After game 6 of season 6 I am 13-5 in game predictions. The last unbeaten team, Boston Redcoates, lost (to the Las Vegas Vipers). And the last winless team, the New Jersey Blaze, won (by the score of 2-0 against the Kansas City Chaos). Game 7 will conclude the first half of the season, so let’s start.
Game oft he Week
North Texas Mean Greens (3-3) vs. Boston Redcoats (5-1)
Matchup: http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/compare_teams/1095/1092
The season has been a bit shakey for North Texas this far. They started as my favortite to take Beta, but are now tied for the second place in their division. Their three defeats came by combined 11 points. Still they only managed to score 19 points at max and that was against the Kansas City Chaos in game 1. After that they couldn’t score more than 13 points in a game. Boston lost its first game of the season in game 6. But as the only team over.500 in a weak Alpha division there seems not much that will stop them from going to the playoffs. In game 6 they couldn’t score double digit points for the first time in the season, that’s what cost them the game.
So far, North Texas tried to find success on offense with their passing game, with mixed results. Boston was more successful on the ground. On defense North Texas did a good job against the pass and the run, with slightly better results against the pass. Boston has allowed a few more passing yards, than North Texas, but is way more dangerous pressuring the QB.
My prediction: Both teams need to find ways to put up more points. The key question on defense is: Is Boston able to get to the QB? I think they did that very well in the first 6 games, so I don’t think they will stop now. Boston wins in a low scoring game.
Result: 23-0 Boston
Kansas City Chaos (2-4) vs. Blue Mountain State Goats (2-4)
Matchup: http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/compare_teams/1094/1090
For me Kansas City is the biggest surprise of the season, in a negative way. They have a rock solid team, with human players and S* and everything. But they can’t get a gameplan together that uses these strengths. Their latest loss to the New Jersey Blaze shows that in an excellent way. The Goats on the other hand have a lot of CPU players. Even their 3 S*s can’t make up for that. So it is not that surprising that they are, where they are.
I actually don’t know what Kansas City tries to do on offense. Their success throwing or running the ball is minimal. On the other side of the matchup it is apparent that the Goats try to throw their way to victory. That might not work that well in Rookie and probably in Sophomore. You can see that they didn’t score a single point in the last 3 games. But if they stay around and recruit some human players for season 7, they can be dangerous down the line. On defense Kansas City has done a better job, especially against the run. The Goats don’t defend very well. Still they only allowed 16 points in their last 4 games, still losing three of them, due to their inability to score on offense.
My prediction: Really not that easy. Still the Goats are better, than New Jersey (Kansas City's last opponent). I guess the Goats win. But I don’t expect more than 10 combined points, maybe not even a TD.
Result: 20-9 Goats, way more points I expected!
Louisiana ASSassins (5-1) vs. Oakland Outlaws (1-5)
Matchup: http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/compare_teams/1098/1091
Louisiana bounced back from their first loss of the season by defeating the Busan Giants in an impressive way. They are still leading Gamma. Oakland added another 4 quarters of no points and they are now at 19 quarters without a point. That are 4 games and 3 quarters. After starting the season with a win, they lost 5 in a row.
Louisiana leads the league in rushing yards and rushing TDs. But they also mix in some passes from time to time. Oakland hasn’t found an identity on offense, which is displayed by their inability to score and their low yardage numbers on the ground and in the air. Louisiana is a very good defending team, particular against the pass. Their 5 victories came against combined 17 points. Oakland has major problems on defense. They can’t defend the pass or the run.
My prediction: That game should be two asses full of fun (Do you get it? Assassins! Damn I am funny). Louisiana wins big time, Oakland doesn’t score.
Result: 45-10 Louisiana
Traverse City Voltage (2-4) vs. New Jersey Blaze (1-5)
Matchup: http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/compare_teams/1100/1093
Traverse City sits dead last in a strong Gamma division. They are a one-agent team, which means there is probably not much going on in the team forum. New Jersey actually picked up a victory, by the score of 2-0 (I think I said that at least 4 times now). Still it is a 2-0. The play that made the difference is that fine safety: http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/100976/1198904 by CPU-All-Star Hugo Beeman.
On offense Traverse City tries to pass a lot, suboptimal. New Jersey tries to balance the offense, suboptimal. Till the last game (where they gave up 20 points) Traverse City did a decent job on defense, looking at the points allowed. New Jersey on the hand allowed double digit points in every game they lost and even allowed at least 20 points in 4 out of 5 games.
My prediction: Traverse City wins.
