On the other hand, some teams cannot catch a break. The playoff picture is not as clear as we thought it would be heading into the season. Let’s take a look at our matchups and how Professor Pickum responded to a previous perfect week.

Game of the week.

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Pistol v. Batman

This was a big matchup, Batman had won a lot of games in a row. Pistol has been constantly looking to get his team to be considered a contender. Pistol did not get any help from Kyler this week, so he had to rely on the backs he made moves for. Mason put up 23 and Moss had 16. Pistol’s own backs of Ford and Gibbs combined for 32. Jaylen Reed put up 24 and Sutton had a cool 14. The downfall of Pistol’s team was Pitts having 0 points. Batman saw 31 from Lamar, 20 from Hubbard, 18 from Kyren, 18 from Diontae, and 13 from Olave. The problem for Batman was too many players not putting up double digits. James Cook, Achane, and Quenton Johnston all were in the single digits. Now, I’m not sure what either team was doing, but Pistol sat Kenneth Walker who put up 21 and Batman sat D’Andre Swift who had 26. I get sitting Swift, but Walker probably should have been in the lineup. This move by Pistol did not cost him the week, as Pistol had a big statement win 134.5 to 122. Batman is no longer undefeated.

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Trashman v. Daddy Wombat

One of these teams needed to win. Trashman saw 21 from Jordan Addison, a promising young player. He also saw 13 from Rico Dowdle and 10 from Tutu Atwell. Trashman started Christian Watson and Mark Andrews who both put up 0 points. D.W. started Dare Ogunbowale who put up 13. What a start by D.W. probably one of a handful of managers across all platforms to start Dare. Josh Downs had 19, Worthy added 15, Metcalf had 11, and Jeudy even had 10. D.W. had the better players this week and edges out a win 106.9 to 75.95.

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Teach v. PeePaw

Teach is a shell of himself, PeePaw has players on paper. The QB matchup went to Teach with 31 from Geno to Caleb Williams’ 17. Teach had some solid RB production, B-Rob with 19, Pollard with 18, and Aaron Jones with 16. Christian Kirk had a bounce back adding 16. Teach is still starting Waddle and Hill, because he has to, and it’s not a pretty scene. PeePaw had 21 from Kamara and 15 from Monty. Wicks put up 22, Lamb had 20, and JJ added 18. The Rashee Rice injury early ended with a 0. That is a big hit to PeePaw’s team and ultimately cost him. Teach pulls one out 129.75 to 125.25. PeePaw’s bad luck continues.

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Mush’s Mongrels v. Bruce

Mush was -1.3 points out of Carson Steele and Mike Gesicki. The good news was Xavier Legette had 17. That is it. Bruce had Brian Thomas Jr. put up 19, JT with 18, Nabers with 17, and Juan Jennings and D.J. Moore each had 10. Bruce had more guys and stays undefeated winning 117.6 to 64.55.

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Bottom Bunk v. Touchdown Guy

B.B. made the switch to Baker and saw 39 from him. Pickens had 13, Ray-Ray McCloud had 10, and Goedert matched. TDG did not get much out of Josh Allen. That was a rough start but luckily he was going against B.B. TDG was also lead dog on the week. Lead dog having 11 from Josh Allen? Yes, D-Train had 34, Mike Evans had 19, James Conner had 18, Ladd had 15, Kittle had 13, Godwin had 10, and Josh Jacobs had 10. What a week. TDG wins 142 to 115.71.

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JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons v. CrossFit

This game came down to the final snaps of Monday night. JD3 had a 30ish point lead going into Monday night. JD3 did not have a great week. Nico had 27, Chase and Diggs each had 16, and McLaurin had 15. CrossFit had 16 from Rasheed Shaheed, 14 from Freiermuth, and 13 from Barkley. CrossFit had St. Brown and Lockett going Monday Night. St. Brown and the Lions had a huge lead. This left the final couple drives for Lockett. Lockett did not have a reception in the final two drives, ending with 9 and St. Brown put up 20. JD3 snuck out a win 124.05 to 123.3. This is a big win for JD3 but bigger for Mush who has CrossFit’s first round pick next year.

Professor Pickum went perfect last week, let’s see how he turned out this week.

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Week 4 Answer Sheet

• Cincinnati Bengals -4 @ Carolina Panthers
  • BANG!
• Tennessee Titans +1 @ Miami
  • BANG!
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers +2 @ Philadelphia Eagles
  • BANG!

