Week #8 Battle of Titians

Okay maybe calling this match-up the battle of the titans is a bit too much hype. But the Week #8 meeting between the Philly Hitmen (6-1) and Rando's Razors could be a post season preview. Both teams lead their divisions. Its the second week in a row the Hitmen face a division leader. Last week they suffered their first loss to the PitBulls (a perennial juggernaut).


The Hitmen have a better shot this week, because the Razors are a bit of a paper tiger. The Hitmen are a 1 point favorite, but the Razors are notorious for under achieving. Their 6-1 record is the result of a weak division and some frickin' luck.

Key Match-ups: The Hitmen's QB Drew Brees must shake off jet lag after a flight to London, England for a game against the Chargers. The Razors' Donovan McNabb comes off a BYE week to face the Atlanta Falcons. Uhmm ... Donnie is that Falcon meat in your chunky soup?

Projected Winner: Philly Hitmen

In other match-ups; Romo's Raiders (5-2) vs Jesse's Tap Out (4-3) matches two contenders who trail their division leaders by 1 game. But the Raiders are trying to keep their boat afloat after the loss of Reggie Bush (Bush averaged 15 points per game). The rookie Tap Out is a heavy favorite (+20). But he is a rookie.

The Jonesville Terrapins (1-6) are favored to win their second straight over the Tigers (2-5) who are in a tailspin. The Terps' recent trade for Willis McGahee could be a key to this match-up.

Week #7 Showdown

Two division leaders lock horns in a big match-up in week #7. The Pitbulls (4-2) are matched up against the undefeated Hitmen (6-0). But the early gamelines project both teams to score over 100 points. The preview gives the edge to the Pitbulls, but it's hard to count the Hitmen out.


A loss for either team would drop them back in to the pack. The Pitbulls has only a 1 game lead over two division foes. But its possible both Tap Out and the Soul Sonic Force could lose their week#7 match-up. The stakes are a bit higher for the Philly Hitmen. Romo's Raider (5-1) are on their heels and have a favorable week #7 match-up against the Terps (0-6).

Both teams were active on the waiver wire this week.

Projected Winner: Pick-em

UPDATE
The Pitbulls win a close battle over The Hitmen in spite of the brilliant start of Mewelde Moore (32 points), 91-83. Mike's 5-2 Pitbulls stay a game ahead of the rookie. The Hitmen drop to 6-1, but remains a game ahead of Romo who got spanked by the Terps 119-96. The Terps earned their first win with major help from the Bears D/ST. Checkout this line ... 8 INT's, 2 FR's, 2 Sacks, a Fumble Recover TD, and a Block Punt TD for a total of 26 points. Its better to be lucky than good. Like Rando's Razor (6-1) who won their match-up 'cause Double D could only muster up 37 points ... Jeeze!

Conference Wrap-up

We are getting near to the mid-point of the season. Winning your division means an automatic playoff berth. So let's take a snapshot look at how the three divisions are shaping up this year.

Fab Four
The Fab Four is the most balanced division this year. Two teams are tied for 1st and the other two are a game behind. So everybody has a shot. The Pitbulls (3-2) lead based on points for (PF), but Mike is in a bit of a slump. The Pitbulls have lost the last two, both to teams from the Four Horsemen division. The SS Force has been up and down all season. They are tied for 1st and trail by only 8 in PF (460-468). But we're havin' a hard time taking them seriously. The squad's fate rests with the fortunes of Atlanta RB, Micheal Turner. They can't depend on just one guy.

Even the division's doormats (The Koyotes & Tap Out are both 2-3) have managed to stay in the hunt. But Pamela's 85-68 win over the Slot is a bit of a parlor trick and Tap Out got the nod in a 76-76 tie with Double D, because they were the home team.

Projected Winner: The Pitbulls

The Fantastic Four
Rando's Razors (4-1) has emerged as the team to beat in the Fantastic Four. Although this is primarily due to the fact they are in such a week division. The not so Fantastic Four's scoring average is 367 (the other two divisions average over 400). The Razors are 5th in scoring (452) and scored over 100 only twice. Open (in the ) Slot (3-2) has managed to keep the wheels on after losing Tom Brady. But again two of the 3 wins came over weak division foes. The lose to the Koyotes last week was telling.

Team Trogler and The Terrapins are destined to be the league doormats this year. Marty's team (1-4) seems to be suffering from owner neglect. And the Terps (0-5)are the only team yet to win a match-up. The over/under is week #10 for the Terps 1st win. That's when they play Marty again.

Projected Winner: Flip a coin - The Razors or The Slot. Either team will be one and done in the playoffs.

The Four Horsemen
This division leads all divisions in scoring average (434). The division leader Philly Hitmen(5-0) are the only undefeated team remaining and they have the league's best scoring per game scoring average (99). Drew Brees has been a beast for the Hitmen. They may not fall until the Saints bye week (9). But Romo's Raider's (4-1) have kept pace in this tough division. Although you have to be a bit skeptical about this team. They have had narrow wins over division leaders. Only a 1 point 81-80 win over the Razors last week and a week #4 8 point win over the PitBulls. We're not sure they are the real deal yet.

OB's (2-3) team is competitive, but not really scaring anybody. Double D ... what can we say .. at 1-4 the Tigers need a hail Mary pass to get a play-off spot. The 8 game win streak starts today right Dave? Yeah ... right!

Projected Winner: The Hitmen

Power Rankings

#1 Philly Hitman #2 Brooklyn Pitbulls #3 Romo's Raider

#4 Rando's Razors #5 Soul Sonic Force #6 Open (in the) Slot #7 OB's Method #8 Tap Out #9 Killin Koyotes #10 Double D's Flyin Tigers #11 Jonesville Terrerpins #12 Team Troegler