WEEK 8 Preview!

Westwood Animals   (5-2)   vs.   Purple Hurricanes   (3-4)

The Hurricanes are 5-4 lifetime against their division foe.  The Animals have won the last three contests against the Hurricanes though, including their 126.5-110.5 victory earlier this season.  Andrew Luck put up 29.5 points in that game, and he will have to put up big numbers again to counter Drew Brees and the tough Hurricane ground game.  ESPN projects a Hurricane victory, while the Power Rankings are predicting an Animals win.

L.A. LAW(UP)YERS   (4-3) vs. Fighting Freemasons   (1-6)

The LAW(UP)YERS have won 2 of the three match ups with the Freemasons.  The two teams last met in Week 5, with the LAW edging the Masons 114.5 to 108.5.  Phillip Rivers and Matt Forte combined for 41 points in that game, while the Freemasons your RB duo of Crowell and Sankey combined for 3 points.  This game will showcase the two worst defenses in the league...the Masons average 45 pts/gm and LAW averages 41.5 pts/gm.  The PBR League average on defense is 49pts/game.  Both ESPN and the Power Rankings predict a LAW win.

Riggins   (6-1)   vs.   R Fluffernutter   (2-5)

The Fluff lead this series 7 games to 5.  The Fluff have not beat Riggins since 2012, as Coach Holicky has won the last three meetings.  This should be quite a game, as we will see Riggins' top ranked offense (83 points/gm), square off against the Fluff's top ranked defense (53 points/gm).  Riggins is averaging 14 points per player on offense, and is on pace to break the Fluffs All-Time Single Season scoring mark, set in 2011, of 1731.5 points (he is on pace to break it by just over one point!).  Both ESPN and the Power Rankings predict a close game with Riggins prevailing in the end.

Oklahoma City Wilsons   (5-2)   vs.   The Counselor   (2-5)

The Wilsons are 6-1 against the Counselor, and have won 6 in a row.  Their lone defeat to the Counselor was a 114-112 loss all the way back in 2008 (though, since it was the Yahoo year, that loss may be scrubbed from the record once the Yahoo season ceases to exist).  The Wilson drubbed the Counselor by 68.5 points last season, so the Counselor will be seeking to put forth a stronger effort this season.  Both ESPN and the Power Rankings predict that the Wilsons will run off to victory.

Rainier Valley Felons   (1-6)   vs.   Eddie Royale w/Cheese   (3-4)

6 wins in 10 contests has the Cheese leading this series.  Last season the Cheese won the game 108.5-102, despite having both Darren Sproles and Greg Jennings score 0 points.  Both teams are averaging around 105 points per game this season, but the Cheese look to keep the points rolling in after popping off for 130 last week.  The last time the Felons beat the Cheese was in the playoffs in 2012, the year they notched their second league title. Both ESPN and the Power Ranking predict the Cheese to squeak out a close win this week.

Goodview Pretty Boys    (6-1)   vs.   South Lake Devil Dogs   (4-3)

Match up number 2 between the two brothers of the Queen Anne Division.  Trick Danneker and the Pretty Boys took game one 107-76.5.  The Pretty Boys got 26 points from their defense, while the entire defense and special teams of the Devil Dogs put up 26.5.  The Pretty Boys have yet to score under 100 points this season, and boast the league's second rated defense (1.5 points behind the Fluff).  The Devil Dogs, meanwhile, have the league's worst scoring offense and are the only team in the league that gets more points from its defense than its "o" (50.4% of season points are on the defensive side).  Devil Dog J.J. Watt is the top defensive lineman in the league, but the Pretty Boys can counter with the top scoring Linebacker Lavonte David.  Both ESPN and The Power Rankings are siding with the Pretty Boys.