Result: 7-0 Traverse City
Busan Giants (3-3) vs Las Vegas Vipers (4-2)
Matchup: http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/compare_teams/1096/1099
The Giants have lost to Boston and to Louisiana… and to Kansas City so far. That Kansas City game might come back to bit them in the lower back. Las Vegas was able to defeat the last undefeated team in their last game. Their loss to Traverse City in their third game of the season could be crucial to determine, who takes a trip to the playoffs. Both teams have a loss they probably regret dearly. Both need to win this game as an eventual tiebreaker, so we might have early playoff meaning in that game.
Both teams have a pretty similar approach on offense. Both prefer to pass. There is actually a difference of only 5.5 total passing yards between them. And looking at rushing yards, there is a difference of less than 20 total rushing yards. So the outcome of the game might be decided on defense. Busan wasn’t able to shut out an opponent this far. Still, teams only scored more than 13 points against them once (24, Louisiana in their last game). Las Vegas hasn’t allowed teams to score more than 10 points in their last 5 games. The only team, who scored more is Louisiana with 24, what a coincidence.
My prediction: Las Vegas has the better defense. Las Vegas wins a very close game, which might be essential to determine the wildcard team for the playoffs.
Result: 14-0 Las Vegas
Draco Dragons (4-2) vs. Flying Spaghetti Monsters (4-2)
Matchup: http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/compare_teams/1097/1101
Draco is on a 3-game winning streak. All three games were against weaker teams. Still, Draco did a good job. The Monsters are on a 3-game winning streak as well. Their win against North Texas might be very valuable looking at the playoffs. Their very close win against the Goats probably made them nervous a bit. Unlike Draco, the Monsters are in a problematic position in their Gamma-division, having lost to both teams that are better or on par with their record.
Draco is pretty much the third best team in the league looking at matchup. They are third in: total offense, total defense, points scored, pass yards and rush yards. On defense they are doing much better against the run. In that category they are third… no wait, they are first. The passing yards allowed aren’t that great, but they are pretty good coming after the QB and they also intercepted 4 passes in 6 games. The Monsters are average all around. They do pass okay, they do run okay, they defend okay. They balance their run and pass offense and they balance their run and pass defense. Not much more to say. To me their last to games speak volumes. They won both games by 3-0, the first against an above-average North Texas and the second one against the below-average Goats.
My prediction: Same record. But Draco is better. Draco wins.
Result: 14-3 Draco
Game oft he Week
North Texas Mean Greens (3-3) vs. Boston Redcoats (5-1)
Matchup: http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/compare_teams/1095/1092
The season has been a bit shakey for North Texas this far. They started as my favortite to take Beta, but are now tied for the second place in their division. Their three defeats came by combined 11 points. Still they only managed to score 19 points at max and that was against the Kansas City Chaos in game 1. After that they couldn’t score more than 13 points in a game. Boston lost its first game of the season in game 6. But as the only team over.500 in a weak Alpha division there seems not much that will stop them from going to the playoffs. In game 6 they couldn’t score double digit points for the first time in the season, that’s what cost them the game.
So far, North Texas tried to find success on offense with their passing game, with mixed results. Boston was more successful on the ground. On defense North Texas did a good job against the pass and the run, with slightly better results against the pass. Boston has allowed a few more passing yards, than North Texas, but is way more dangerous pressuring the QB.
My prediction: Both teams need to find ways to put up more points. The key question on defense is: Is Boston able to get to the QB? I think they did that very well in the first 6 games, so I don’t think they will stop now. Boston wins in a low scoring game.
Result: 23-0 Boston
Kansas City Chaos (2-4) vs. Blue Mountain State Goats (2-4)
Matchup: http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/compare_teams/1094/1090
For me Kansas City is the biggest surprise of the season, in a negative way. They have a rock solid team, with human players and S* and everything. But they can’t get a gameplan together that uses these strengths. Their latest loss to the New Jersey Blaze shows that in an excellent way. The Goats on the other hand have a lot of CPU players. Even their 3 S*s can’t make up for that. So it is not that surprising that they are, where they are.
I actually don’t know what Kansas City tries to do on offense. Their success throwing or running the ball is minimal. On the other side of the matchup it is apparent that the Goats try to throw their way to victory. That might not work that well in Rookie and probably in Sophomore. You can see that they didn’t score a single point in the last 3 games. But if they stay around and recruit some human players for season 7, they can be dangerous down the line. On defense Kansas City has done a better job, especially against the run. The Goats don’t defend very well. Still they only allowed 16 points in their last 4 games, still losing three of them, due to their inability to score on offense.