Professor Pickum went perfect again (3-0) and is now 9-3 on the year.

While our teams are heating up, I don’t think anyone is hotter than Professor Pickum. Check out tomorrow as we look to see if he can continue to put up perfect plays. Until then, I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow.

Let’s Go!

JonnyDIII

Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Week 4 Preview. I am a mess, all over the place, making the wrong moves, and completely thrown off. It is time to lock in and get back on track like some of our teams. We will dive into the game of the week, matchups, Professor Pickum, and all new power rankings.

Game of the week.

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Pistol v. Batman

Why not put Batman in the game of the week. We can be front and center to his continued dominance or epic collapse. Pistol is in the mix, looking for a statement win. Pistol has Kyler, Moss (Zack not Randy, Jerome Ford, Jordan Mason, Gibbs, Sutton, G-Wil, Jaylen Reed, Pitts and Kincaid. Outside of G-Wil none of his players really jump off the page, but all are productive. Pistol is a balanced team looking to stay in the mix as his team heals up. Batman is coming off of two easy matchups, this one will be a challenge. Batman has Lamar, Swift, Achane, Cook, Kyren Williams, Diontae Johnson, Olave, McBride, and Quienton Johnston. Batman also is waiting to see if DeVonta Smith is cleared for Sunday. Batman needs Smith in the worst way. We will have to wait until Sunday to see what Batman’s final lineup is. As of right now, Pistol is a one point dog, and I think Batman barely edges this one out. Should be a good one.

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Trashman v. Daddy Wombat

A team has to win this week. I don’t like either teams odds. Trashman has Jacob Cowing in his starting lineup. I don’t know or care to know who that team is. Just like you shouldn’t care about this matchup. These two teams are bad. D.W. has D.K. Metcalf. I think that is the difference, D.W. has an elite athlete on his team, whereas Trashman does not. D.W. is a 29 point favorite and will get a win this week.

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Teach v. PeePaw

Both teams need a win to get to .500 on the year. I don’t want to say these teams are desperate, but it’s getting close. Teach has Aaron Jones, Stevenson, Pollard, and B-Rob. BUT PeePaw has Kamara, Monty, and Charbonnet. PeePaw’s guys have been hotter. At WR Teach still has Hill and Waddle, which are bad WRs without a QB. If Boyle is the QB for the Phins, then Teach may see some production because Boyle’s don’t run. PeePaw has Lamb, Adams, Aiyuk, Rice, and Jefferson. Some of those guys will go off this week. That’s a guarantee. Teach has Brock Bowers at TE so the clear TE advantage in this matchup. I think Teach doesn’t have the juice and the projections show that, Teach is a 23 point dog, I don’t think Teach covers and PeePaw gets back on track.

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Mush’s Mongrels v. Bruce

Mush has Marvin Harrison Jr. Bruce has JT, Najee, Nabers, and Brian Thomas Jr. Bruce is a 41 point favorite and wins this week to remain undefeated. Mush loses and gains another buffer for that first pick.

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Bottom Bunk v. Touchdown Guy

B.B. is still starting AR15, the most volatile QB in the NFL. B.B. also has Bijan, Breece, Drake London, Pickens, and Goedert. TDG is still banged up. Evans, Godwin, and Kittle all have questionable designations. TDG is just up against it this year. TDG does have the tall Josh Allen, James Conner, Josh Jacobs, Tee Higgins, and D-Train. If TDG can edge out a win here, it will be a big deal. TDG just needs his team to get healthy, if he can get healthy after starting 3-1, watch out. TDG is a 18 point favorite and I think gets the win.

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JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons v. CrossFit

JD3 has the no name RBs that have produced this year in Sing and Dobbins. CrossFit has the known RB Saquon Barkley. JD3 has Nico and Chase. CrossFit has St. Brown and Shaheed. CrossFit is coming off of a big week. I’m not sure he’ll repeat the same production his week. JD3 may be lucky catching CrossFit in a lull. Right now JD3 is a 21 point favorite, but CrossFit is known to out perform.

Professor Pickum is back. Following a perfect week of 3-0, let’s take a peak at this weeks Study Guide.

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Week 4 Study Guide

To my supporters out there, I am glad you cashed with us as we went PERFECT last week. To the Haters and Losers out there, of which there is one, I have to say” Keep my gotd*mn name out yo mouth, little typewriter boy! You can suck my **** from the back and tickle my ***** you little no ****-having, no ball-knowin ***, no pick having ***, hatin *** ***.

