FR defeats SPS 4-2 (Prediction: FR 5-1)
Well, SPS did get one more win than predicted against FR. What more could they ask for?
BNR defeats SP 4-3 (Prediction: BNR 4-2)
SP nearly got the win over BNR, but just couldn't get it done in Game 7... again.
SS defeats UO 4-2 (Prediction: SS 4-2)
SS gets another win, UO gets another loss, and I get the only exact prediction for the week.
PFN defeats 8BC 4-2 (Prediction: PFN 5-1)
PFN adds on to their streak, now at +5, as 8BC couldn't add to their own momentum.
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Week 8: Correct (4), Incorrect (0), Exact (1)
Overall: 28/32, 88%
--------------------The standings aren't quite totally solidified. PFN and FR still remain on top and have locked in those spots. In the East, SPS and UO are still battling for the final playoff spot behind BNR. In the West, SS and 8BC continue to flip flop for the #2/#3 seeds as SP is practically out of contention now.
With Week 8 in the books, only 2 weeks remain (yes, 10 - 8 = 2, I'm so smart). Week 9 starts our final 2 Revenge Weeks as it mirrors the matches of Week 2. We're on the home stretch now guys and gals. Good luck! :)
Ultimate Outlaws vs Break and Run
Week 2 Outcome: 4-3 BNRThese two drew the match out to Game 7 in their previous meeting. Will it happen again?
Ever since Week 1, UO hasn't been able to get any thing going their way and find themselves on an 7 week losing streak. Over the past 4 weeks, SPS haven't won a single game during the first 4 in a match, including another quick 0-4 loss to SS last week. The team is in shambles. And yes, that 3-4 outcome versus BNR in Week 2 isn't a typo. Something needs to click together quickly if UO has any hopes of having a similar result to that. They currently find themselves on the bottom of the West and might not have what it takes to take SPS's #3 spot. They'll need some early game wins and also need SPS to lose bigger than they do over the next 2 weeks.
Near scare for BNR last week as they drew it out to Game 7 versus SP. Lucky for the team, Jordy didn't fall asleep during Daru's classically drawn-out game involving Daru in Game 6. And yes, Jordy got the tiebreak victory to win it for BNR. Because PFN also won last week, BNR finds themselves locked into the #2 seed which means they will either face SPS or today's opponents UO in Round 1 of Playoffs. All of the pressure is off for the team, but I don't expect them to let up at all. Perhaps Dina will try switching the order around to test out different scenarios, but BNR will keep their proverbial pedal to the metal as they look to drive right past UO.
Prediction: 5-1 BNR
Simply Pool Souls vs Pool Fiction
Week 2 Outcome: 4-2 PFNTop of the division battles it out against a team trying to stay out of the bottom.
Tacked up another loss for SPS last week. They lost 5 in a row, got a big 5-1 win over UO and now find themselves back on the losing side of things. Luckily for them, UO is cruising along in the same sunken ship. All SPS needs to do is not lose tonight 0-6 and they'll keep their lead over UO for the #3 spot heading into the final week. Anyways, they're in a good spot and just need to keep doing their thing. Kat is boxed this week which isn't great news by any means considering she is always a reliable player. But, hopefully Monte will be able to wrangled up the rest and give this one all they've got... just hope everyone has eaten their Wheaties.
You know, looking at the header of this match, I came to wonder... what does "Pool Fiction" even mean :/ So, me being the dork that I am, I looked up the precise definition of "fiction" and this is what I found: something feigned, invented, or imagined; a made-up story. If anyone is able to put billiards and that definition together and make some sense out of this league name, please let me know, I'd love the hear it... (How's that for random prediction filler when I have nothing else to say? :D) PFN is better up and down the roster. PFN has their eye on the prize as virtual #1 seed. Oh, and I hope Andy loses at some point :)
Prediction: 4-2 PFN
Straightshots vs Sexy Poolerz
Week 2 Outcome: 5-1 SSHere we have a team battling for 2nd versus a team stuck in last.
Easy week last week against UO for SS. Got to love those kind of weeks where you just blow out your opponents in the first 4 games and not have to worry much after. SS has had a pretty good season so far, for the most part. But, they're kind of all over the place with the roster. With only 6 players currently eligible, two of which haven't played since Week 5, Shelle better hope she can rely on her team to show. They find themselves in a 4-4 pickle with 8BC, who face FR later on in the week. I like SS's chances to beat SP more than 8BC's chances to beat FR. Look for SS to carry their momentum into this one and try to stop SP from pulling off an upset.
Last week SP drew the match out to Game 7, as I expected, and lost it, as I expected. The team has been plagued with Game 7 losses: 3 over the past 4 weeks. If only they had won those tiebreaker games, they would be 5-3 and would have a nice lead at the number two spot. If only... Well, the time for "if only's" is over because SP's season is pretty much done for. But, doesn't mean they can't still cause some damage in these final two weeks. Beating SS tonight would give 8BC something to cheer about, and it would be quite a blow if SP ruins FR's perfect record next week (sorry for the jinx). Brice and company won't just simply throw in the towel.
Prediction: 4-3 SS
8 Ball Crushers vs Freedom
Week 2 Outcome: 4-3 FR8BC looks to regain some ground as FR looks to keep the streak going.
With SS winning last night, 8BC's only chance of getting the #2 seed back would be to win this week and next week. Impossible? Not at all. Improbable? Meh, all hope isn't lost. It all depends how well 8BC is on their game. Luckily for Niks, he has quite a few reliable players on the team. In fact, I think 8BC has the smallest roster out of all leagues, but there are still a few talented guys littered throughout. Raj, JJ, and Kron each have records clear over the .500 mark. And flipping ahead in the schedule, you'll see 8BC plays SS in the final week. It won't be easy getting through FR tonight, but if a few lucky things go their way, it might just happen.
Last week FR had a close match with SPS early on. It went back and forth: 0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2. But, with Mike's clutch run break in Game 5 and yet another clinch game for Travis, FR pulled it off. Now 8-0 here in WSOP and 10-0 in PRO, these guys are on an all-time high. The most important thing for them, however, is to not even think about it. FR needs to make sure the pressure doesn't get to them or else all of their efforts would have been for nothing. 8BC isn't a team to just glance past. Petey and his crew have all cards in place, a stacked up card house. Hopefully for them the Ace of Spades isn't flicked and the whole thing comes tumbling down.
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