NCU Fantasy Football | Week 6 Picks

Remember in Week 3, when we were 7-1 and kings of the world! The greatest prognosticators ever? In Week 5, I went 0-4. A skunking! All the good teams sucked and all the sucky teams did good. Will this trend continue? I doubt it, but we will see.

Some teams made some moves to bulk up those holes while others hoisted the white flag. All Mahomies is Mahomies-less as he gets a whole lot in return for the best QB in the game. He also dealt Stefon Diggs to myself for a pair of 1sts and a 3rd. Lance sent a lot to Troy for Nico Collins. And Even Engram is now on the Numbers. And now we will see if these upgrades will make any difference.  

— Intro contributed by Hurm

Garbage @ Laces Out

Finney and his Garbage are the real deal. His matchups aren't great this week, but the talent and depth on this roster give him the edge almost every week. His squad is 4-1 and I honestly think they have underperformed. Chase is an elite talent that just needed his QB to get his head out of his behind. Pittman just needs a QB standing upright. Swift just found his role in Philly. Chris Pruett has made me look silly in the past, but I think Garbage wins this week 105-92.  — Matt Hurm

Clear Eyes Full Hearts @ The Numbers

Fully expecting a massacre here in favor of Lancey-poo; Richardson (Drew) and Jefferson (Lance) are both on the IR, which both saddens me and depresses the intrigue and scoring potential in this matchup. Best to ignore this one. Numbers by two dozen, 90-66  — Jamaal Gilbert

Hurts Locker @ Joseph Addai

Liddard boldly declared on Facebook that Jameson Williams is about to be a superstar. I don't think that's his prediction so much as his desperate plea to the fantasy gods, as his 2nd WR has been killing him all season. His roster is four deep and as long as they keep scoring, he will be fine. Caleb's patched together a solid team with duct tape and fishing wire, but Ryan's squad will be too much, 82-75.  — Matt Hurm

Trojan Horses @ Fighting Minnow

Two of our highest-scoring teams face off this week in what would be the Game of the Week, if we did silly designations like that. Troy is getting massive production from Keenan Alllen, which would probably be the most surprising turn of events if David Montgomery weren't completely dominating the touches in Detroit and keeping Jahmyr Gibbs on the sidelines. And then he's got Josh Allen, Tyreek Hill, and Travis Kelce. Are you serious? On the other hand, we've got Matt, who is finally getting Austin Ekeler back after weeks of recovery from an ankle issue. Honestly, Hurm has navigating his RB devastation beautifully, and he should be commended. Anyway, looking at lineups, I expect the Minnow to keep things close this week, but without Amon Ra St. Brown in the mix, he probably won't be able to close the deal. Men of Troy march on, 113-104.   — Jamaal Gilbert

We Are Terrible @ Jabad's Sheep

What a tough year it's been for Jake... he seemed to have a good plan going into the season, but here he is sitting at 0-5. But he's got a pretty solid team... maybe he's thinking he could still get hot and make the playoffs? Honestly, looking at his team this week (and WAT's relative weakness), I see winless Jabad bringing a victory home! Sheep stomp Nathan, 84-81.
  — Jamaal Gilbert

All Mahomies @ The Algorithm

This game matches up two teams that could not be more dissimilar. Solberg won a title last year. Chris wasn't in the league last year. Solberg has an elite RB duo. Chris is starting Samaje Perine. Conversely, Chris emphasize the passing game, led by D.J. Moore, Addison, and Lockett. I think Addison will go wild without Jefferson on the field and that will make the difference. Chris, 85-81. — Matt Hurm

Serenity Now! @ Madison's Finest

The Super Show division leader by a hair, Paul has some issues. Mims, Cook, and Johnson isn't this world's crappiest law firm, it's his options for 2nd WR. Yeesh. But with Pollard and Jacobs still healthy, he does have a nice foundation to build around. Jamaal has defied my predictions with several big wins recently, but his league worst passing game will leave him short. Paul, 79-71.  — Matt Hurm

Figment's Fart @ Country Bear Jamboroo

If you've ever watched anything sink slowly into quicksand or other hopeless abyss-like places, that's the picture of the Figment's Fart franchise in 2023. Sorry, Patrick Mahomes... despite injury/effectiveness issues with Daniel Jones + bye week woes, Country Bear Jamboroo will joyfully blast Dillon into oblivion by a comfortable margin. Amy's bears prevail, 81-49.  — Jamaal Gilbert

	Jamaal	Matt
Week 3 Picks	3-1	4-0
Week 4 Picks	2-2	3-1
Week 5 Picks	4-0	0-4
TOTAL RECORD	9-3	7-5

See you next Thursday!