With that said (and drastically censored by yours truly), it’s just one week. We gotta stay humble and hungry. Time to move forward:

Last week, our system plays PAID. And overall, we had one particular system that wnet an impressive 4-1 ATS. In fact, all three of the dogs (who just so happened to be our 3 picks, won OUTRIGHT. Man, imagine if you parlayed them all together on the ML? Can you imagin?) That system was

1. Early Season Winless Teams
   1. In the last now, 177 matchups in Weeks 3-6 involving a road team that has yet to win a game that team covers the spread 60% of the time.

There are three teams that meet the criteria for this system week. I like two of them:

• Cincinnati Bengals -4 @ Carolina Panthers
  • Carolina may have experienced a bit of a dead cat bounce, if you will, last week. One that we gladly got paid on, but one that I expect to be put back to sleep against a desperate, wounded, and talented Cincy bunch. In the battle of the Pussycats – gimme the QB dressed the part, Joe Burrow.
• Tennessee Titans +1 @ Miami
  • Okay, maybe “like” is too strong for this one. This game is going to SUCK. These teams suck. I don’t want to watch it, and I feel bad that Troy and Joe are going to need to suffer through it. BUT I owe it to the System Gods to put money back into the collection dish as a thank you for last week.

Which leads me to the third team that meets the system’s criteria, Jacksonville Jaguars +6.5 at Houston Texans. Hell no. I am not putting my faith in this Jaguars team. That was disgusting.

But wait there is one other system that paid last week for us to tap back into.

• Public Fade after Abysmal Loss
  • In the last (now) 272 NFL matchups in which a team comes in having scored less than 10 points in their previous matchup AND in which their opponent is the public favorite (30%+ of betting differential) that team covers the spread 61% of the time. The Panthers and Broncos are the two most recent success stories from this system, both won outright last week.

This leads to my final pick of the week:

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers +2 @ Philadelphia Eagles

Professor Pickum is 6-3 overall (and coming for my job writing all that?).

We have our all new power rankings. These are completely unbiased after Week 3.

That does it for now. Good luck this week and I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow.

Let’s Go!

JonnyDIII

Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Week 3 Recap. If the season ended today, people would be shocked. Luckily for a select few teams, that is not the case. On the other hand, certain teams will have to hang onto their early lead. Some teams are heating up at the right time, including Professor Pickum. Let’s take a look at the games and Professor Pickum.

Game of the week.

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Touchdown Guy v. Batman

TDG is banged up. It is almost not fair to count this game. Batman is coming off of an easy Week 2 win, so his team is fully healthy. TDG is seeing Josh Allen grow before his eyes. The guy is so tall. Josh Allen had 44 points. D-Train also returned to form, putting up a monster 30 points. Chris Godwin added 14 points. Then things got ugly. No one else for TDG hit the double digits. Batman had a nice week. Lamar had 31, Kyren matched, Olave had 18, James Cook added 17, and Q-Johnston had 11. DeVonta Smith knocked it out with 11 points and the Red Rocket fed Diontae Johnson a load of targets for 22 points. Batman beats a wounded TDG 159.68 to 120.35.

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CrossFit v. PeePaw

This was a juicy matchup. Both teams really needed a statement win. Only one would get it. CrossFit saw Dak put up 40, Barkley add 32, Amari Cooper had 24, St. Brown totaled 17, and Ekeler added 15. The bad news is that sensation Rasheed Shaheed put up a goose egg. PeePaw revved up the engine with Derek Carr but shortly snubbed out with only 13 points. Charbonnet had 24, Rice added 23, Monty had 20, Jefferson with 17, and Kamara added 14. The disparity between CrossFit’s top guys and PeePaw’s top guys was too much. CrossFit pulled out a huge win 151.73 to 133.2.

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Bottom Bunk v. Mush’s Mongrels

B.B. saw 22 from Goedert, 20 from Odunze, 16 from Hall, 16 from London, and 12 from Bijan. Mush saw 31 from Rodgers and 15 from Maserati Marv. Mush had two players not record a stat resulting in a dash rather than a zero. Mush is in a dash for the first pick. B.B. wins 112.57 to 80.45.

