After last week's inauguration, it's back again. However, I've decided to add something new to the end this time around. Everyone hopefully is familiar with how the rest works this time around so I'll just get to the numbers 
Week 8 Predictions
Alpha Power Rankings
Rank Team / Strength of Record / Quality of Play
1 Barcelona Brawlin' Brewers / 22 / 39.89
2 Sin City Silent Assassins / 18 / 9.26
3 Livorno Naval Academy / 9 / -199.69
4 Irish Car-Bombers / 13 / -33.30
5 Verviers Gauls / 10 / 15.50
6 Glasgow Aftershocks / 16 / 43.69
7 Moscow Communists / 1 / -49.27
8 Hamburg Hawks / -2 / -4.51
9 KAF Spartans / -7 / 6.72
10 Monaco Mustangs / 5 / 133.61
11 Watford Cheetahs / -2 / 32.32
12 Canary Cannis / -6 / 65.58
13 Gonadian Knights / -9 / 101.23
14 Dearborn Beast Modes / -17 / -60.68
15 British Bulldogs / -17 / -61.87
16 Pepperoni Naples / -22 / -2.53
Alpha (Projected Scores)
(Rank) Team vs. (Rank) Team [Projected Score] (Actual Score)
(4) Irish Car-Bombers vs. (2) Sin City Silent Assassins [10-20] (3-62)
(6) Glasgow Aftershocks vs. (3) Livorno Naval Academy [12-34] (10-26)
(8) Hamburg Hawks vs. (1) Barcelona Brawlin' Brewers [13-27] (10-83)
(13) Gonadian Knights vs. (5) Verviers Gauls [3-189] (0-172)
(11) Watford Cheetahs vs. (7) Moscow Communists [27-42] (6-20)
(14) Dearborn Beast Modes vs. (9) KAF Spartans [17-78] (0-68)
(10) Monaco Mustangs vs. (16) Pepperoni Naples [105-10] (157-0)
(12) Canary Cannis vs. (15) British Bulldogs [42-15] (80-0)
Zeta (Power Rankings)
Rank Team / Strength of Record / Quality of Play
1 Normandy Invasion / 20 / 66.41
2 Algarve Sharks / 16 / -54.28
3 Matterhorn Marmots / 13 / -29.45
4 Antelope Valley Isotopes / 11 / 24.64
5 Salt Lake City Utah / 9 / 5.84
6 Missouri Quicksand / 5 / 1.84
7 Kickback Cavaliers / 2 / -104.26
8 Edinburgh Highlanders / 5 / 38.09
9 Worms Bulls / -9 / -4.72
10 Cybertron War Machine / -2 / 54.58
11 Zabrze Warriors / -7 / 20.66
12 Bedrock Stone Giants / -11 / -39.05
13 Middlesbrough Mayhem / -11 / -76.70
14 Constantinople Knights / -12 / 38.14
15 Baltimore Knights / -17 / 4.92
16 Capeside Knights / -24 / 17.42
Zeta (Projected Scores)
(Rank) Team vs. (Rank) Team [Projected Score] (Actual Score)
(2) Algarve Sharks vs. (7) Kickback Cavaliers [57-3] (87-0)
(13) Middlesbrough Mayhem vs. (1) Normandy Invasion [18-121] (6-91)
(3) Matterhorn Marmots vs. (9) Worms Bulls [51-25] (66-3)
(4) Antelope Valley Isotopes vs. (5) Salt Lake City Utah [22-28] (9-20)
(12) Bedrock Stone Giants vs. (6) Missouri Quicksand [20-92] (14-87)
(8) Edinburgh Highlanders vs. (10) Cybertron War Machine [24-25] (17-62)
(11) Zabrze Warriors vs. (14) Constantinople Knights [26-28] (0-72)
(15) Baltimore Knights vs. (16) Capeside Minutemen [32-14] (41-72)--WRONG
Alpha Rundown
This week in the Alpha the big matchup is the Sin City Silent Assassins going up against the Irish Car-Bombers... This is a match-up that we may come to see again in the playoffs, and the projector has it being a close match with Sin City prevailing. Livorno is looking to tack on a quality win against Glasgow after having a relatively easy first 7 games to start the year off. Hamburg will be trying to make a name for themselves as they take on the undefeated Barcelona Brawlin' Brewers, who hold the top spot in the Alpha Power Rankings. A win here for the Hawks will prove that they are legitimate playoff contenders, although they'll have to beat the projector to do so.
