2011 GGW Vegas Odds
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater..... +150
Aikman's Arsenal..... +200
B is for Beluga..... +225
Irish Bulldawgs..... +400
Cool Dog's Pink Bullets..... +500
Wolf Packers..... +800
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Updated Odds:
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater..... +150
Aikman's Arsenal...... +200
B is for Beluga..... +200
Cool Dog's Pink Bullets.... +300
6. Wolf Packers (6-6, 984 points)
- Somehow Ray was able to get a team into the playoffs that is averaging 65.6 ppg. A little bit of luck for the Wolf Packers and bad luck from Achilles's Boys and Old Brigade, but the Wolf Packers found ways to win. Its Tom Brady and a bunch of role players, but does anybody really think Ray Wilson equals Bill Belichek?
Key Players:
Tom Brady (#2 QB), Tim Hightower (#27 RB), LaDainian Tomlinson (#19 RB)
Positive Matchups:
Brady (GB, @BUF, MIA): Brady has 2 home games and a game in Buffalo, but does the weather really matter with Mr. Gisele?
Hightower (@CAR, DAL, @SF): Tim may have finally taken the reins fully from Beanie Wells and he has a matchup this week that is necessary for the upset to be pulled off.
Outlook:
We can't count out a Tom Brady team, but we just don't see anyway the Wolf Packers make a run. The Wolf Packers went 1-4 against GGW playoff teams and we expect them to be 1-5 after this week.
6th Place Finish
5. Cool Dog's Pink Bullets (7-7, 1093 points)
- It helped a lot to have one of the better keepers in Aaron Rodgers, but you still have to hand it to the rookie owner making it into the playoffs during his first rodeo. A concussed Rodgers is not good news for the Pink Bullets, who will have to hope a couple of unsung heroes bust out for some big games.
Key Players:
Aaron Rodgers (#1 QB), LeSean McCoy (#4 RB), LeGarrette Blount (#28 RB)
Positive Matchups:
Shady McCoy (@NYG, MIN, DAL): Honestly, not the best matchups for Shady down the stretch. However, the Pink Bullets will go as far as Shady takes them with Rodgers banged up.
Blount (DET, SEA, @NO): Blount could put up 5 points or 15 points. He's going to need to put up double digits this week and its likely against the Lions at home.
Bears D/ST(@MIN, NYJ, @GB): Have you seen Tavarris Jackson and Mark Sanchez lately?
Outlook:
The Pink Bullets have pretty much been a .500 team all season long and that was with Aaron Rodgers putting up monster numbers. Its going to be really difficult to make a run without Rodgers, but Big Ben is ready to go off the bench. Unfortunately, Big Ben has the Jets this week; however, Carolina and Cleveland await and could put up big points.
5th Place Finish
4. Irish Bulldawgs (7-7, 1049 points)
- While one Irish team was eliminated in the last week of the season, the other Irish team had the leprechaun on his side. Not only did the Bulldawgs catch a break on Monday Night, but now they likely get to play against a similar opponent without its star player.
Key Players:
Peyton Hillis (#3 RB), Michael Turner (#6 RB), Larry Fitzgerald (#18 WR)
Positive Matchups:
Hillis (@CIN, BAL, PIT): Not the best run defenses to go up against, but all cold weather games and Hillis will get to carry the rock repeatedly.
Turner (@SEA, NO, CAR): Look for a heavy dose of Michael Turner to finish out the season for the Falcons. IF the Bulldawgs make it to the finals, Turner may be sitting on the bench the final week.
Fitzgerald (@CAR, DAL, @SF): Fitz has been somewhat of a bust this season, but he actually had a QB last week that might be able to get him the football.
Outlook:
Again, when we went to bed Sunday night we thought this team would be a favorite in the consolation bracket. However, now we see this team sneaking out of round 1 in a low scoring affair. Anything can happen in the semi-finals and the Bulldawgs did knock off the overall #1 seed in last year's playoffs. We aren't going to stick our necks out that much, but with two top 10 RBs both could explode any week to pull off the upset.
4th Place
