Red Bunny (+2.0 Goals) (-120)
Bruger King (-2.0 Goals) (-120)
Over 7.5 Goals (-120)
Under 7.5 Goals (-120)
Notes: Incredibly, while these teams were ranked 2 and 3 in the preseason power rankings, this is a legit possible play-in preview as this would be the 11 v 10 matchup if the season ended today. Of course, today’s midseason power rankings told a different story as while red was ranked last in what must be a record nine spot drop, silver was still ranked 4th overall despite their terrible record and even worse goals against figure. Is this a case of selective bias or people extrapolating silver’s clutch offensive play and tightening up on defense? It’s a fair question and sadly that clutch offensive play doesn’t seem to extend to everyone on the roster as, rather incredibly, the team has only one goal all season that wasn’t scored by Ev, Glatt or Glatt’s roommate. Perhaps even more incredibly, that lone goal was scored by Arvonio. I’m not entirely sure if this is a winning formula but with Russo and Tarnow out for this game for red and silver rocking all of their goalscorers (sparse as that group is), I think Bruger King just has too much speed and firepower, even with a possible Milkman sighting in the works for tonight. Whoppers for everyone as Bruger King takes this one 5-2.
Bruger King (-1.5 Goals) (-120)
The Golden Gods (+1.5 Goals) (-120)
Over 7.5 Goals (-120)
Under 7.5 Goals (-120)
Notes: This one is a bit tougher to call as yellow looks to be rocking a mostly full lineup and a revitalized Tyler in goal against a team that is known for cutting the bench but may find that difficult to do in a back-to-back against a full strength squad built on depth. Bruger King still has the firepower to blow the doors off anyone if given a chance, particularly with Bodner and Sciarotta reportedly in the lineup tonight, but yellow’s depth, defense and goaltending is likely to cause some problems for their already beleagured defense. That said, whispers abound that Zuck is coming back tonight and his return from offseason surgery has the potential to give the franchise he founded a year ago a real spark I have to favor silver heavily due to the fact that I don’t expect anyone but myself to give yellow a chance in this one but I think this one’s going to be closer than you think. Yellow is a live dog and honestly I think they may win outright. 5-3 Golden Gods.
Cookie Monsters (+1.0 Goals) (+135)
Chocolate MilkMob (Sponsored by Oreos) (-1.0 Goals) (-200)
Over 6.5 Goals (EVEN)
Under 6.5 Goals (-145)
Notes: Two of the best young goalies in the league face off as Carl takes on Tyler. Well, Tyler hasn’t yet been confirmed by either MilkMob leadership or DailyFaceoff but considering he seems to be their goalie of record in every big game where they have a choice, Im assuming it’s him. Purple’s generally been better than expected this season and will have Barrett subbing here but I’m not sure if they really have enough firepower to break through brown’s better-than-expected defense and their choice of any non-Campbell goalie in the league (likely Tyler) in net. Assuming no major absences on either side, give me the Chocolate Mob to take this one and push for top six seeding heading into the end of the season.
The Big Green (-1.0 Goals) (-120)
Revenge of the Pie Pie (+1.0 Goals) (-120)
Over 7.5 Goals (-110)
Under 7.5 Goals (-130)
Notes: A possible playoff preview and sneaky huge game for playoff positioning. Orange may be way below green in the standings but the first time these teams met they led 2-0 late in the 2nd period before allowing green to come back, tie the game and eventually win in a shootout. Had they been able to hold on for a regulation win, they would actually be tied in the standings with both green and camo. That’s how tight the margins are this season and it would be foolish to underestimate Pie Pie in a matchup where green is short and orange’s speed and depth should cause them fits. Chris Caron is subbing in net which is extremely rare for him but in his league appearances so far he’s been steady. I don’t expect a ton of people to be on orange here but I think they have a real shot of pulling the upset. I don’t know if I can pick them outright because green does have a solid lineup coming in, but I think this game is a true coinflip. As such, take the points.
The Dolly Pranksters (EVEN)
Sexcellence (-145)
Over 6.5 Goals (-120)
Under 6.5 Goals (-120)
Notes: While the previous game may have been described as a sneaky huge game for playoff positioning, there’s nothing sneaky about this one. This matchup between the current 3rd and 4th seeds will determine so much about how the standings shake out. The winner not only has a real chance at a top two seed and consequent direct bye to the final four, but also basically clinches 3rd or 4th place seeding, meaning three wins to win a championship. The loser, meanwhile, could easily slip to 5th which entails an extra playoff game and in a season where parity is higher than its been in several years, that could be massive. These teams did meet earlier in the season but tie dye was missing multiple top picks. Assuming full lineups tonight this one will be significantly closer than even that 2-0 result, but biased as I am, I’m still leaning towards blue to take it. 4-2 Sex in what should be the game of the night.
Sexcellence (-230)
Chocolate MilkMob (Sponsored by Oreos) (+145)
Over 6.0 Goals (-145)
Under 6.0 Goals (EVEN)
Notes: The final game of the night. A west coast special. A win by blue borderline clinches top four seeding. A win by brown, assuming they win their earlier game, could allow them to leapfrog blue and climb into the top four themselves. Brown put up a real fight against Siwash on Sunday night, leading 1-0 halfway through the game and cutting the lead to 1 in the final minute but came up just short. If this was a drinking contest, it would be too close to call. Beer pong game would be an easy decision for blue judging from what I saw in the intra-squad tournament a few weeks ago and judging from the body of work Hicks has put together in the eight years I’ve known him. In a late night ball hockey game, Chocolate Mob is definitely a live dog, particularly with a mostly full lineup and Tyler in net, but there’s no way I can pick against blue in the season finale and final game before Patrizia’s. 4-1 Sex. Results of the Inaugural Blue Beer Pong Classic attached. We welcome all challengers for the undisputed crown.