Monaco is facing the last-ranked Pepperoni Naples, a welcoming sight after the grueling schedule they've endured throughout the first 7 games of the season. They should win by more than what is predicted, in my opinion, as they are better than their record shows.
Zeta Rundown
Just like in Alpha, the Zeta conference has a few match-ups we might see again in the playoffs as well. The Algarve Sharks put their unbeaten record on the line against the Kickback Cavaliers... A match-up the projector is saying won't be as close as the records indicate... It's up to the Cavaliers to prove them wrong... Another potential playoff match-up pits Antelope Valley against the Salt Lake City Utah. This is game of the week potential, as the projector is predicting a very close victory for Salt Lake City. Will it live up to the hype?... The top-ranked Invasion don't have much of a challenge this week, as the Mayhem shouldn't serve much of a problem for them.
Cybertron looks for their second win in a row, as they are gathering steam now. The projector is calling for (yet another) one-point game in their favor, this time over the Edinburgh Highlanders. This game has playoff potential as well, as Cybertron is another team that's better than their record shows. One last thing of note is the battle of the winless teams, with the Capeside Minutemen going up against the Baltimore Knights. Projector gives the edge to the Knights in this one, so it's not looking good for the Minutemen if they hope to get a win this season.
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That's all for now, I'll post the update Saturday night!
EDIT:
Scores have finally been updated to reflect tonight's games. The predictor did better this time around, only getting one game wrong, and of all games it was the one between the two last place Zeta teams haha... I also think that for the most part, the scores were more accurate in terms of win margins, but still some variants in there (Cybertron once again, for example).
Week 8 Predictions
Alpha Power Rankings
Rank Team / Strength of Record / Quality of Play
1 Barcelona Brawlin' Brewers / 22 / 39.89
2 Sin City Silent Assassins / 18 / 9.26
3 Livorno Naval Academy / 9 / -199.69
4 Irish Car-Bombers / 13 / -33.30
5 Verviers Gauls / 10 / 15.50
6 Glasgow Aftershocks / 16 / 43.69
7 Moscow Communists / 1 / -49.27
8 Hamburg Hawks / -2 / -4.51
9 KAF Spartans / -7 / 6.72
10 Monaco Mustangs / 5 / 133.61
11 Watford Cheetahs / -2 / 32.32
12 Canary Cannis / -6 / 65.58
13 Gonadian Knights / -9 / 101.23
14 Dearborn Beast Modes / -17 / -60.68
15 British Bulldogs / -17 / -61.87
16 Pepperoni Naples / -22 / -2.53
Alpha (Projected Scores)
(Rank) Team vs. (Rank) Team [Projected Score] (Actual Score)
(4) Irish Car-Bombers vs. (2) Sin City Silent Assassins [10-20] (3-62)
(6) Glasgow Aftershocks vs. (3) Livorno Naval Academy [12-34] (10-26)
(8) Hamburg Hawks vs. (1) Barcelona Brawlin' Brewers [13-27] (10-83)
(13) Gonadian Knights vs. (5) Verviers Gauls [3-189] (0-172)
(11) Watford Cheetahs vs. (7) Moscow Communists [27-42] (6-20)
(14) Dearborn Beast Modes vs. (9) KAF Spartans [17-78] (0-68)
(10) Monaco Mustangs vs. (16) Pepperoni Naples [105-10] (157-0)
(12) Canary Cannis vs. (15) British Bulldogs [42-15] (80-0)
Zeta (Power Rankings)
Rank Team / Strength of Record / Quality of Play
1 Normandy Invasion / 20 / 66.41
2 Algarve Sharks / 16 / -54.28
3 Matterhorn Marmots / 13 / -29.45
4 Antelope Valley Isotopes / 11 / 24.64
5 Salt Lake City Utah / 9 / 5.84
6 Missouri Quicksand / 5 / 1.84
7 Kickback Cavaliers / 2 / -104.26
8 Edinburgh Highlanders / 5 / 38.09
9 Worms Bulls / -9 / -4.72