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Teach v. Bruce

Teach was without Tua and Mixon, and without a QB, Teach is really out of the mix. Aaron Jones had 23, Shakir had 16, Christian Kirk had 12, and B-Rob put up 10. Bruce had a surprisingly big week. Joe Brrr had 38, but was outshined by none other than Juann Jennings, known NFL starter, who put up 41 points. JT had 26, Nabers had 24, and Najee and D.J. Moore both had 11. The big week for Bruce was enough to get the win as lead dog. The main question will be if it gets him off the bottom of the power rankings. Bruce wins 164.7 to 100.85.

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Pistol v. Trashman

Pistol needed a bounce back week after the gross trade to acquire Zack Moss, Chris Brown and Jordan Mason. Pistol saw an immediate return seeing 18 from Moss and 10 from Mason. Gibbs drove in 16, Sutton had 10, G-Wil added a dozen and so did Kincaid, and last but not least Jayden Reed put up 10. Trashman is in the dumps. One player reached double digits in T-Law who had 15. Trashman may have put up a new league record in the lowest score in the PCDL history. Pistol wins 124.75 to 53.6.

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JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons v. Daddy Wombat

JD3 is all over the map. Mahomes is still very average this year. Luckily sometimes the WRs have a big week. Chase had 27, Diggs had 15, and Mooney and Nico added 11 a piece. Sing sang to the tune of 17 points and Etienne added a cool 11 points. D.W. barely beat Trashman, seeing two players with double digits. Jalen Hurts had 17 and D.K. added 18. The rest of the team was bad. JD3 wins 131.7 to 67.45

Professor Pickum is 3-3 overall and put up some unusual picks, let’s see how they turned out.

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Week 3 Answer Sheet

• Denver Broncos +6.5 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • BANG!

• New York Giants +6.5 @ Cleveland Browns
  • BANG!

• Carolina Panthers +5.5 @ Las Vegas Raiders
  • BANG!

I’m just a writer, Professor Pickum is now 6-3 overall after going 3-0 on the week.

That does it for Week 3. We will see you tomorrow for the Week 4 Preview. Until then I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow.

Let’s Go!

JonnyDIII

Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Week 3 Preview. This is where things start to get interesting. This is really a breaking point for some teams. An 0-3 start, or dropping 3 in a row at any point, will derail a season. Three teams could fall into that camp. A 3-0 start doesn’t mean you’re in the clear, but odds are you’ll slip into a playoff spot. Only 1 team is promised a 3-0 start. There are some rumors circulating internally, nothing material enough to make the headlines, but stay tuned as the season develops. Let’s dive into our game of the week, matchups, Professor Pickum, and all new power rankings.

Game of the week.

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Touchdown Guy v. Batman

This is the matchup everyone will be watching this week. Two unbeatens going at it. TDG has been bit with the injury bug HARD. Batman is coming off an easy win. Trap game? TDG would like to see a Week 1 Josh Allen, Week 2 Derrick Henry, Josh Jacobs removing the injury designation, James Conner to terminate the opposition, Evans and Godwin to just combine for 30+, Ladd to score, Demarcus Robinson to hit his projection, Higgins to do something, and Kittle to be like Week 2. Batman would like for Lamar to have no stomach issues, James to Cook the competition, Achane to be the only person on the Dolphins to be fantasy relevant, Kyren to just do the Kyren thing, Dionte Johnson to get some touches from Dalton, DeVonta Smith to catch a TD, Olave to be a part of this high scoring Saints offense, Jakobi Meyers to do more than Ladd, Swift to score a touchdown in what seems to be a fortnight (T-Swift song title because I’m hip and cool), and for Trey McBride to put up Trey tuds. It should be a doozy of a fight. Both teams have a few minor concerns from making them a clear juggernaut. Only one will reign supreme. TDG is a 4 point favorite, but I think Batman gets it done this week. Call me crazy, but I’m going to take the younger RBs in this one.

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CrossFit v. PeePaw

CrossFit has the oldest roster (not fact checking this stat). PeePaw is the hottest team in the league (small sample size). This is a big week for both teams. CrossFit is going with Dak, Barkley, Rachaad White, Ekeler, Cooper, St. Brown, Lockett, Kelce, and Freiermuth. Barkley is the only name that really jumps out there. Someone who jumped out as a fantasy steal is Rasheed Shaheed. Currently the WR 1 on the year. Imagine having this guy on your team and giving him away. That’s tough to see. PeePaw is benching Justin Herbert for Derek Carr. PeePaw has Kamara, Monty, Charb, Lamb, Aiyuk, Rice, Jefferson, Schultz, and Davante Adams. I think Kamara has another big week, but the thing to watch will be how long does Carr go before he runs out of gas? In looking at the projections, Carr just needs to be in neutral as the rest of the team should carry PeePaw to victory. PeePaw is a 28 point favorite and I think he stays hot.  

