MB Playoff Roundup – April 29

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MB Playoffs – First Round

Twelve days remain in the first round as play concludes Friday, May 10.

Notes from the Weekend:

  • 248 total points were available over the weekend
  • Excluding the 2 users not participating in the playoffs, the average points earned from Friday-Sunday was 152
  • 4 matchups are within 60 points while the other 4 have a minimum difference of 184
  • 16 points will definitely be available Monday while another 40 could potentially be awarded

 

Weekend Pts

1

Bristol

376

200

16

NicCage

0

0
Bristol added 200 points over the weekend and will no doubt begin resting his starters in anticipation of a tough 2nd round clash with Doug or Greg.

8

Doug

344

216

9

Greg

288

104
In his final weekend as a single man, Doug enjoyed an outstanding 3 days of MB, outscoring Greg 216-104 and turning a 56-point deficit into a 56-point lead. The 216 were points were a MB high for Friday-Saturday. The key picks for Doug over the weekend were Rio Grande Valley as NBADL champions and Springfield as D-III Men’s Volleyball champions. Those two correct predictions earned him 80 points that Greg could not match. The lead has changed hands multiple times already in this as-competitive-as-expected matchup.

5

Chris

220

104

12

JP

248

112
This matchup is biggest pillow fight of the first round so far as JP sits 11th in MB in playoff points but leads Chris by 28. Both users had low scoring weekends with JP adding 8 to the 20-point cushion he enjoyed heading into last Friday’s action. Whoever wins this matchup will have to fine tune their prognostication skills in order to deal with the likely 4-13 winner, skizzow.

4

skizzow

400

176

13

Bred

168

48
Although 12 days remain in the first round, skizzow has turned this matchup into a rout, exploding to a 232-point lead after outscoring Bred 176-48 over the weekend. Bred’s latest MIA bout has come at the wrong time, especially since skizzow currently sits at #1 in first round points. skizzow has to be licking his chops at a potential 2nd round matchup as his 400 first round points are only 68 points less than the combined totals of Chris and JP.

6

Ryan

396

184

11

mxknkl

336

192
This is one of three high-scoring close matchups to date in the first round. mxknkl had the 3rd best weekend in MB, notching 192 points, but could only cut into Ryan’s lead by 8 as Ryan put up 184 in response. mxknkl is 7th in first round points but is fighting an uphill battle with Ryan currently tied for 2nd. The biggest differences to date in this matchup were Ryan correctly picking the champions of the Quebec Junior Hockey League (Longueuil) and the Maritime Junior Hockey League (Summerside), gaining 64 points on mxknkl, accounting for his 60-point lead.

3

Jimmy

268

104

14

MegaBot

84

68
Jimmy does not appear to have brought his “A” game to the first round, but the matchup with MegaBot allows for any passing grade to suffice. He added just 104 points over the weekend but still padded his lead by 36 over our robot underlord.

7

abittner

396

160

10

tonewil

340

176
As fitting a 7/10 matchup, this one between abittner and tonewil is high scoring and competitive. abittner is currently tied for 2nd in first round points while tonewil is 6th. tonewil put up the 5th best point total over the weekend (tied with skizzow) cutting abittner’s lead to 56 from 72. abittner’s big advantages in the round have come from the BCHL (32 points), the NOJHL (32), the QJHL (32) and the Fed Cup (48) while tonewil has countered in the NBADL (72), the MHL (16) and the USHL (32).

2

Danny

328

128

15

Mattyb22

0

0
Like top seed Bristol and #3 Jimmy, Danny’s point total is irrelevant as he coasts into the 2nd round. Also like Bristol and Jimmy, Danny is going to have a tough 2nd round matchup, regardless of who wins the opposing match.