Chapel Hill Rainmakers (3-0) vs. Orlando Mendez-Valdez (2-1)
As the bye weeks set in, roster depth beings to really be tested. These two teams, however, are relatively unscathed this week. OMV has no healthy players out and Chapel Hill loses only marginal players at defense and tight end. Both teams sport big-time playmakers at WR, but Chapel Hill gets a major edge at QB and RB. Eli Manning is simply not in Tom Brady's class and both face what I would consider relatively neutral matchups.
At RB, OMV has Ray Rice beat up and playing the incredibly tough Steelers defense and Brandon Jackson who hasn't shown anything. If he doesn't do it against the porous Lions defense, it is big time trouble. Shady McCoy and Ronnie Brown both threaten 20 points and it is over.
The ESPN Prediction: Chapel Hill (-7) over OMV
Commish Pick: Going into Monday Night, Tom Brady and Ronnie Brown will need to outscore Brandon Marshall by 5 points or more to seal it up, and Chapel Hill Rainmakers take care of business to stay among the unbeaten.
The Rest of the Action
Keyser Soze (3-0) over Team Parzych (1-2)
Cardiac Kids (0-3) over Cincinnati Rockers (0-3)
Roethlisburgh Suspense (3-0) over Manny's Dreadlocks (0-3)
Serenity Now! (1-2) over A-Fraud (1-2)
Staven Broncos (2-1) over Chief Noc-A-Homa (2-1)
Season Record: 0-0
***Baseball Update***
First, second and third are all locked up, but with five days remaining, there is a tight race throughout the rest of the standings. It should come down to the wire and the event will really close the gap near the top of the overall standings as Cardiac Kids will likely fall back down to the pack.