My prediction: Really not that easy. Still the Goats are better, than New Jersey (Kansas City's last opponent). I guess the Goats win. But I don’t expect more than 10 combined points, maybe not even a TD.
Result: 20-9 Goats, way more points I expected!
Louisiana ASSassins (5-1) vs. Oakland Outlaws (1-5)
Matchup: http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/compare_teams/1098/1091
Louisiana bounced back from their first loss of the season by defeating the Busan Giants in an impressive way. They are still leading Gamma. Oakland added another 4 quarters of no points and they are now at 19 quarters without a point. That are 4 games and 3 quarters. After starting the season with a win, they lost 5 in a row.
Louisiana leads the league in rushing yards and rushing TDs. But they also mix in some passes from time to time. Oakland hasn’t found an identity on offense, which is displayed by their inability to score and their low yardage numbers on the ground and in the air. Louisiana is a very good defending team, particular against the pass. Their 5 victories came against combined 17 points. Oakland has major problems on defense. They can’t defend the pass or the run.
My prediction: That game should be two asses full of fun (Do you get it? Assassins! Damn I am funny). Louisiana wins big time, Oakland doesn’t score.
Result: 45-10 Louisiana
Traverse City Voltage (2-4) vs. New Jersey Blaze (1-5)
Matchup: http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/compare_teams/1100/1093
Traverse City sits dead last in a strong Gamma division. They are a one-agent team, which means there is probably not much going on in the team forum. New Jersey actually picked up a victory, by the score of 2-0 (I think I said that at least 4 times now). Still it is a 2-0. The play that made the difference is that fine safety: http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/100976/1198904 by CPU-All-Star Hugo Beeman.
On offense Traverse City tries to pass a lot, suboptimal. New Jersey tries to balance the offense, suboptimal. Till the last game (where they gave up 20 points) Traverse City did a decent job on defense, looking at the points allowed. New Jersey on the hand allowed double digit points in every game they lost and even allowed at least 20 points in 4 out of 5 games.
My prediction: Traverse City wins.
Result: 7-0 Traverse City
Busan Giants (3-3) vs Las Vegas Vipers (4-2)
Matchup: http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/compare_teams/1096/1099
The Giants have lost to Boston and to Louisiana… and to Kansas City so far. That Kansas City game might come back to bit them in the lower back. Las Vegas was able to defeat the last undefeated team in their last game. Their loss to Traverse City in their third game of the season could be crucial to determine, who takes a trip to the playoffs. Both teams have a loss they probably regret dearly. Both need to win this game as an eventual tiebreaker, so we might have early playoff meaning in that game.
Both teams have a pretty similar approach on offense. Both prefer to pass. There is actually a difference of only 5.5 total passing yards between them. And looking at rushing yards, there is a difference of less than 20 total rushing yards. So the outcome of the game might be decided on defense. Busan wasn’t able to shut out an opponent this far. Still, teams only scored more than 13 points against them once (24, Louisiana in their last game). Las Vegas hasn’t allowed teams to score more than 10 points in their last 5 games. The only team, who scored more is Louisiana with 24, what a coincidence.
My prediction: Las Vegas has the better defense. Las Vegas wins a very close game, which might be essential to determine the wildcard team for the playoffs.
Result: 14-0 Las Vegas
Draco Dragons (4-2) vs. Flying Spaghetti Monsters (4-2)
Matchup: http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/compare_teams/1097/1101
Draco is on a 3-game winning streak. All three games were against weaker teams. Still, Draco did a good job. The Monsters are on a 3-game winning streak as well. Their win against North Texas might be very valuable looking at the playoffs. Their very close win against the Goats probably made them nervous a bit. Unlike Draco, the Monsters are in a problematic position in their Gamma-division, having lost to both teams that are better or on par with their record.
Draco is pretty much the third best team in the league looking at matchup. They are third in: total offense, total defense, points scored, pass yards and rush yards. On defense they are doing much better against the run. In that category they are third… no wait, they are first. The passing yards allowed aren’t that great, but they are pretty good coming after the QB and they also intercepted 4 passes in 6 games. The Monsters are average all around. They do pass okay, they do run okay, they defend okay. They balance their run and pass offense and they balance their run and pass defense. Not much more to say. To me their last to games speak volumes. They won both games by 3-0, the first against an above-average North Texas and the second one against the below-average Goats.
My prediction: Same record. But Draco is better. Draco wins.
Result: 14-3 Draco
Edited by Evil Sports Agent on Sep 15, 2014 14:00:08
Edited by Evil Sports Agent on Sep 13, 2014 06:51:36