10 Cybertron War Machine / -2 / 54.58
11 Zabrze Warriors / -7 / 20.66
12 Bedrock Stone Giants / -11 / -39.05
13 Middlesbrough Mayhem / -11 / -76.70
14 Constantinople Knights / -12 / 38.14
15 Baltimore Knights / -17 / 4.92
16 Capeside Knights / -24 / 17.42
Zeta (Projected Scores)
(Rank) Team vs. (Rank) Team [Projected Score] (Actual Score)
(2) Algarve Sharks vs. (7) Kickback Cavaliers [57-3] (87-0)
(13) Middlesbrough Mayhem vs. (1) Normandy Invasion [18-121] (6-91)
(3) Matterhorn Marmots vs. (9) Worms Bulls [51-25] (66-3)
(4) Antelope Valley Isotopes vs. (5) Salt Lake City Utah [22-28] (9-20)
(12) Bedrock Stone Giants vs. (6) Missouri Quicksand [20-92] (14-87)
(8) Edinburgh Highlanders vs. (10) Cybertron War Machine [24-25] (17-62)
(11) Zabrze Warriors vs. (14) Constantinople Knights [26-28] (0-72)
(15) Baltimore Knights vs. (16) Capeside Minutemen [32-14] (41-72)--WRONG
Alpha Rundown
This week in the Alpha the big matchup is the Sin City Silent Assassins going up against the Irish Car-Bombers... This is a match-up that we may come to see again in the playoffs, and the projector has it being a close match with Sin City prevailing. Livorno is looking to tack on a quality win against Glasgow after having a relatively easy first 7 games to start the year off. Hamburg will be trying to make a name for themselves as they take on the undefeated Barcelona Brawlin' Brewers, who hold the top spot in the Alpha Power Rankings. A win here for the Hawks will prove that they are legitimate playoff contenders, although they'll have to beat the projector to do so.
Monaco is facing the last-ranked Pepperoni Naples, a welcoming sight after the grueling schedule they've endured throughout the first 7 games of the season. They should win by more than what is predicted, in my opinion, as they are better than their record shows.
Zeta Rundown
Just like in Alpha, the Zeta conference has a few match-ups we might see again in the playoffs as well. The Algarve Sharks put their unbeaten record on the line against the Kickback Cavaliers... A match-up the projector is saying won't be as close as the records indicate... It's up to the Cavaliers to prove them wrong... Another potential playoff match-up pits Antelope Valley against the Salt Lake City Utah. This is game of the week potential, as the projector is predicting a very close victory for Salt Lake City. Will it live up to the hype?... The top-ranked Invasion don't have much of a challenge this week, as the Mayhem shouldn't serve much of a problem for them.
Cybertron looks for their second win in a row, as they are gathering steam now. The projector is calling for (yet another) one-point game in their favor, this time over the Edinburgh Highlanders. This game has playoff potential as well, as Cybertron is another team that's better than their record shows. One last thing of note is the battle of the winless teams, with the Capeside Minutemen going up against the Baltimore Knights. Projector gives the edge to the Knights in this one, so it's not looking good for the Minutemen if they hope to get a win this season.
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That's all for now, I'll post the update Saturday night!
EDIT:
Scores have finally been updated to reflect tonight's games. The predictor did better this time around, only getting one game wrong, and of all games it was the one between the two last place Zeta teams haha... I also think that for the most part, the scores were more accurate in terms of win margins, but still some variants in there (Cybertron once again, for example).
Last edited May 10, 2009 00:25:00
