The money league is done. In truth I don’t know why I call it that. I spent more capital on the family league than the money one. So, in that sense the money league is the family league and in that league I still have a chance to win a trophy.
We have 8 teams and as of today that number is down to the final four. I faced the bot, which had been largely automated the entire season and at the end was starting to pick up a head of steam. The bot lost because I had my greatest point total of the season. That is the kind of output I need over the next two weeks/matches. It starts with this week’s matchups. Hopefully the plan worked and I am indeed built for this. I designed my teams around the possibility of late season schedules helping out. It is working in spots. multiple teams are fighting for playoff spots and seeding. This is good because my top guys ought to get to play serious minutes and make an impact. I am relying heavily on the Ravens and the Niners and especially the defense of the Patriots. They’ve seen me through a lot this season. According to the predictions I should win this one, but the predictions were wrong last week for me, and I am done trusting those numbers. I trust matchups.
This week is a matchup of two 9-5 teams–the 2nd and 3rd seed. While in the other bracket it is 1 v. 4. There were no upsets. Close, but not quite. My opponent starts Dak Prescott who is questionable but will obviously play. Will he play well enough to rack up points against Philly? The same opponent is also starting Philly’s Miles Sanders, a late pickup that has worked out well. I start Chubb and Gordon at the RB and I am going to play Drake in the flex this week. I benched him last week and he was outstanding. Let’s hope he isn’t an every other week guy. Even if he is that would just mean I need to survive this week to reap the rewards. Drake gets Seattle in Seattle this week, and that is not a great matchup on the ground, but if he catches some passes he is in business. He closes against LA and they held him to 7 last time. Seattle held him to 10 according to the stats page, but the page looks like it is off in terms of who he played those first few games (he was traded).
This is an exciting one. All I can do is prepare and hope for the best.