Monday, November 18, 2013

Monday Dinner Time Quarterback

Too Close to Call:

Atlanta 133.36 vs. Silver City 133.32
In one of the most exciting matchups of the season, the Rage are on the cusp of upsetting Silver City, the 7-2 purple team holding only a 35% chance of pushing their winning streak to five. With the game in virtual gridlock, it will come down to Atlanta's LB Luke Kuechly and S Mike Mitchell squaring up against SCFC RB Stevan Ridley and CB Devin McCourty. A big play by any of the four will be the difference tonight.

Phoenix 178.17 vs Levee 170.51
The other 7-2 team also has its hands full in week 11, as the 5-5 G-Men have a one-in-four shot of dropping the Uprising. Phoenix is spotted an eight point lead, with CB Aqib Talib lining up for them tonight. Talib is coming off of a hip injury, and is listed as questionable- if he aggravates it, all bets are off. WR Aaron Dobson takes the field for Levee, coming off back to back big weeks.

Pawnee 164.86 vs California 163.63
In another nailbiter, Pawnee has a tiny margin to play with, leading by just over a point. The Swag's deadline maneuvering left them with WR Steve Smith, and he will be launched into the fire in his first start with the defending champions, needing only to push past the whole number threshold, while a big day for the diminutive veteran would put them beyond the reproach of even stat corrections.

BEST PLAY: TE Delanie Walker, California (20.1 pts)
The Swag were compelled to trade Rob Gronkowski during his bye week, as they need every game going forward to cement their playoff push. To replace him, they acquired Jason Witten, who subsequently went on bye the week after. No matter- the Swag picked up Walker, who put up numbers good enough for the silver medal through Sunday.

WORST BENCH: RB Bobby Rainey, Bristol (34.7 pts) 
For the second straight week, this is a thoroughly defensible move, as any owner with other options would have opted to keep Rainey on the bench. But like a winning scratch off lottery ticket you accidentally threw in the garbage, Rainey's huge day won't count for the Executioners, and is void of the silver lining of trade value as well. If he can remain a stalwart, expect him to get a few turns through the Bristol lineup before the season ends, as Vince is one of the league's most fearless opportunists.

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