First, I want to highlight Evan's 94 Index on the week, 24 points over second place, to put up the second best performance of the year with a league high accolade in Hits; furthering the mystery of what Evan is putting in the water down in Charlotte. Although sitting in 10th place, his consecutive 7-3 victories have pushed him within 8 points of 9th, and 12 points of the bubble.
Don't let the glare of Evan's glasses distract you from Jason's 8-2 win over Draper. That 16 point pickup was enough for him to nudge past a consistent TK. Not only did he take first chair, but his 5 point Elo pickup was enough to push him over top Lantz marking the first time in 17 weeks that Lantz has not been King Shit.
Both Jason and Jim are currently on a 5 game win streak. Aside from big news, Elo movement was mild with largest swap of the week: Lantz yielding 5.4 points to Barbs. And Zaj Doebchacha is a fukis.
Week 8:
The league is falling into form as Jason and TK are clear front runners nearly 20 points out of danger.
Doebler and Jim are jousting for security, about 10 points from danger.
Caruso, Lantz, Rad, Barbs, and Elm form the pack, all within 5 points of the bubble.
Evan, out on an island by his lonesome, had a rough few weeks to start the season, but has had the number 1 performance of the week 3 out the last 4 weeks. If he can string together a couple wins, he may be able to fully salvage his season.
Draper and Wes are struggling to stay above water. If something big doesn't happen in the near future, it may be time to consider doing something drastic as we're now over 1/3 of the way through the season, injuries are going up, and viable free agents are dwindling.
Matchups to Watch:
Jim looks to take a strike at TK to become apart of the frontrunning conversation.
Shitty Predictor is projecting an 8-1-1 victory for Rad over Draper, which could put Rad on the right side of the Mendoza line.
Jason and Lantz go head to head; the winner could solidy their footing on top of the charts.
Evan with the wind at his back veers toward Wes for the kill. A large win this week could salvage Evan's season and a large loss could end it. Shitty Predictor gives a 6-3-1 victory to the Quackmaster.
GLHF