Red Bunny (-120)
Pinky Promise (-120)
Over 5.0 Goals (EVEN)
Under 5.0 Goals (-145)
Notes: On paper this one looks like it should be a mismatch with pink sitting in a respectable 7th place, allowing less than three goals per game and having won their most recent game. Red, on the other hand, is 0-4 with a -16 goal differential, scoring less than two per game and giving up almost six. And yet, as the mandatory SEC disclaimer on any brokerage commercial will surely tell you, past performance is not indicative of future results. Red has had some tough matchups to start the season and maybe isn’t quite the contender we thought they would be before the season started but they still have more offensive firepower than pink with potentially the best goalie in the game between the pipes. Of course, pink did select Tyler as the first goalie from the pool so he’s mounting his own challenge for that honor, having also won the #1 Goalie award in his rookie season in the summer. All in all it shapes up to be a super low goal total at 5.0 and probably will go under regardless. But for my money the bet here is a contrarian pick on the winless red to pick up their first win of the season.
Sgt. Siwash (-2.0 Goals) (-120)
The Big Green (+2.0 Goals) (-120)
Over 6.5 Goals (-120)
Under 6.5 Goals (-120)
Notes: Thankfully our league shirts courtesy of Tommy gave Camo a legit camo pattern and not just dark green; otherwise this would be a nightmare for the colorblind refs and fans of this league. Instead we should have a good clean game between what were expected to be two of the league’s top teams preseason and who thus far have done nothing to dissuade people of that notion. Big Green is 3-1 with their only loss coming to 1st place Sexcellence while Siwash is 1-2 with losses to Sexcellence and Bruger King, both in OT. Still, though, I do think they have to be favored in this one especially with a full roster in tow and Amit missing this one for green. Give me camo to pick up the win and move to .500 on the season.
The Golden Gods (+1.5 Goals) (EVEN)
Revenge of the Pie Pie (-1.5 Goals) (-145)
Over 6.5 Goals (-120)
Under 6.5 Goals (-120)
Notes: A massive return for D5 as Ryan, fresh off missing games for possibly the first time ever including months when he was concussed or had a badly deformed finger, is back from his eurotrip and in the lineup for this one. And not a moment too soon for yellow as the team has defended relatively well but struggled badly to score goals. Getting the league’s #2 all time leading scorer will certainly help in that regard but they’ll have to do it against an orange team that has looked impressive all season with no regulation losses yet. James will no doubt give his team the inside scoop but with Levine and Barrett in for Ali who is almost definitely out for the season, this is a new look yellow team. No bet for me.
Revenge of the Pie Pie (+1.0 Goals) (-120)
Sgt. Siwash (-1.0 Goals) (-120)
Over 6.5 Goals (-120)
Under 6.5 Goals (-120)
Notes: Storylines galore tonight but Lucas vs Ellie for custody of their newborn child is possibly the most exciting one. Ok, not entirely sure if custody is on the table but either way this should be one hell of a game with last year’s championship winner facing an orange team wondering if this is their year after four semifinal appearances in their first four seasons and a rare miss in the summer. These are also two of the faster teams in the league with two of the hardest shooters and really have a very similar build overall. I give camo the slight edge based on their championship pedigree and the fact that they haven’t really gotten a chance to get going this season. That said, if they lose both tonight all bets are off (not literally).
The Golden Gods (EVEN)
Chocolate MilkMob (Sponsored by Oreos) (-145)
Over 5.5 Goals (-120)
Under 5.5 Goals (-120)
Notes: These teams met a few weeks ago and the result was a razor-thin one goal victory for brown where Tyler made a number of absolute highlight reel saves in the final minute. Since then brown has looked great and currently sits at 2-1, a far cry from what most expected in ranking them at the bottom of the preseason ranks. They’re a solid, high floor team with top level talent, strong women and of course the goalie wildcard which entitles them to use Tyler or Carl or whomever they wish on a weekly basis. They simply have to be favored against a yellow team searching for their first win but like I said in the first preview, past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results and any seasoned gambler will notice this line is suspiciously tight for a 2-1 team facing an 0-4 one. Probably a highly contrarian pick but give me yellow to pull the upset special in Ryan and Barrett’s season debuts and get the Golden Gods on track for the final half of the season.