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Bottom Bunk v. Mush’s Mongrels

We dialed up two juicy matchups above, and are now serving you with just utter filth. These two teams are rebuilding. One team is a little better situated than the other. That team happens to be Bottom Bunk. When Bottom Bunk is doing better than you, it is time to take a long look in the mirror. Mush will have plenty of time to do that on Sunday since he only has to worry about Mini Van Marv. B.B. has AR15, Breece, Bijan, Drake London, and Jameson Williams. However, if there was a week for Bottom Bunk to lose, it would be this one. B.B. is a 38 point favorite, and I think he gets it done.  

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Teach v. Bruce

Teach just got his teeth kicked in. Bruce is undefeated. Bruce is a 2 point favorite. Teach did not put a waiver claim in for Derek Carr despite having more FAAB than any other team. That is a dumb dumb move. Geno is tossing the rock for Teach. Teach still has Tyreek and Waddle, and the sky is the limit for how little of fantasy production those two will have with Thompson at QB. Rhomandre looked good, Aaron Jones has been good, and Brock Bowers has been good. Those players will need to be great for Teach this weekend. Bruce has some guys. Burrow, JT, and Likely. Then he has some vets and young talent. Najee (runs like he’s old), Zeke (is old), D.J. Moore (is old news), Flowers (good), Nabers (good but QB), and Thomas (Jags bad) round out his team. While Bruce has done a lot of things wrong in this league to make him the least likable despite a great logo design, I still think he gets it done. Teach might crumble having gone all in on the Phins in fantasy.

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Pistol v. Trashman

I don’t think both managers will read this. I know one will, and that manager wins this week. Pistol has Kyler, Gibbs, Javonte, G-Wil, Reed, Pitts, and Kincaid. Nothing sexy about the team, but will grind it out. Trashman’s team is garbage. Jordan Mason is the only player that I will mention, and that is due to the CMC injury. The rest of his team is bad. Pistol is a 28 point favorite and wins this one even if he doesn’t hit 100 points.

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JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons v. Daddy Wombat

JD3 needs to make a mini run here. The Week 1 failure to hit 100 is still looming in the back of his mind. He’s not sure if his guys want it this year or not. D.W. has too many thoughts to count. One guy is thinking about dogs all the time. And that’s good, because D.W. is a 26 point dog this week. All dogs go to heaven and D.W. will need a miracle to get the win. JD3 still needs his guys to perform. Mahomes has been bad, Diggs not great, Chase not great, and the TE position is horrible. Singletary and Dobbins have been good, which is something only JD3 knew. Etienne can do more. Nico is pretty good at the sports. D.W. has Hurts, JSN, Tank Dell, Worthy, and Metcalf. D.W. will need his guys to go off to get the win this week, it will be interesting to see if that happens.

Professor Pickum is back. Following a 2-1 performance last week, the new Study Guide is in.

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Week 3 Study Guide

Great bounce back. We were a half a point away from being perfect but, unlike the fish at Fish Village, we died on a hook.

This Week I have THREE Systems that I love:

1. Week 3 Dogs
   1. In the last 90 Week 3 matchups in which there is a dog with a winless ATS record through the first two weeks, that dog covers the spread 61% of the time.
2. Public Fade after Abysmal Loss
   1. In the last 270 NFL matchups in which a team comes in having scored less than 10 points in their previous matchup AND in which their opponent is the public favorite (30%+ of betting differential) that team covers the spread 61% of the time.
3. Early Season Winless Teams
   1. In the last 172 matchups in Weeks 3-6 involving a road team that has yest to win a game, that team covers the spread 60% of the time.

There are two teams that meet the criteria for 2 of the 3 systems. I love them both:

• Denver Broncos +6.5 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• New York Giants +6.5 @ Cleveland Browns

There is one team that meets the criteria for all 3 systems. That team also happens to be bringing in the Red Rifle at QB. My most disgusting pick that I feel obligated as a student of the game to bet:

• Carolina Panthers +5.5 @ Las Vegas Raiders

We have our all new power rankings. Strength of schedule is a factor in these rankings.

That does it for Week 3. I have to go throw up after typing out Professor Pickum’s picks this week. Until next time I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow. Enjoy Week 3.

Let’s Go!

JonnyDIII